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Teleco contractor BSA can’t get costs for winning class action side spat
Article 2022-10-10 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Teleco contractor BSA, which resolved a class action by its workforce for $20 million, won’t be recouping the costs of legal action to exclude a $13 million capital raising from the settlement.

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Law firm files class action-style complaint against Optus over data breach
Class Actions 2022-10-07 10:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Optus has been hit with a class action-style complaint over a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of up to 1o million current and former customers.

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Optus to get power to share customer data with banks under regulatory reform
Financial Services 2022-10-06 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Rules governing telecommunications companies will be amended in the wake of the Optus data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 10 million customers.

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Foxtel loses six-year battle with Cognizant unit over digital download patent
Entertainment 2022-10-04 4:31 pm By Sam Matthews

Cable TV giant Foxtel has lost a protracted IP battle with subsidiary of global tech giant Cognizant over a digital download patent for a modern DVR system.

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Mobile network deal with Telstra could lead to TPG price hikes, ACCC says
ACCC 2022-09-30 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

A mobile network sharing agreement between Telstra and TPG is likely to boost the companies’ services to customers but could lead to TPG raising prices, the competition regulator said Friday.

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Government flags tougher privacy laws in wake of Optus breach
Optus 2022-09-29 5:19 pm By Sam Matthews

The federal government has flagged reforms to Australia’s privacy laws in the wake of a cyberattack that left the data of up to 10 million current and former Optus customers exposed, including heftier penalties for companies that fail to safeguard users’ personal data.

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Optus woes continue with second law firm investigation over data breach
Class Actions 2022-09-28 2:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

As the FBI joins the hunt for the hackers behind last week’s massive data breach at Optus, a second law firm has launched an investigation into possible claims against the telecommunications giant.

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Optus faces class action investigation over data breach
Class Actions 2022-09-26 3:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telecommunications giant Optus may face a class action over a cyberattack that left the data of up to 10 million current and former customers exposed.

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Criminal investigation launched into Optus cyberattack
Optus 2022-09-23 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

A data breach compromising the records of up to 9.8 million Optus customers has been referred to the Australian Federal Police for what the agency said would be a “complex, criminal investigation”.

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Telstra not liable for ‘sickening’ sexual harassment by employee who stole confidential info
David Pritchard 2022-08-19 3:28 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that Telstra cannot be held liable for the sexually harassing conduct of a former employee who allegedly accessed confidential contact information to launch a four-year campaign of harassment against his next-door neighbours.

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