Information security
Russia v the Olympics: How hacks, bedbug scares and a fake Tom Cruise could disrupt the Games
Total meltdown or death by a thousand hacks? The Paris Games face the biggest cyber threat so far. And the fallout could reach well beyond cyberspace.
- by Sherryn Groch and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Victoria Racing Club suffers cyberattack
Chief executive Steve Rosich said “an unauthorised third party” had accessed the club’s system.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Customer data exposed after Ticketek ‘cyber incident’
The ticketing company wrote to Australian customers saying personal details have been compromised.
- by Ben Cubby
Opinion
Dating
What I learnt from watching the Ashley Madison doco with my husband
Dating is surely something that should remain solidly human, but AI is shifting the ground rules.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Is the gold mime spying on us? In Pakistan, it’s not a strange question
In Pakistan, where people live in fear of powerful security services, conspiracy theories have long been embraced. Did you know Osama Bin Laden was Jewish?
- by Christina Goldbaum
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Qantas says issue that exposed customer data to others has been resolved
The software issue gave customers access to the personal information and accounts of other people.
- by Tim Biggs
5 things to know about LabHost, the fallen SMS scamming empire
An international sting operation has taken down a software platform responsible for hundreds of thousands of scam messages.
- by Tim Biggs
Police email warns new device can emulate car fobs, garage door remotes
“There is a trend developing worldwide of emerging technology that allows some devices to be able to read the codes and frequencies from electronic devices,” police said.
- by Bailey Kenzie
The repo man presented Robert’s driver licence. But the picture was someone else
Fraudsters are employing sophisticated new methods, which allowed them to purchase a luxury vehicle worth more than $110,000 in a Victorian man’s name undetected.
- by Rachael Dexter
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Hundreds of ‘high-risk’ Chinese-made cameras still in MPs’ offices
More than 80 Victorian electorate offices have at least one Hikvision camera installed. The devices have been banned from government buildings in the US and UK.
- by Broede Carmody
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Cybersecurity
Thousands of Australians hacked in ‘credential stuffing’ credit card scam
Customers with online accounts for Guzman y Gomez, Dan Murphy’s, Binge, home shopping network TVSN and Event Cinemas are among those who were compromised.
- by Matthew Knott
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