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Australian Stories

Personal data stories

Persona integrates ConnectID for privacy-first age checks

Persona taps ConnectID to let Australian firms verify users' ages through banks, avoiding passport uploads as child-safety rules tighten.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Australians warned over social media clues aiding scammers

Home Affairs urges Australians to tighten privacy settings as fresh data shows scammers can exploit public profiles, passwords and account recovery clues.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Australia privacy regulator flags age assurance trial claims

Australia privacy watchdog questioned age assurance trial's claims over privacy evaluation, deepening scrutiny of the government's report and vendor testing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Australian skincare founder hit by chargeback scams

Sydney skincare founder says chargeback scams have stripped tens of thousands from her AUD $500,000-a-year brand as fraud pressure builds.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Personal data stories

Data Protection

UK hospitality operators worry over AI data security

Hospitality groups urged to tighten controls as survey finds AI use rises across UK and Ireland, but privacy and regulation fears remain high.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

ShareGate survey says AI exposed data at 29% of firms

ShareGate survey finds AI tools have surfaced sensitive data at 29% of firms, exposing a widening gap between confidence in governance and reality.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence

UK firms race ahead with Microsoft Copilot, but ShareGate survey finds AI tools are exposing sensitive data and exposing governance gaps.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

KnowBe4 launches Agent Risk Manager for AI agent security

KnowBe4 unveils Agent Risk Manager to monitor autonomous AI agents in real time, flag prompt injections and curb rogue data access.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Booking.com warns some customers of possible data exposure

Booking.com tells some customers to watch for phishing after suspicious activity exposed reservation details, contact data and messages linked to bookings.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Cambodia scam compounds linked to mobile banking fraud

Cambodia scam compounds are being tied to a mobile banking fraud network that hit users in 21 countries, researchers say.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Aurora Journal launches private digital journaling platform

Aurora Journal rolls out encrypted on-device journaling tool as founder and Chief Executive Officer David Krieger touts privacy, sustainability and aid plan.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Agentic AI raises new cybersecurity and privacy risks

Norton Rose Fulbright warns that AI agents could intensify privacy and security challenges for Asian companies as data moves across systems and borders.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Login problems drive consumers away from digital services

Thales report finds weak login and sign-up flows are pushing users away, as trust in AI, data handling and digital services remains low.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month

Gaming

APAC cybercrime rises 12% as synthetic fraud surges

APAC cybercrime climbs as synthetic identity fraud accelerates, with desktop-browser attacks, login pressure and bot activity fuelling losses.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Personal data stories

Virtual Private Networks

UK telecom servers expose security details, study finds

Study finds UK telecom firms exposing security-critical server data as Europe-wide analysis flags widespread certificate failures and critical asset weaknesses.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Kijiji adds Interac identity checks to boost trust

Kijiji teams up with Interac to let users verify identities before trades, messaging and pickups as Canada's classifieds site lifts safeguards.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Paperwork breaches hit 11,141 in UK over five years

Paper records remain a stubborn weak spot for UK organisations, with 11,141 breach reports filed to the Information Commissioner's Office over five years.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Last month