Telstra cybersecurity experts have warned scammers are more likely to target Aussies on particular days. Here’s what you need to watch out for.
Duncan Evans
Google Chrome users are the latest group of people to be targeted in a new scam.
Emma Kirk
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.
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.
Liam Beatty
Unsuspecting Aussies are being duped by opportunistic scammers pretending to be nbn workers.
One thing is driving youngsters to radicalism, according to troubling testimony at a hearing into right-wing extremism in Australia.
Australians are warned to be vigilant amid a surge in malicious viruses hidden in emails and popular video games.
Nathan Schmidt
An Australian e-prescription provider has collapsed weeks after a massive data breach had resulted in customer information being posted on the dark web.
Blake Antrobus
The Australian Information Commissioner will take Medibank to court over a 2022 data breach, seeking penalties that could reach into the trillions of dollars.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Medibank is being taken to court after the personal information of 9.7 million Australians was stolen in a cyber attack.
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.
Security in Asia is a priority for the US, the Pentagon's head says, amid concerns the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts risk drawing attention away from China.
Idrees Ali and Xinghui Kok
Millions of Aussies who have used Ticketek have been caught in the crossfire, after a major data breach saw personal information stolen.
Tileah Dobson
Hackers Shiny Hunters are allegedly trying to sell the information for $US500,000 on the dark web.
Australians are being urged to watch out for one specific type of scam, after a total $15.5m was lost last year.
Lily McCaffrey
As Telstra swings the axe on thousands of jobs, a major warning has been issued that Aussie telcos are under “dynamic strain” amid sliding margins in the sector.
Jack Quail
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”.
Eleanor Campbell
In the latest hit to the telco, Optus is being taken to court over a data breach that impacted millions of Australians.
Ellen Ransley
7,500 people have been affected by a cyber breach at Western Sydney University.
The man in charge of running the federal election has sounded the alarm on the growing problem of misinformation on social media.
Spudshed will look at increasing security measures after a security guard was left injured following an incident between the guard and a thief who had a knife concealed in his pants.
Oliver Lane
An expert has outlined why Aussie teens are at risk of being snared by extremist or terror groups and how authorities can help stop that.
A ransomware attack on a digital prescriptions company has sparked concerns for the safety of customers’ sensitive health data.
Australians aren't required to replace their Medicare cards after a hack at an electronic prescriptions company, the National Cyber Security Coordinator says.
Tess Ikonomou