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- Three blood banks in France hit as fridge hack expands across Europe
by Digital Staff on November 4, 2026 at 9:16 pmIt is not yet known who is behind the cyber attacks, which have also affected supermarkets.
- Qantas among several airlines probing data breach and customer booking impacts after Amadeus cyber attack
by Hayley Taylor, Josh Martin on November 2, 2026 at 1:55 amThe breach of global tech company Amadeus has impacted hundreds of travel companies.
- Binance cryptocurrency hack costs investors billions with suspected links to North Korea
by Sean Lyngaas on October 31, 2026 at 3:34 amThe cryptocurrency hack is believed to be the biggest ever.
- Scammers siphon $20,000 of Centrelink and Workcover payments from victim over months
by Hayley Taylor on October 31, 2026 at 1:20 am‘I owe nearly $12,000 to friends and family.’
- Global security flaw found in PHP leading to government websites being taken down
by Farid Farid and Lucinda Garbutt-Young on October 22, 2026 at 1:07 amA critical vulnerability in a common programming language has forced websites to be shut down.
- Secret distress for Aussie teen as threats follow exchange of nude pics
by Hayley Taylor on September 11, 2026 at 2:32 pmThe 15-year-old’s father could tell ‘something was off’ for weeks.
- Mathspace: Data of more than one million people exposed during breach
by Bryce Luff on September 7, 2026 at 6:47 amAustralians students, parents, guardians and staff have been caught up in the major cyber attack.
- Scams Awareness Week: Cyber experts reveal how hackers piece together information before trying to swindle you
by Bryce Luff on August 29, 2026 at 12:20 pmThe country’s largest energy retailer, health service providers and an apartment hotel chain are among the high-profile targets since June.
- Second-hand ticket marketplace Tixel confirms customer information stolen in data breach
by Freddy Pawle on August 29, 2026 at 4:00 amHackers are believed to have used AI to steal the personal details of customers.
- Origin Energy warns customers after revealing new details of July breach affecting 900,000 Aussies
by Bryce Luff on August 21, 2026 at 6:06 amAustralia’s largest energy retailer has revealed how many customers had their bank account numbers exposed in the July breach.
- Australian apartment hotel Quest reveals customer data breach after hackers accessed database
by Katharina Loesche on August 19, 2026 at 4:07 amCustomers are warned to stay alert after unauthorised access to a database exposed guests’ personal details.
- Facebook parent company Meta fined more than $800 million over harm to children
by Barbara Ortutay and Wufei Yu on August 7, 2026 at 11:24 pmIt comes just months after a jury ordered a record $375 million payout over findings of harm to children’s mental health and child sexual exploitation.
- Government steps in over privacy concerns as Kmart sells out of budget camera glasses
by Aimee Edwards on August 7, 2026 at 3:30 am‘The increasing availability of these devices could have significant implications.’
- Patient’s medical records allegedly downloaded by nurse in North Sydney
by Freddy Pawle on July 25, 2026 at 1:11 amPolice seized electronic devices which are now the subject of investigations.
- Origin Energy confirms unauthorised access to customers’ personal information
by Demi Huang on July 23, 2026 at 8:29 amThe company says the full extent of the incident remains unclear.
