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US shoots across PM's bow on big tech 'extortion'

US shoots across PM's bow on big tech 'extortion'

The White House has bristled over the government's planned crackdown on social media algorithms as the prime minister's trip to the United States looms.

AI revolution hinges on data centre 'social licence'

AI revolution hinges on data centre 'social licence'

AI revolution hinges on data centre 'social licence'

AI revolution hinges on data centre 'social licence'

Data centre and artificial intelligence leaders have been told Australia risks missing a "fourth industrial revolution" if it cannot allay public concerns.

Meta's AI model hacks another company during testing

Meta's AI model hacks another company during testing

Meta's AI model hacks another company during testing

Meta's AI model hacks another company during testing

A Meta AI model accessed the internet during cybersecurity testing and hacked into another company.

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OpenAI rogue agent compromises account at second firm

OpenAI rogue agent compromises account at second firm

The rogue agent that escaped from OpenAI has compromised a customer at a second tech company.

Energy giant took weeks to respond to major data breach

Energy giant took weeks to respond to major data breach

Almost one million Origin Energy customers are being warned about potential scam activity after their data was leaked in a suspected hack.

Through the looking glass: smartglasses face scrutiny

Through the looking glass: smartglasses face scrutiny

Wearing cameras and speakers powered by artificial intelligence comes with benefits but critics warn it also presents serious privacy concerns.

Bank, credit cards details caught up in Origin breach

Bank, credit cards details caught up in Origin breach

Customer data, possibly including bank account and credit card details, may have been accessed in a cyberattack on an energy giant.

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Hack of energy giant could expose data of millions

Hack of energy giant could expose data of millions

Hack of energy giant could expose data of millions

Hack of energy giant could expose data of millions

An Australian energy provider that services nearly five million customers is probing a potential data breach and has informed police and cyber investigators.

Medical network hack further erodes trust for patients

Medical network hack further erodes trust for patients

Medical network hack further erodes trust for patients

Medical network hack further erodes trust for patients

An orchestrated cyber attack that exposed sensitive personal information of patients at a network of health clinics could lead to an erosion of trust.

Patient details exposed in medical centres cyberattack

Patient details exposed in medical centres cyberattack

Patient details exposed in medical centres cyberattack

Patient details exposed in medical centres cyberattack

Private information of patients has been hacked in a data breach that has hit a medical company's clinics around the country.

New rules for AI as critics lash 'energy vampires'

New rules for AI as critics lash 'energy vampires'

New rules for AI as critics lash 'energy vampires'

New rules for AI as critics lash 'energy vampires'

Australia will introduce laws to govern artificial intelligence and data centres in less than a year, but they can't come soon enough for some advocates.

Aussies lead the way in AI deepfake face training

Aussies lead the way in AI deepfake face training

Aussies lead the way in AI deepfake face training

Aussies lead the way in AI deepfake face training

AI-generated faces tend to be more symmetrical, proportional and attractive than their human counterparts, Australian National University researchers say.

Data breach fears grow as suspected ransom note appears

Data breach fears grow as suspected ransom note appears

Data breach fears grow as suspected ransom note appears

Data breach fears grow as suspected ransom note appears

Names, email addresses and school locations are believed to have been compromised in a global data breach affecting Australian education providers.

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Artificial intelligence companies should promise they have not broken the law before building a data centre in Australia, an inquiry has been told.

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US tech giant claims $25b stake in Australian AI future

The nation's artificial intelligence industry will get a $25 billion-dollar boost, from data centres to workplace training, after a major company's bet big.

CommBank cops record fine over data right breaches

Australia's biggest company has paid a record fine for breaches of data sharing rules, after it failed to enable sharing for certain account types.

Push to ban sneaky move politicians use to scrape data

Hundreds of thousands of Australian voters unknowingly hand their data to political parties each election, in a practice independents want gone.

Amazon's cloud unit back to normal after global outage

Normal operations have resumed at Amazon's cloud unit AWS after it was hit by a major outage that disrupted many of the world's biggest websites.

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Spy agency points finger at common password habits

Australians are being warned to adopt better password habits for their personal and business use as the extent and cost of cyber crime is laid bare.

'Very serious penalties' possible over Qantas data leak

After millions of Qantas customers had their data leaked online, the federal government has warned the airline could face serious penalties.

'It's all over the place': Qantas customer data leaked

Personal data of millions of Qantas customers has been published online after hackers made good on a ransom threat.

Cyber hacks the 'new normal' as Qantas faces ransom

Millions of Australians' data could be compromised as criminals threaten to leak Qantas customer information unless they are paid a ransom.

Flood victims details leaked in major data breach

Up to 3000 home owners taking part in a government buyback scheme have had their personal information put into ChatGPT in a major data breach.

iiNet hacked: customers' emails, phone numbers exposed

Hundreds of thousands of Australians have had their email addresses or phone numbers exposed in a cyber attack on a major internet provider.

Privacy commissioner sues Optus over data breach

Australia's information commissioner is suing Optus over a 2022 data breach that impacted millions and resulted in private data being published on the dark web.

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