73915729
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AlbanX writes:
Australian telco Optus has been nabbed passing over its customers's mobile phone numbers to third-party websites without their knowledge.
The practice, known as HTTP header enrichment, aims to streamline the process of direct billing for customers, but they're not happy.
65921549
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AlbanX writes:
The Australian Government has introduced a bill that would require telecommunications carriers and service providers to retain the non-content data of Australian citizens for two years of it can be accessed — without a warrant- by local law enforcement agencies.
Despite tabling the draft legislation into parliament, the bill doesn't actually specify the types of data the Government wants retained. The proposal has received a huge amount of criticism from the telco industry, other members of parliament and privacy groups.
65454811
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AlbanX writes:
Google researchers have discovered a vulnerability in a version of the SSL (secure sockets layer) web encryption protocol which allows attackers to break its cryptographic security.
The 'POODLE' attack allows attackers to steal secure HTTP cookies or other bearertokens. CDN provider CloudFlare has already disabled SSL 3.0 by default across its network, and Google said it hopes to do the same in the coming months.
62564461
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AlbanX writes:
Australian daily deals website Catch of the Day waited three years to tell its customers their email addresses, delivery addresses, hashed passwords, and some credit card details had been stolen.
Its systems got hacked in April 2011 and the company told police, banks and credit cards issues, but didn't tell the Privacy Commissioner until later, or customers until last night.
50063909
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AlbanX writes:
PayPal has responded to claims it is ripping out its VMware hypervisors for OpenStack, describing its use of components of OpenStack as a means for ending its reliance on vendor release cycles.
49539015
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AlbanX writes:
A gang of suspected Romanian criminals is using 3D printers and computer-aided design (CAD) to manufacture “sophisticated” ATM skimming devices to fleece Sydney residents.
One Romanian national has been charged by NSW Police.
The state police found one gang that had allegedly targeted 15 ATMs across metropolitan Sydney, affecting tens of thousands of people and nabbing around $100,000.
45783005
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AlbanX writes:
An IT professional working in Sydney has been arrested for hacking a government website as part of the LulzSec movement.
The 24 year old man, residing in Point Clare, was arrested at his workplace late yesterday.
He claimed to be the leader of the hacker movement.
