Tesla and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk's bid for Twitter appears likely to go through by Friday US time, a deadline set for the proposal to take effect.



A British citizen has been charged in the US with allegedly operating a trading site on the dark web which was used to sell attack tools and stolen credentials.

In the midst of a spate of data breaches — there have been eight reported in Australia since Optus led the way — the last thing one would expect is for any company to send out digital communications asking people to verify their identity.

Telco alliance body Commpete is firm on its stand that the TPG/Telstra merger deal is likely to lessen competition in both and wholesale markets for mobile telecommunication services in Australia—a response to the 52-page pager published by the ACCC last September.

The Tasmania Police tested a new encrypted radio system earlier this month after it was granted an early access trial of the Tasmanian Government Radio Network at the T20 Cricket World Cup event in Hobart.

The Google-owned security outfit Mandiant Intelligence claims it has discovered a pro-China actor, which it has named DRAGONBRIDGE, trying to influence voting intentions in the forthcoming US mid-term elections.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Stan Beer, newsletter editor, iTWire



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