Calls for "sensible discussion". Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has cited the prospect of Australian banks and payment systems being forced offline because of cyber attacks as a key element of the escalating row over potential expansion of offensive cyber capabilities to domestic agencies.Speaking on ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday, Dutton warned Australia’sretail financial ...

Callers responding to texts for help were played abusive recording. A joint operation between Victorian and Australian Federal Police has resulted in the arrest for allegedly organising and participating in a large-scale denial of service attack on police phone systems in October last year.A 27 and a 28 year old man were taking into custody during search raids at three Bendigo premises on Saturday.While the ...

Much-touted foldable 5G Mate X delayed. Huawei will delay the launch of its much-touted foldable 5G Mate X smartphone by three months, the latest setback for the company that was slapped with U.S. sanctions last month.The Mate X, a competitor to Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Fold, is expected to be rolled out globally in September, Vincent Pang, Huawei's head of corporate communications, said onthe sidelines ...

Smartphones are so common nowadays, one can almost always see someone using theirs even when with company. Is there a physical consequence to using smartphones too much? (Pixabay) Past research have pointed out that smartphone use can cause depression in teenagers, while excessive use of iPads have caused some young children to struggle holding pens. Smartphones and tablets look like they’re here ...