Telstra has been hit with a $626,00 penalty for sending over 10 million text messages that required customers to log in before unsubscribing.
Companies are facing complex challenges in managing information security due to rapidly evolving cyber threats and a complicated regulatory landscape, according to a new technology partner at Gadens.
A Slater & Gordon executive who was the purported author of an email sent to all staff on Friday says she’s been “wrongfully accused” and that a “cursory examination” would reveal the sender’s likely identity.
The eSafety Commissioner has slapped encrypted messaging app Telegram with a $1 million fine for taking 160 days to provide information about its handling of terrorism and child abuse material.
Slater & Gordon has alerted police to an email sent to all staff on Friday purporting to be from a staff member, which contained salary information and criticisms of top executives.
A self-represented customer of Latitude Financial has lost his bid to challenge a decision throwing out his data breach lawsuit against the non-bank lender after he defaulted on court orders.
A Perth construction company still owes electrical contractor Mobius full payment for work on a Rio Tinto reinjection scheme after it was duped by a fraudulent email, with a judge calling the case “a salutary reminder” of the importance of verifying bank details.
Some of Australia’s biggest law firms were dragged to court in 2024, facing lawsuits — and even class actions — by disgruntled clients and aggrieved employees.
Facebook owner Meta has agreed to pay $50 million to settle action by the privacy commissioner over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Thomson Geer has nabbed top intellectual property and technology lawyer Hayden Delaney and his Queensland- based team from HopgoodGanim.