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Medibank hack: What customers can do next

Here are the steps millions of worried Medibank customers can take after their data was compromised in a cyber attack.

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Budget’s $5.5m to investigate Optus hack

The federal government has promised to dedicate millions of dollars to “investigate and respond” to the massive cyber attack which rocked Optus.

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Big changes coming after data breaches

Companies could face much harsher penalties if their customer data is compromised in cyber security breaches following a move by the government.

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Why Aussies hit harder by hackers

As major companies grapple with huge cyber attacks that saw the data of millions of Aussies stolen, one expert says there’s a reason we’re being hit so hard.

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Warning of ‘incredibly legit’ new toll scam

Reports of a “very convincing” toll scam have spiked in two weeks, catching out IT experts and a celebrity among thousands of Australians.

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Optus victims targeted by more hackers

Optus customers facing the aftermath of the telco’s recent data leak have been receiving new threats from other cyber criminals.

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Dark web hunt for Aussies’ stolen identities

Finance companies are scanning the dark web for stolen Aussie identities amid what’s being dubbed the nation’s “worst year for data breaches”.

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Trapped Optus customers left fuming

Australians desperate to switch telcos after the major Optus data breach have reported being given the run around by employees.

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‘Leak’ exposes 300,000 car owners

Toyota has announced email addresses and customer numbers have been exposed in a potentially major security breach.

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Teen charged after Optus hack scam

The first arrest in the fallout of the Optus cyber attack has been made, with a man taken into custody by the AFP.

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‘Compromised’: New Optus hack detail

Optus has revealed another shocking detail about the recent hack that has affected millions of Aussies.

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Inside foreign call centre ‘scamming Aussies’

Video has captured the moment a call centre allegedly linked to multimillion-dollar scams targeting Australians was raided.

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Optus chief’s big call on data hack

Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has made a big call on the next step in the telco’s data hack scandal.

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Puzzling detail in Optus data hack

A high-profile MP has unloaded on the embattled telco for continuing to contact customers about bills but not about their historic data breach.

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Three words will come to haunt Optus

As millions of Optus customers race to secure their data, three words have come back to haunt the telco.

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Optus’ three years of pain after hack

Optus is staring down the barrel of an eye-watering bill and years of damage after a major cyber attack. One thing will determine if the telco makes it through the storm.

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Optus to pay for new Aussie passports

Optus will pay the cost of replacement passports for Australians caught up in a major data breach that compromised the personal details of millions.

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The passwords you need to avoid

Cyber safety experts have revealed the most common passwords hackers are using to evade online accounts, with some taking only a matter of seconds to crack.

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Parents rocked by text scam amid Optus leak

Parents are warning each other not to fall victim to a clever text scam as the Optus data breach puts people on high alert.

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Optus silent on Albo’s passport demand

Anthony Albanese has revealed Optus has not responded to an urgent demand from the federal government in the wake of the shock data breach.

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Australia’s next move in Optus breach

A flurry of meetings has been held in Canberra as the nation’s financial watchdogs crack down on the Optus breach.

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Demand for Optus to pay up after hack

The government has demanded the embattled telco foot the bill to replace a critical document a data breach left exposed.

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Big consequence for Optus’ Medicare breach

The government has slammed Optus for failing to notify it another important type of data was caught up in the breach.

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Putin’s huge lifeline to US outlaw

Vladimir Putin on Monday granted US fugitive Edward Snowden a massive lifeline — but authorities have warned he could end up in even deeper trouble.

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Optus’ ironic job ad after cyberattack

The major telco took just three days to post a job ad as it looks to make a significant hire in “risk management”.

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‘Very sorry’: Bizarre twist in Optus hack

In a bizarre turn of events, the hackers behind the major data breach have released a statement revealing what will happen next.

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Minister slaps down Optus’s hack claim

Speaking on television on Monday night, Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil brushed off one of Optus’s claims in the wake of its security breach.

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Hacked Aussies could see big payout

An investigation into the cyberattack affecting nearly 10 million Aussies could result in justice for disgruntled customers.

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Big change coming amid Optus backlash

The Federal government is expected to announce big security changes after millions of Optus customers had their personal data stolen.

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Man ‘posed as boy to get child sex pics’: cops

A man pretended to be a 14-year-old boy online to trick underage girls into sending him indecent photos, police allege.

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