Australia's fourth largest telecommunications operator Vocus Communications has lost another suitor, with AGL Energy announcing on Monday that it had withdrawn its non-binding, indicative proposal to acquire the firm.

Australians are losing more money to NBN scams, with consumers losing an average of more than $110,000 each month between January and May this year, compared with around $38,500 in monthly average losses throughout 2018 – an increase of nearly 300%.

Israeli firm Cellebrite, widely believed to be the company that helped the FBI gain access to the iPhone of a terrorist in 2016 after Apple refused to bow to the crime agency's demands, has advertised its latest wares as being able to break into systems running iOS 12.3 and also recent Android phones.

Two men from Bendigo, aged 27 and 28, have been charged by the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police in connection with automated denial-of-service attacks on police phone lines in October last year.

The Australian Government has approved the acquisition of 72 F-35A fighter aircraft, the Department of Defence says, in response to queries as to whether the country intends to go ahead with its plans despite additional problems plaguing the already much delayed aircraft which is supposed to replace the ageing fleet of F-16s in the country.

The Black Hat security conference has changed its mind about having Texas Republican Will Hurd as keynote speaker for its event in Las Vegas from 3 to 8 August, after the politician's voting on women's issues surfaced and was criticised.

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