'Bad guys'now know limits of Triple Zero,cybersecurity expert warns

'Bad guys'now know limits of Triple Zero,cybersecurity expert warns

Attempts to hack Australia's telecommunications companies are becoming increasingly common with at least one other telco experiencing a similar incident.

  • byAdam Turner&Jennifer Duke

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Offshore hacker's wave of calls swamped triple zero

Offshore hacker's wave of calls swamped triple zero

An onslaught of 1800 suspected offshore calls tripped up Telstra’s triple zero services on Saturday morning,leaving some Australians without a call back.

  • byJennifer Duke
Telco industry veteran Kevin Russell takes top job at Vocus

Telco industry veteran Kevin Russell takes top job at Vocus

Vocus Group has appointed telecommunications industry veteran Kevin Russell as group managing director and chief executive.

  • byJennifer Duke
It's a drop out:WA's main internet connection down again

It's a drop out:WA's main internet connection down again

The Perth to Singapore undersea internet cable went offline on May 11 and there's no word on when it will be fixed.

  • byHamish Hastie
Village Roadshow wins order for telcos to block pirate streaming app

Village Roadshow wins order for telcos to block pirate streaming app

Graham Burke has won another battle in his'whack-a-mole'war against copyright infringement.

  • byJennifer Duke
Vocus to refund 5000 customers over poor NBN speeds

Vocus to refund 5000 customers over poor NBN speeds

Vocus Group is the latest telecommunications company ordered by the competition regulator to pay refunds due to broadband speed concerns.

  • byJennifer Duke
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Aussie Broadband pushes telcos to share NBN data

Aussie Broadband pushes telcos to share NBN data

Telecommunications companies have been tight-lipped on how much bandwidth they supply customers on the National Broadband Network,until now.

  • byJennifer Duke
Aussie Netflix love affair drives rush to unlimited mobile data plans

Aussie Netflix love affair drives rush to unlimited mobile data plans

Australians have Netflix to thank for sky-high data allowances on their mobile phones.

  • byJennifer Duke
Mansfield takes Vocus chair in latest leadership shake-up

Mansfield takes Vocus chair in latest leadership shake-up

Vaughan Bowen is leaving the struggling telco after only five months as chairman and just a week after its CEO's exit.

Vocus boss steps down after ‘disappointing’ half yearly results

Vocus boss steps down after ‘disappointing’ half yearly results

Vocus Group chief executive Geoff Horth has resigned,after the company posted disappointing results for the first half of 2018.

  • byJennifer Duke
Vocus flags fears 5G could pose threat to NBN market share

Vocus flags fears 5G could pose threat to NBN market share

Vocus Communications chief executive Geoff Horth has warned that fast-developing 5G wireless technology could pose a significant threat to the NBN uptake.

  • byJennifer Duke