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High end luxury brand Louis Vuitton has confirmed that Australian customers have been caught up in a data breach.

High-end heist: Australians caught up in Louis Vuitton data breach

It took the luxury brand three weeks to notify affected customers, with birthdates and contact details stolen.

  • David Swan

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Greg Muller spent four days in a trauma ward after a bike accident and was interviewed about his personal life during a WorkCover interview.

Greg made an insurance claim after a serious bike crash. Then a private investigator came calling

The insurance company rejected the cyclist’s claim but refused to delete personal information that the investigator collected from him.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
Clive Palmer after the election campaign launch of his Trumpet of Patriots party in April.

Clive Palmer’s political parties hacked in major breach

The organisation fears the ransomware attack has led to the theft of its emails, documents, and electronic records, threatening the personal data of all those who have been in contact with it.

  • Nick Newling
McDonald’s job applicants have had their personal information exposed online.

Personal information of McDonald’s job applicants exposed online

Hackers could use the password, “123456”, to access the data, which came from an AI chatbot that conducted job interviews.

  • David Swan
A Qantas plane at Sydney’s airport.

Qantas hack will haunt affected customers for a long time, experts warn

With data of millions of Qantas customers out there, one security expert has warned that hackers will “have a very clean, very targeted list” of future victims.

  • Chris Zappone

Qantas hack includes Chairman’s Lounge membership data

Hackers who stole data from nearly 6 million Qantas customers have information about the airline’s lounge memberships, including who is in the exclusive member-only Chairman’s Lounge.

  • Chris Zappone
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Qantas’ lawyers are arguing for a mid-range penalty instead of the maximum $121 million.

Qantas hack victims could get compensation, say experts

A week after Qantas disclosed the loss of data of up to 6 million customers, consumer law experts say the airline could ultimately face penalties.

  • Chris Zappone
A Qantas plane at Sydney Airport.

Qantas says suspected cybercriminal has made contact

The airline says it has been approached by a “potential” cybercriminal, but there’s no sign of a ransom demand yet.

  • Chris Zappone

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

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