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$500k cyberattack, check your super now

Four people have lost $500,000 in a major cyberattack that targeted Australian super funds and didn’t just steal money.

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New details after 9000 court docs leaked

Aussies will need to wait about a week before finding out what data was viewed by a hacker following a major breach of a state government website.

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IVF patient data stolen by ransomware group

A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for stealing highly confidential patient information from an Australian fertility clinic.

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Major IVF provider confirms huge data hack

Sensitive information at risk includes addresses, comprehensive medical histories, Medicare card numbers and insurance details.

North Korea has been accused of a huge hack.

$2b stolen in biggest crypto heist in history

North Korean cyber criminals are feared to have carried out the “worst hack in history” after a $2 billion crypto heist was uncovered.

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Major IVF provider urgently investigates cyber breach

Patients have reported not being able to access treatment information as an IVF giant investigates a “suspicious” cyber breach that may have exposed thousands of personal details.

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Australia’s world-first move to stop scammers

Australia is fighting back against cyber security threats, and this world-first move against scammers is leading the way.

Surprising group targeted by scammers

One demographic has emerged as the most popular target for scammers – and it’s not who you would think.

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Terrifying reality in Aussie scam crisis

At a secret location in Sydney, experts have revealed the terrifyingly simple way Australians are being fleeced more than any other country by scams.

CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - September 12, 2024: Australian Greens Senator Dorinda Cox and Senator David Shoebridge hold a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Call for action over election deepfakes

A Greens senator has lashed Labor for not enacting “essential guard rails” on AI deepfakes ahead of this year’s federal election.

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Major change to credit cards an Aussie first

An Australian bank has been the first mover Down Under to catch up with a key anti-scam development being used around the world.

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Warning as scammers use fake AusPost link

A fresh warning has been released about an online scam where fraudsters use fake Australia Post links to defraud sellers on Facebook Marketplace.

Meta agrees to huge payout for Aussies

Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay out a whopping sum to Australians who were impacted by a major privacy scandal.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. APRIL 24, 2024: Reece P Kershaw, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police & Mike Burgess, ASIO Director-General address the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Spy alliance’s dire warning on Aussie kids

The world’s most powerful spy alliance has issued a rare warning amid concerns young Aussies and minors are being radicalised online at an alarming new rate.

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Disturbing stat about Aussie workers

Australian workers are falling for bogus phishing attacks at almost twice the global rate, concerning research shows.

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Major relief for Aussies with stolen data

Hundreds of thousands of Australians who had their data stolen can breathe a sigh of relief.

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Aussies warned of new Centrelink scam

Australians have been warned about a cruel scam website that claims to promote a “cost-of-living bonus payment” from Centrelink.

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Major new support for scam victims

Victims of scams could have an easier time getting compensation with the federal government announcing the latest crackdown on fraudsters.

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Millions of Aussies warned over vile scam

An urgent warning has been issued after hundreds of Australians were targeted in a terrifying extortion scam.

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Aussies’ private information sold for profit

Australians’ private information is being shared hundreds of times a day with online advertisers who resell and distribute it to unknown parties, putting people at risk of targeted scams.

Doglato owner Oscar Valejjo is still counting the costs after his social media accounts were hacked by scammers. Photo credit: Jack Boswell.

Staggering cost of cyber attacks revealed

The eye-watering cost of cyber attacks on small businesses across the country has been revealed, with one business owner revealing he was forced to start again.

Aussies lost over $3 bn to scammers in 2022

Australia’s most scammed areas revealed

The areas of Australia most targeted by scammers have been revealed, and two factors in particular are at play.

A cheeky tech-savvy hacker has changed the Google name of a high school to Bob Hawke Tuah College.

X-rated renaming of Bob Hawke school

A cheeky hacker has combined a school named after former prime minister Bob Hawke and a viral catchphrase with X-rated results.

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‘Prey’: Terrifying truth of Meta-verse

If your Instagram or Facebook account is hacked, don’t expect to get help without coughing up some cash – and the scam itself is terrifying.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - SEPTEMBER 18 2024; Australian Federal Police are at the home of Jay Je Yoon Jung, an unassuming 32-year-old karaoke-loving technical dynamo who lives at home with his parents in Sydney. Police have again infiltrated a criminal platform and outsmarted organised crime with the Australian-based Yoon Jung charged with the creation of a secret app for criminals and violent enforcers. 700 AFP members executed 71 search warrants and provided support during two days of action across four Australian states and territories. This police activity has seen 38 people arrested and the global takedown of a dedicated encrypted communications network. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Cops storm home of ‘computer geek’

The alleged mastermind behind an encrypted messaging platform allegedly used by the mafia is a 32-year-old “computer geek” who lives with his parents, police say.

CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - September 17, 2024: ACT Independent Senator David Pocock holds a doorstop at Parliament House in Canberra with scam victims calling on the government to fast track and strengthen new scams legislation Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Cruel detail at heart of Aussie scams

Aussies scammed out of millions of dollars have revealed the one change they want and the cruel detail at the heart of their pursuits for relief from their banks.

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Trump campaign confirms it was hacked

Donald Trump’s campaign has blamed Iran for breaking into its data after a media outlet received documents from inside the campaign operation.

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Scammer swindles $900k from small business

There’s a disturbing trend of sophisticated scams swindling huge sums of money from honest Aussies, with the latest steal involving genuine-seeming invoices.

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Update on major Aussie cyber breach

A Sydney university has given an update on the investigation into a major breach of its IT network that affected thousands.

Tech giant’s big move on dodgy apps

Tech giant’s big move on dodgy apps

A mobile phone giant has revealed its latest move on cyber security as experts raise alarm bells over a rise in malware attacks.

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