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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Marco Rubio rang foreign ministers – but it wasn’t really him. It was an AI imposter

Someone using an artificially generated voice to impersonate the US secretary of state called three foreign ministers and two US officials – and left voicemails.

  • Humeyra Pamuk

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Qantas customers face wait until ‘next week’ for details of data hack

The airline says frequent flyer accounts are secure and it will “review everything”, including call centre operations.

  • Chris Zappone
Qantas has been the target of a cyber attack.

Villain or victim? Qantas cyberattack will be a test of customer faith

The data breach is a blow to the progress of the airline’s rehabilitation.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Charlotte Caslick says unnerving online comments done get to her, but her teammates are sensitive to them.

‘Racism, misogyny, generalised hatred’: How AI is helping rugby stamp out online abuse

New technology which deletes abusive social media comments in real time has been adopted by Rugby Australia and made available to players at all levels of the game.

  • Kayla Olaya
The cyberattack includes patient details including Medicare numbers.

Cyberattack linked to two Melbourne hospitals exposes patient details on dark web

The stolen patient data includes sensitive health information, contact details and Medicare numbers.

  • Henrietta Cook and Broede Carmody
Former teacher Eleanor Yorke has been barred from teaching after admitting to an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Former Carey Grammar teacher banned for 35,000 messages to student

The teacher, who repeatedly messaged the student and started a romantic relationship with them, has been barred from the profession for three years.

  • Caroline Schelle
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Teenager Carly Ryan, groomed and murdered by an online predator.

Inside story on the evidence trail that led to Carly’s killer

Garry Francis Newman’s cruel calculus began in suburban Melbourne. It ended with the murder of a 15-year-old girl who never stood a chance against the classic moves of a predator.

  • John Silvester
APRA’s warning comes after various major super funds were targeted in cyberattacks earlier this year.

‘Persistent weaknesses’: Why your super account security might not be up to scratch

Super accounts have long been an attractive target for fraudsters, and on Tuesday, the regulator said funds’ current controls were not always good enough.

  • Clancy Yeates

Pretend friends, real risks. Harming kids is now part of big tech’s business model

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg’s famous motto was “move fast and break things”. But now it’s children and families who are being broken by the relentless thirst for big tech profit.

  • Peter Hartcher
  4chan has for years served as an incubator for some of the internet’s most viral memes, as well a range of subcultures.

Notorious internet message board 4chan has been hacked, posts claim

The claim of a hack “looks legit”, according to cybercrime experts.

  • Raphael Satter

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