Google says it won’t develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet after it phases out existing ad-tracking technology from Chrome browsers,in a change that threatens to shake up the online advertising industry.
Experts have warned about the potential exposure of passwords used by Queensland’s Premier and Transport Minister amid renewed scrutiny of personal email account use.
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute is working to establish which files were accessed.
Hackers posted confidential documents regarding COVID-19 medicines and vaccines on the internet after a data breach late last year at the European Medicines Agency.
The department charged with safeguarding America from physical and cyber attacks is one of at least five federal agencies compromised by software upgrades.
The hack of FireEye,a company with an array of contracts across the national security space both in the United States and its allies,is among the most significant breaches in recent memory.
The Auditor-General says there is tension between laws requiring public records to be kept and public servants using encrypted messaging platforms like WhatsApp.
Almost 18 months after the introduction of new cyber security standards,banks,insurers and super funds are still failing to adequately protect their systems.
Twitter is appointing one of the world's best-regarded hackers to tackle everything from engineering missteps to misinformation.
A privacy advocacy group drew a strongly critical response from Apple after it said an online tracking tool used in its devices breached European law.
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton will warn Australia is continuing to experience a rise in cyber attacks on critical infrastructure,saying the potential consequences could be"catastrophic".