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The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was finally solved

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-03 10:35:40

The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was unsolved - until now 3 days ago Share Save Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Share Save Australian Museum Before koalas became Australia's animal ambassadors, the country tried platypus diplomacy In 1943, a camouflaged ship set off from Australia to England carrying top secret cargo - a single young platypus. Named after his would-be owner, UK prime minister Winston Churchill, the rare monotreme was an unprecedented gift from a country des

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Meta, YouTube, TikTok fight back as Australia's social media restrictions for teens draw closer

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-12-21 22:51:00

In brief: After approving plans to ban those aged under 16 from using social media last year, the Australian government is now considering which of the platforms should be included in the new law. In response, the companies are looking for ways to avoid being added to the ban list, with methods ranging from pleas and security promises to thinly veiled legal threats. Social media platforms have long criticized Australia's ban on under-16s holding accounts. The law comes into effect this December

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Qantas is being extorted in recent data-theft cyberattack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-02 17:02:02

Qantas has confirmed that it is now being extorted by threat actors following a cyberattack that potentially exposed the data for 6 million customers. "A potential cyber criminal has made contact, and we are currently working to validate this," Qantas shared in an updated statement. "As this is a criminal matter, we have engaged the Australian Federal Police and won't be commenting any further on the details of the contact." Qantas disclosed the attack on July 1st, stating it detected unusual

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Qantas data breach exposes up to six million customer profiles

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-02-12 04:34:59

Qantas data breach exposes up to six million customer profiles 2 hours ago Share Save Tabby Wilson BBC News, Sydney Share Save Reuters The airline says there will be no impact to Qantas' operations Qantas is contacting customers after a cyber attack targeted their third-party customer service platform. On 30 June, the Australian airline detected "unusual activity" on a platform used by its contact centre to store the data of six million people, including names, email addresses, phone numbers,

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