Commonwealth Bank pays $7.5m for more spam breaches
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has paid a $7.5 million penalty after it sent more than 170 million emails that did not comply with Australia’s spam laws. An Australian…
Tabcorp pays $262,000 penalty for illegal in-play bets
Tabcorp Holdings Limited (Tabcorp) has paid a $262,920 penalty for taking online in-play sports bets, which is illegal in Australia.An Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigation found Tabcorp accepted…
New telco industry rules for major outages
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has made new rules for the telecommunications industry, requiring companies to prioritise customer communications in the event of a major network outage impacting…
Australia and UK partner to combat scams
Australia and the United Kingdom will join forces to combat phone scams, spam and unsolicited calls under a new agreement signed by the two countries’ communications regulators.The Australian Communications and…
Telstra pays $3 million penalty for Triple Zero outage
Telstra Limited (Telstra) has paid a penalty of more than $3 million for failing to comply with emergency call rules during a technical disruption at its Triple Zero emergency call…
