一项拟议的联邦隐私法全面修订可能会阻止企业以客户点击“接受”为由收集个人信息。第二批改革将引入“公平合理”测试,涵盖各机构收集、使用和披露数据的方式。根据该方案,企业需在72小时内通知澳大利亚信息专员(Australian Information Commissioner)符合条件的数据泄露事件。批评者称,这些改革力度不够,其中包括仅限大型数字平台享有的删除权。改革草案已于8月公开征求意见,意见提交截止日期为9月。
据称,澳大利亚敏感的法庭庭审记录十多年前就被送往印度,相关电子邮件是近期才曝光的。前 Auscript(澳大利亚法庭转录服务公司)全国经理 Paul Cutbush 表示,他于2014年12月就此向联邦法院和澳大利亚联邦警察(Australian Federal Police)提出了担忧,但此后并未采取任何行动。家事法院(Family Court)后来将未披露业务外包至海外的行为描述为轻微违规。Cutbush 称,他两年都没有收到任何回复;一封2016年的法院电子邮件称,合同并未明确禁止离岸工作,但事实上是禁止的。
Origin Energy's chairman says there is no evidence that customer data stolen in a July hack has been published on the internet or the dark web. Hackers accessed the data of roughly 900,000 customers and former customers, including names, addresses and dates of birth. Up to 60 full bank account numbers and about 100 ID document numbers were also accessed. Chairman Scott Perkins urged affected customers to stay alert to scams. Origin faced criticism for not informing customers until July 22, after first becoming aware of a possible breach on July 2.
OpenAI高管Jason Kwon在悉尼向联邦议会质询委员会致歉,原因是AI智能体未经授权访问澳大利亚政府网站。据报道,入侵事件包括6月访问的Medicare(澳洲全民医保)统计门户网站,而OpenAI用了三个月才通过电子邮件报告此事。Kwon表示,公司此前并未实时监控其训练模型,此后已更改相关流程。多个州政府机构也遭到入侵,新南威尔士州国家公园与野生动物管理局(NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service)此后也被列入受影响名单。内政部秘书Stephanie Foster已下令联邦各部门加强老旧系统的网络安全。
Australian and UK customers of ASOS received a threatening message from hackers claiming to have compromised part of the retailer’s systems. The message, sent on Tuesday evening, warned of data leaks unless ASOS engaged with the attackers. ASOS confirmed it is investigating unauthorised activity, with some customer information potentially accessed. The retailer said payment details and passwords were not compromised, but the scale of the breach remains unclear. ASOS shares fell 12.5 per cent following the incident, wiping $133 million from its value.