Google says it will stop tracking users in Chrome to sell ads

Google says it will stop tracking users in Chrome to sell ads

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.

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‘Security risks’:Ministers’ private email accounts in historical data breach
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‘Security risks’:Ministers’ private email accounts in historical data breach

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.

  • byMatt Dennien
Major medical research centre caught up in data breach

Major medical research centre caught up in data breach

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute is working to establish which files were accessed.

  • byStuart Layt
Cyber attackers leaked confidential COVID-19 vaccine data

Cyber attackers leaked confidential COVID-19 vaccine data

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.

  • byNaomi Kresge andDaniele Lepido
'A door they could walk through':Russian hackers crack US Homeland Security

'A door they could walk through':Russian hackers crack US Homeland Security

The department charged with safeguarding America from physical and cyber attacks is one of at least five federal agencies compromised by software upgrades.

  • byEllen Nakashima andCraig Timberg
Hackers steal hacking tools from top cyber security firm

Hackers steal hacking tools from top cyber security firm

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.

  • byChristopher Bing andJoseph Menn
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Auditor urges rethink of WhatsApp for ministers,staff and bureaucrats

Auditor urges rethink of WhatsApp for ministers,staff and bureaucrats

The Auditor-General says there is tension between laws requiring public records to be kept and public servants using encrypted messaging platforms like WhatsApp.

  • byKatina Curtis
APRA flags tougher stance to get boards to take security seriously

APRA flags tougher stance to get boards to take security seriously

Almost 18 months after the introduction of new cyber security standards,banks,insurers and super funds are still failing to adequately protect their systems.

  • byTim Biggs
Twitter names famed hacker'Mudge'as head of security

Twitter names famed hacker'Mudge'as head of security

Twitter is appointing one of the world's best-regarded hackers to tackle everything from engineering missteps to misinformation.

  • byJoseph Menn
Apple targeted by privacy campaigner who took on Facebook

Apple targeted by privacy campaigner who took on Facebook

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.

  • byKirsti Knolle
'Consequences catastrophic':Dutton says cyber attacks on critical infrastructure rising
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'Consequences catastrophic':Dutton says cyber attacks on critical infrastructure rising

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".

  • byAnthony Galloway