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- 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.
- Origin Energy investigates alleged cyber attack after hacker claims to have stolen data of two million customers in ransom bid
by Georgia Bennett-Murphy, Katharina Loesche on July 22, 2026 at 7:17 amThe alleged hacker has started a countdown, warning what will happen when the clock reaches zero.
- Gold Coast pensioner Carole Curtis faces losing home as alleged Christopher Bruce Smith fraud investigation stalls
by Amanda Abate on June 5, 2026 at 9:27 amThe 83-year-old says she is still waiting for answers nearly a year after alerting police.
- Queensland students unable to submit assignments after cyber attack forces shutdown of QLearn and Canvas
by Marlina Whop and Katharina Loesche on May 8, 2026 at 10:00 amHackers accessed data linked to 1300 schools, leaving thousands scrambling to submit assignments and access coursework.
- Facebook Marketplace users warned over increase in Australia Post scam
by Molly Rose Magennis on April 9, 2026 at 4:57 amAustralians lost more than $2 billion to scams in 2025.
- ASIC eliminates 12,000 dodgy scam sites, issues warning over evolving online threat
by Bryce Luff on April 7, 2026 at 10:26 pmAuthorities are killing an average of 32 dodgy websites a day but the fight is far from over.
