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‘Be careful’: Chilling warning amid IT crisis

Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil says there have been reports of phishing scams amid the CrowdStrike IT outage.

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Aussie man loses $150k in scam

A man has lost more than $150,000 during a property settlement scam after emails with his settlement agent were intercepted by scammers.

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‘Cruel’ scam preys on vulnerable Aussies

Australians have been warned to stay vigilant as one particular scam that preys on vulnerable people is on the rise.

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Chinese hacking group named and shamed

The malicious group, acting on behalf of the Chinese government, has hacked into government sectors and private companies.

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Tricky scammer move exposed

Telstra cybersecurity experts have warned scammers are more likely to target Aussies on particular days. Here’s what you need to watch out for.

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Channel Seven hit by major AI hack

Channel Seven appears to have been hacked — with all of its videos now made to look like a Tesla channel with a live stream of an AI Elon Musk.

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Warning over ‘clever’ Google scam

Google Chrome users are the latest group of people to be targeted in a new scam.

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Students caught hacking sensitive school system

A group of students have been expelled from a Catholic high school after it was discovered they had been hacking an IT system to access sensitive information.

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Optus hack ‘not highly sophisticated’

Hackers were able to obtain personal details for millions of current and former Optus customers in a “trial and error” attack exploiting a coding error, Australia’s telecommunication watchdog alleges.

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Warning over new nbn scam

Unsuspecting Aussies are being duped by opportunistic scammers pretending to be nbn workers.

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‘Disgraceful’: AI nude scandal slammed

Up to 50 young girls have been targeted, with pictures of their faces used to create explicit images.

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‘Malicious’ way Aussies are being hacked

Australians are warned to be vigilant amid a surge in malicious viruses hidden in emails and popular video games.

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Medibank sued after cyber attack hits 9.7m

Medibank is being taken to court after the personal information of 9.7 million Australians was stolen in a cyber attack.

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Hacked Aussie health provider collapses

An Australian e-prescription provider has collapsed weeks after a massive data breach had resulted in customer information being posted on the dark web.

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‘Rising threat’ Aussies not prepared for

The rise of AI is opening new pathways for hackers to exploit Aussies – and its rapid evolution is leaving a shortage of experts to stop it.

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Fresh warning after Ticketek breach

Millions of Aussies who have used Ticketek have been caught in the crossfire, after a major data breach saw personal information stolen.

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500 million customers in ‘Ticketmaster hack’

Hackers Shiny Hunters are allegedly trying to sell the information for $US500,000 on the dark web.

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‘Everyone a target’: New terror facing Aussies

A spike in reported cyber breaches has raised alarm bells about the nation’s capacity to defend itself against escalating attacks – with everyone now a “prime target”.

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Optus hit with lawsuit over data breach

In the latest hit to the telco, Optus is being taken to court over a data breach that impacted millions of Australians.

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Election boss warns over misinformation

The man in charge of running the federal election has sounded the alarm on the growing problem of misinformation on social media.

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Key questions after e-script hack

A ransomware attack on a digital prescriptions company has sparked concerns for the safety of customers’ sensitive health data.

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Company at centre of data breach revealed

A small e-prescription company says a major data breach was likely caused by one if its third-party vendors.

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Silence, intimidation: China threat revealed

While it was all smiles and champagne with Emmanuel Macron, damning allegations have clouded Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s whirlwind tour of Europe.

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‘Beware’: Chilling warning over AI scam

Police in one state have issued a major warning amid an emerging trend of disturbing scams.

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‘Prominent’ Aussies caught in data breach

The drivers licenses of more than a million Aussies who attended RSLs and pubs may have been exposed in a shocking data breach, with a 46-year-old man now in custody.

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Cybercriminals foiled in massive sting

Five alleged cybercriminals are accused of being involved in an operation that has stolen personal credentials from more than 94,000 people in Australia.

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Couple loses $800k to rising scam method

Australians have been warned to triple check invoices amid a surge in scams which have already cost citizens millions.

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300k identity fraud cases since Optus

More than 300,000 attempts to use Aussies’ compromised data to commit fraudulent transactions have been blocked since the 2022 Optus hack.

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Man allegedly sent 17 million scam texts

The man is accused of sending 17 million scam texts in just one week and is now facing a “highly complex” court case.

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Warning to online banking customers

An online banking customer has urged others to update their passwords after they couldn’t access their account.

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