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Hackers claim to have compromised a prominent Perth medical research facility.

Perth’s Harry Perkins medical research institute under cyber-attack

A ransomware group known as Medusa says the 4.6 terabytes of data includes vision from internal security cameras and is now freely available on the dark web.

  • Michael Genovese

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Ong walked out of court with a suspended prison sentence.

Perth university student avoids jail after hacking into UWA’s system

Ming Han Ong, 24, is an aspiring software engineer. During his sentencing in Perth Magistrate’s Court on Friday, the court heard he hacked the system for the challenge.

  • Jamie Freestone
The impact on Guardian Australia is minimal to date, and so far, customer data has not been impacted.

Guardian Australia staff sent home after cyberattack takes out systems

Guardian Media Group is continuing to grapple with the aftermath of what it says is a ransomware attack.

  • Zoe Samios
Medibank warned on Wednesday that more customer data would be uploaded to the dark web.

Hacks expose Australia as years behind on cybersecurity

In the past few days the Australian victims of cyberhacking must feel like they have woken up in a nightmare.

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Medibank customer data is now leaking onto the dark web.

Medibank’s victim status needs to be revoked

The real victims of the Medibank hack are the insurer’s customers, not its management, which has failed in keeping the information safe.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Medibank Private CEO David Koczkar apologised for the breach.

To pay or not to pay? Medibank board’s wicked dilemma

The health insurer’s board may soon have to make the most consequential decision in its history, as the data breach evolves from a minor incursion to a full-blown crisis.

  • Elizabeth Knight
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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant.

‘We’re all guilty of using technology as the digital babysitter’

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant shares her best tips for protecting kids from online harm.

  • Konrad Marshall
Rachel Noble, director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate, says the roles of offensive and defensive cyber operations cannot be separated.

Cyber spy boss says her agency needs to remain ‘poacher and gamekeeper’

The head of Australia’s cyber spy agency will declare that it is deeply engaged in offensive operations against adversaries.

  • Anthony Galloway
The laws would allow Australian authorities access to networks of companies which operate critical infrastructure.

‘Unworkable’: Global tech giants urge Australia to amend new cyber laws

The new laws would give Australian authorities the power to plug into the networks of companies operating critical infrastructure to fend off major cyber attacks.

  • Anthony Galloway
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews will release the plan on Wednesday.

Companies will be required to report cyber ransom attacks

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews will on Wednesday release a ransomware plan that includes mandatory reporting requirements for companies with turnover of $10 million or more a year.

  • Anthony Galloway

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