Firefighters at CFA Victoria deployed content delivery management (CDM) software during the recent Victorian bushfires as an influx of residents using a mobile app that provides fire warnings caused its website to fail.
Scammers are targeting Australian households with emails asking people to donate to phony bushfire appeals, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Bushfires have caused power outages at Optus mobile sites in New South Wales, the number-two telco reported.
iiNet is waiving disconnection and installation fees for Tasmanian customers affected by the recent bushfires.