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- Cybersecurity expert reveals shocking possible effects for victims caught up in reported Salesforce hack
by Freddy Pawle on October 9, 2025 at 2:19 am‘People have debts they’re not even aware of and years down the track they’ll get debt collectors coming to their door.’
- Qantas among 40 major companies caught up in major extortion attempt by hackers
by Bryce Luff on October 7, 2025 at 10:54 amThe airline reportedly has just days to begin ransom negotiations to stop the stolen data being released.
- Western Sydney University scam: Hackers claim degrees have been cancelled
by Hayley Taylor on October 7, 2025 at 12:53 am‘There was a lot of tears and a lot of panic attacks.’
- Former spy chief Rachel Noble on Chinese hacking threat Salt Typhoon: The Issue with Tim Lester
by Tim Lester, National Security Editor on September 6, 2025 at 7:43 amTheir arrival prompted the nation’s leading cyber and intelligence agency to issue an ‘extraordinary’ advisory last week.
- China accused of hacking global systems of countries including Australia for espionage
by Dominic Giannini on August 28, 2025 at 2:05 amAustralia has issued a cyber security alert alongside the US, Canada, the UK and New Zealand.
- iiNet data breach exposes details of 280,000 customers in cyberattack
by Katharina Loesche and Digital Staff on August 19, 2025 at 1:43 amTPG Telecom’s internet business is the latest Australian company to fall victim to hackers.
- Man charged after scamming NT Government agency out of $3.5 million
by Molly Magennis on July 28, 2025 at 1:54 amThe man allegedly emailed the agency pretending to be a contractor from a construction company they were working with.
- Cyber criminals now know your Qantas meal preferences
by Savannah Meacham on July 9, 2025 at 1:38 amThe personal data of almost six million customers was compromised when a call centre was hacked.
- Potential cyber criminal contacts Qantas after private data of up to six million Australians stolen in hack
by Lauren Thomson on July 7, 2025 at 9:07 amThe airline is working to verify if the claim is legitimate.
- Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson apologises after millions of customers caught up in cyber hack
by 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 years
by Demi Huang on June 26, 2025 at 9:24 amThe 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 down
by 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 Duffy
by Demi Huang on May 18, 2025 at 3:52 amThe 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 it
by Demi Huang on April 29, 2025 at 6:01 amMore 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 attack
by Hayley Taylor on April 10, 2025 at 4:34 amThe 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 hack
by Hayley Taylor on April 4, 2025 at 1:13 amSome members have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement funds.
- NSW law firm Brydens Lawyers at the centre of major cyberattack and data breach
by Dominique Tassell on March 13, 2025 at 10:10 amThe breach ‘resulted in unauthorised access to some data on its servers’.
- The common mistake that cost Emily multiple Billie Eilish tickets
by Dominique Tassell on February 20, 2025 at 5:39 amEight tickets were stolen from the Brisbane woman.
- New Australia Post QR code scam targets buyers on Facebook Marketplace
by Hayley Taylor on January 17, 2025 at 6:43 amThe 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 amThe admission from the electoral commission comes after a NATO power had to scrap its election results due to cyberattacks and foreign interference.
