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- Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson apologises after millions of customers caught up in cyber hackby Demi Huang on July 4, 2025 at 6:54 am
‘We are going to learn from this.’
- Former Western Sydney University student charged after allegedly hacking system for personal gain over yearsby Demi Huang on June 26, 2025 at 9:24 am
The 27-year-old engineering student also allegedly demanded $40,000 from the popular Sydney school in ransom.
- Thousands of women are being targeted on a men’s forum fishing for nudes. Here is why it can’t be shut downby Hayley Taylor on May 24, 2025 at 9:51 pm
‘They are targeted acts of abuse.’
- Beach mansion, Benz and Bitcoin worth $4.5m seized from League of Legends hacker Shane Stephen Duffyby Demi Huang on May 18, 2025 at 3:52 am
The computer whiz was suspected of stealing 950 Bitcoin, now worth about $150 million.
- Thousands of Australian bank login details leaked on dark web, and banks can’t stop itby Demi Huang on April 29, 2025 at 6:01 am
More than 14,000 Commbank, 7000 ANZ, 5000 NAB, and 4000 Westpac customer credentials have been stolen.
- Western Sydney University apologises as thousands of uni students have personal information leaked in cyber attackby Hayley Taylor on April 10, 2025 at 4:34 am
The university will contact 10,000 students next week to apologise and advise next steps.
- Cyberattack affects major Aussie superannuation funds: Hostplus, Rest and AustralianSuper caught up in hackby Hayley Taylor on April 4, 2025 at 1:13 am
Some members have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement funds.
- NSW law firm Brydens Lawyers at the centre of major cyberattack and data breachby Dominique Tassell on March 13, 2025 at 10:10 am
The breach ‘resulted in unauthorised access to some data on its servers’.
- The common mistake that cost Emily multiple Billie Eilish ticketsby Dominique Tassell on February 20, 2025 at 5:39 am
Eight tickets were stolen from the Brisbane woman.
- New Australia Post QR code scam targets buyers on Facebook Marketplaceby Hayley Taylor on January 17, 2025 at 6:43 am
The ruse starts with the message, ‘Is this still available?’
- Australian Electoral Commission under cyber attacks ‘almost every day’by Alessandro Rosini on January 10, 2025 at 7:03 am
The admission from the electoral commission comes after a NATO power had to scrap its election results due to cyberattacks and foreign interference.
- Australian Facebook users score $50 million settlement with Meta over Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandalby Molly Magennis on December 17, 2024 at 3:09 am
Aussie Facebook users will share in a $50 million payout over the data breach. Here’s who is eligible to claim compensation.
- ‘Bogus’: Thousands of job ad scams and $24.4 million in losses prompts Aussie warningby Hayley Taylor on December 10, 2024 at 5:22 am
‘They learn a lot about you from what you share.’
- ‘Long way to go’ as record number of scams reported according to Australian Financial Complaints Authorityby Kat Wong on October 30, 2024 at 11:05 pm
Consumers and small businesses reported an 81 per cent increase in scams over the past year.
- Brisbane woman escapes Australia Post scam: Essential tips for online shoppers ahead of Black Friday sales and Christmas rushby Dominique Tassell on October 28, 2024 at 1:37 am
‘Do not click.’
- Victorian woman loses $35,000 in online scam, shattering wedding dreamsby Molly Magennis on October 9, 2024 at 4:01 am
The young woman can no longer afford her dream wedding.
- Nearly 40,000 Aussie tradies at risk after major data leak at hardware chainby Caleb Taylor on September 19, 2024 at 8:29 pm
Credit card numbers, email addresses and other log-in details have been compromised.
- ‘Serious harm’: Highest number of data breaches in years revealed in new reportby Hayley Taylor on September 16, 2024 at 2:05 am
‘We are moving into a new era in which our expectations of entities are higher.’
- Business owner’s warning after hackers steal credit card, personal details in email scamby Ailish Delaney on September 14, 2024 at 9:14 pm
‘It happened very quickly.’
- Daniel accepted a friend request on a gaming app. Within weeks he was the victim of a sextortion scamby Hayley Taylor on August 28, 2024 at 7:28 am
The young boy’s parents helped him through the ‘traumatic experience’.
