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Pizza Hut cops $2.5 million penalty for spam breaches
Pizza Hut has paid $2.5 million in penalties for breaching spam laws when it sent more than 10 million unsolicited marketing messages to customers. 
Eyewear retailer Luxottica slapped with $1.5M penalty for e-marketing breaches
Luxottica has run afoul of Australian spam laws, paying a penalty of $1.5 million for sending marketing emails without an unsubscribe option. 
Optus hit with $1.5M penalty for breaking public safety rules
Optus has paid a $1.5 million penalty after an investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority revealed breaches of public safety rules.
ACMA hits teleco with $260K penalty for anti-scam compliance
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has hit teleco Medion Australia with a $259,440 penalty for allegedly failing to verify customer identity, claiming it caused several people to fall victim to SIM-swap scams. 
ACMA fines Telstra $3M for $21M billing error
Telstra has been hit with a $3 million penalty by the communications regulator for billing small businesses $21.1 million over an 11-year period for inactive internet services.
Businesses to face steep penalties for failing to block scams
The Albanese Government has floated a new regulatory framework under which businesses would face steep penalties for failing to do their part to prevent scams.
Kmart hit with $1.3M penalty for spam violations
The communications regulator has slapped Kmart Australia with a $1.3 million penalty for sending more than 200,000 marketing emails to customers who had previously unsubscribed from its communications.
ACMA says Vonage, Twilio breached anti-scam rules
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has called out telcos Vonage and Twilio for failing to comply with rules for combatting scam text messages.
CBA hit with $3.55M penalty for ‘alarming’ spam breaches
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has copped a record $3.55 million penalty for breaching spam laws after it sent more than 65 million emails without an easy way for individuals to unsubscribe.
Nine’s A Current Affair broke privacy rules in airing neighbour dispute, ACMA finds
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found Channel Nine breached privacy rules in a story on A Current Affair about a violent dispute between neighbours in regional New South Wales that went viral on YouTube.