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Australian Clinical Labs accused of 'sitting on' hack that saw patient data posted to the dark web

Cybersecurity experts are questioning why it took one of Australia's biggest pathology services five months to tell its patients that data had been stolen and posted to the dark web.

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Sydney Teenager Who Allegedly Sent Scam Texts Using Leaked Optus Data Will Plead Guilty

Police claim he demanded Optus customers transfer $2000 into a bank account.

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Data breach fine proposals in wake of Optus, Medibank hacks not enough, say privacy advocates

A proposal to steeply increase penalties for serious or repeated privacy breaches is welcome but won't do enough to deter incidents like those at Optus and Medibank, privacy critics warn.

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Business racing to use facial recognition technology, raising concerns the law is too slow to catch up

Clubs NSW says the scheme will be used to combat problem gambling, but experts warn of a lack of safeguards and regulation

The Guardian - AU

‘A very outdated piece of legislation’: Optus hack highlights Privacy Act loophole

Under the current rules, companies are only required to tell hack victims a breach has occurred if it’s deemed ‘eligible’.

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Woolworths MyDeal becomes latest target of cyber attack. What information was leaked and what can you do if you're affected?

The cyber attack has left about 2.2 million MyDeal customers affected. Here's the latest on the data breach and what to do if you're impacted.

ABC News

Information commissioner, ACMA to investigate Optus data hack

Further investigations by the information commissioner and the communications authority are being launched into the Optus cyber attack that affected millions of customers last month.

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Privacy watchdog probes Optus compo

Regulators are investigating whether Optus should pay compensation to nearly 10 million customers who had their data stolen.

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Optus could face millions in fines as two new data breach investigations launched

Media regulator and privacy watchdog announce new probes into telco as ACCC reveals it is being flooded with complaints about Optus-related scams

The Guardian - AU

Information commissioner spends more than $560,000 in legal fees to defend FOI delays

Former senator Rex Patrick launched federal court action last year over OAIC’s slow freedom of information request review process

The Guardian - AU

What's happening with the Optus data breach? What we know about the alleged hacker's ransom, data release and apology

What we know after a forum user claiming to have the details of Optus customers threatened to release 10,000 records unless a ransom is paid, only to then claim "we don't care anymore".

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Labor shows no intention of installing dedicated privacy commissioner, former senator says

Current information commissioner performing dual role as privacy head despite office’s heavy workload on high-profile cases and data breaches

The Guardian - AU

Bunnings and Kmart halt use of facial recognition technology in stores as privacy watchdog investigates

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner examining whether use of the technology is consistent with privacy laws

The Guardian - AU

Bunnings and Kmart under investigation over information handling linked to facial recognition technology

A report from consumer advocacy group CHOICE prompts the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to investigate whether retail giants Kmart and Bunnings are breaching privacy laws with their use of facial recognition technology.

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The Guardian - AU

Privacy watchdog to investigate Bunnings and Kmart over use of facial recognition technology

Information commissioner will look into the personal information handling practices of the retail giants

The Guardian - AU

Bunnings, Kmart and The Good Guys using facial recognition technology to crack down on theft, Choice says

Consumer group says use of technology at major retailers is ‘completely inappropriate and unnecessary’

The Guardian - AU

PM’s office won’t release any texts with QAnon friend, arguing they would not be ‘official documents’

Scott Morrison’s office refuses to release any text messages that might exist between PM and Tim Stewart following information commissioner ruling

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Tebboune: Algeria Has Wheat Reserves Sufficient for 8 Months

Algeria has wheat reserves sufficient for eight months, the state news agency quoted President Abdelmadjid Tebboune as saying during a televised interview late on Saturday. Algeria purchased about 120,000 tons of optional-origin milling wheat in an international tender on April 13. Algeria’s state grains agency OAIC will allow traders to…

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