Joe Sullivan was charged after failing to disclose to authorities in 2016 that he had learned of a breach that affected the Uber accounts of more than 57 million riders and drivers.
The embattled telco has hired former Howard advisor and journalist David Luff to help it navigate through its hacking crisis.
With Optus scrambling to unveil the extent of the data breach,much of the stress and anxiety of the attack seems to have landed with the telco’s customers.
With Optus’ data breach forcing thousands to change their passports,licences and Medicare cards,Optus could end up with a billion-dollar bill to clean up its mess.
Whether you’ve been affected by the latest breach or not,there are still some things you should know to keep yourself,your accounts and your credit as safe as you can.
All eyes are on Clare O’Neil as she heads to Washington for her first meeting of home affairs ministers from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing nations.
The fine is the latest in a series of steps by authorities in Europe and the US to crack down on what information is collected and shared by companies about young people online.
Apple has fixed a series of serious security vulnerabilities,which it said may have been actively in use to take complete control of victims’ iPhones.
Very few people will ever be targeted by a multimillion-dollar hack,but Apple’s new feature is designed to protect those who are.
The internet industry shuddered last year when Apple and Google announced measures that threatened to cripple digital advertising. But in less than a year,another type of internet tracking has started taking over.
The telco has turned on a new SMS scam filter feature to protect customers from dangerous messages by blocking them at the network level.