The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued Telstra a formal warning for the telco's failure to email more than 150,000 mobile broadband customers about excess data usage, resulting in these people having to fork out for the data.

Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has been accused of continuing to spread misinformation about the security architecture of 5G networks, with a Huawei Australia official claiming Turnbull was still relying on incorrect technical advice he had been given while he was prime minister.

Two digital rights groups — Electronic Frontiers Australia and Future Wise — have urged the government to take the privacy and security of the My Health Record system seriously after an Australian National Audit Office report indicated that this was not happening.

A crackdown on scams perpetrated over phone networks is underway as the Australian Government works with the telecommunications industry regulator ACMA in an effort to combat the increasing scurge of scams.

An established group that steals data through phishing and card-skimming is using new infrastructure and activities to generate revenue, the security firm RiskIQ says, adding that it has named the group Fullz House based on its operations.

Global smartphone sales to end users declined slightly in the third quarter of 2019, with demand remaining weak as consumers became more concerned about getting value for money, according to a new report.

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