Labor plan to beef up government’s cyber powers faces Senate block
A paper expanding on greater ability to intervene during hacks – especially on...
Rishi Sunak faces calls to ban TikTok use by government officials
PM under pressure to follow EU and US in taking step over fears...
European Commission bans staff using TikTok on work devices over security fears
Parent company, ByteDance, says action is ‘misguided’ and has contacted commission to ‘set...
Medibank class action launched after massive hack put private information of millions on dark web
Law firm Baker McKenzie says company failed to protect privacy of customers in...
TechScape: Why Twitter ending free access to its APIs should be a ‘wake-up call’
In this week’s newsletter: The social media network is putting its APIs –...
‘I’m not Snow White. I have to think like a criminal’: how I became a burglar for hire
Jenny Radcliffe is a professional ‘people hacker’ – someone who claims she can...
MyGov app facing overhaul to centralise online identification
Audit review of government tool housing Medicare and Centrelink services recommends significant changesFollow...
Australia to consider European-style right to be forgotten privacy laws
Attorney general promises ‘whole range’ of modernisations of the Privacy Act to follow...
Cybersecurity firm links Piers Morgan Twitter hack to leak of 400m records
Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison among politicians and celebrities whose details were...
Clare O’Neil on national security amid cyber hacks and threats to democracy
In the final episode of Australian Politics for 2022, political editor Katharine Murphy...
TPG reveals emails of 15,000 iiNet and Westnet customers exposed in hack
Telecommunications company says hacker searched for customers’ cryptocurrency and financial information Follow our...
Telstra sorry for publishing up to 130,000 customers’ details online
Release of names, numbers and addresses of some unlisted customers was not due...
Apple announces new security and privacy measures amid surge in cyber-attacks
Encryption of iCloud storage means the information will be safeguarded from hackers as...
Could we have one app for everything? We ask an expert
Super apps can revolutionise your life – but do you want to pay...
Password app LastPass hit by cybersecurity breach but says data remains safe
Company says its security system prevented the hacker accessing customer data or encrypted...
Medibank hackers announce ‘case closed’ and dump huge data file on dark web
The size of the data file suggests it may be the full trove...
Is it worth taking out personal cyber insurance in case you are caught up in a data hack?
Experts say investing in identity theft protection may provide peace of mind, but...
Pegasus spyware inquiry targeted by disinformation campaign, say experts
European parliament is investigating powerful surveillance tool used by governments around the worldVictims...
Facebook sued for collecting personal data to target adverts
In high court case that could set precedent for millions, Tanya O’Carroll alleges...
Medibank hacker says ransom demand was US$10m as purported abortion health records posted
Post on blog linked to Russian ransomware group says it offered ‘discount’ ransom...
Cyberspace ‘a battleground’ as reports of cybercrime in Australia jump 13%
Fraud, online shopping and banking among most commonly reported crimes, but ransomware ‘most...
TikTok tells European users its staff in China get access to their data
Privacy policy update confirms data of continent’s users available to range of TikTok...
Online age-verification system could create ‘honeypot’ of personal data and pornography-viewing habits, privacy groups warn
As the government develops online safety guidelines, digital rights groups says any approach...
Can a new form of cryptography solve the internet’s privacy problem?
Techniques which allow the sharing of data whilst keeping it secure may revolutionise...
I am a Medibank customer. Am I affected by the cyber-attack? What can I do to protect myself?
Experts suggest using multifactor authentication and telling your bank to put extra security...
Outsourcer Interserve fined £4.4m for failing to stop cyber-attack
Watchdog says phishing email enabled hackers to steal personal information of 113,000 employeesBritain’s...
Australian companies to face fines of $50m for data breaches
In wake of Optus and Medibank leaks, serious or repeated breaches of customer...
EnergyAustralia latest to be hit by cyber-attack as details of hundreds of customers exposed
Electricity company says attack accessed information on 323 customers but ‘no evidence’ data...
Government considers centralising digital ID verification on myGov in wake of Optus breach
Experts warn using any single system could have its own cybersecurity weaknesses leaving...
A real estate agent data breach would be devastating for renters. They collect too much personal information | Samantha Floreani
Does a breach need to happen before we see regulatory change?Thanks to Optus,...