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CEO Vanessa Hudson said Qantas is treating the cyber hack “incredibly seriously.”

Hackers could unmask secret Qantas Chairman’s Lounge membership

The airline says millions of customers had their information stolen after a call centre operator was tricked into opening access to a third-party system.

Qantas reduced its chief executive pay by 26 per cent when it replaced Alan Joyce with Vanessa Hudson.

Qantas boss says hackers too ‘good and capable’ for its defences

The airline’s CEO Vanessa Hudson is flying home from Athens today, cutting short her holidays to deal with the fallout from the cyberattack.

Qantas says over 6 million Australians have had their personal data taken in a cyberattack.

Qantas says it moved quickly to safeguard its systems before hack

The airline says it alerted IT and call-centre staff, warning them to be on the lookout for suspicious activity, after two US carriers said they had been hacked.

Qantas is advising its customers to look out for unusual communications claiming to be from the airline.

5 things Qantas frequent flyers need to know to protect their points

Experts say QFF members should stay on high alert in coming days and weeks.

House price valuations relative to incomes are at record highs. 

Banks ‘at risk’ from superannuation cyberattacks

In a briefing to the government, APRA says cyberattacks on super funds will increase, and future shocks to the $4.1 trillion sector could spill over to the banks.

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May

Long queues of passengers at the check-in counters at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, amid the global IT disruption caused by the Microsoft outage in July last year.

Responsibility for cybersecurity shifts from IT desk to boardrooms

Consumers, shareholders and regulators are increasingly demanding companies take proactive steps to anticipate, mitigate and recover from system failures.

As cybercrime spreads its tentacles, the key is to protect people as far upstream as possible or at the top of the funnel.

How this company succeeds despite the inevitability of ‘failures’

Online travel agency Webjet OTA is building resilience into its operations from the outset.

March

Oracle denies being breached by a hacker, but hundreds of Australian clients are on alert after being named.

Hacker claims Oracle breach, sending business and agencies scrambling

Australia’s biggest companies rushed to check their systems after a hacker claimed to have stolen important credentials via tech giant Oracle.

Kapil Kukreja: “There is considerable investment going into AI by banks.”

AI squeezes the juice from data to stop scams

The technology can find patterns with greater accuracy and identify potential fraudulent transactions faster than any human.

January

Michael Gianarakis is the co-founder and chief executive of Assetnote.

Brisbane ‘ethical hackers’ bank $100m payday from UK buyer

Assetnote was founded in 2018 and counts major companies including Qantas and Atlassian as clients, helping them find weaknesses in their cybersecurity.

Andrew Charlton is the federal government’s special envoy for cybersecurity and digital resilience.

This Labor MP got hacked. But now it helps him with his job

Cybersecurity envoy Andrew Charlton built a multi-million dollar firm before entering politics. But it almost came crashing down after a costly online attack.

December 2024

Malcolm Turnbull and Semperis’ Mickey Bresman see an opportunity in reducing companies’ need to pay ransoms to cyber attackers.

Malcolm Turnbull goes from PM to investment cyberhawk

The former OzEmail chairman is working with a company trying to reduce the need for businesses to pay cyber-ransoms, the latest in his growing tech portfolio.

November 2024

Due to the increasing rates and complexity of attacks, it’s almost inevitable that Australian businesses will face a data breach or ransomware attack at some point.

Ransomware reporting rules aim to protect business

Labor is moving forward with major new cybersecurity laws that have limited-use provisions to stop regulators and law enforcement being informed of some payments.

September 2024

Australian Signals Directorate director-general Abigail Bradshaw.

Cyberspies phone businesses to warn of danger but half don’t respond

The Australian Signals Directorate’s new director-general Abigail Bradshaw says there is a stigma to being attacked, but it is costly for companies.

July 2024

Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil is leading the government’s cybersecurity efforts in cabinet.

Cyber is our fastest growing national security threat: O’Neil

The Home Affairs Minister says Labor’s plans to boost Australia’s defences against increasing online risks are already delivering results.

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When tech fails, it is usually with a whimper instead of a bang

Forget artificial intelligence, disaster is as likely to creep in quietly – perhaps from a piece of technology so mundane that hardly anyone knows it exists.

Long queues of passengers at the check-in counters at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, amid the global IT disruption caused by the  Microsoft outage.

What caused the huge global IT outage?

Friday’s international meltdown is an example of how a minor technical change, made by a company unknown to most outside the IT industry, can wreak havoc.

A Delta Airlines kiosk displays a message that reads “It looks like Windows didn’t load correctly”.

Global IT chaos triggered by software glitch eases slightly

The impact of what’s being called the most spectacular IT failure the world has ever seen is expected to take at least several days to tally.

Nina Merrilees lost $11,600 to a scammer claiming to be her and Mick Merrilees’ daughter.

Nina lost $11,600 to a scam. Bendigo Bank won’t help her

When Nina Merrilees was scammed in 2022, she was shocked the banks didn’t help her. New research shows most Australians think they should have.

You wouldn’t expect a former ASIC executive to be scammed, but Karen Chester’s experience shows how vulnerable everyone is.

This ASIC boss was scammed. She has a warning for you

When Karen Chester bought shoes in a sale last month, she did not expect to be scammed. The fact she was shows the urgent need for reforms.

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