PM indicates timeframe for Indigenous voice referendum – as it happened
Australian academic Sean Turnell sentenced to three years’ jail after secret trial in...
Optus tells former Virgin Mobile and Gomo customers they could also be part of data breach
Identification repair service receives a month’s worth of complaint calls in three days...
Companies could be forced to delete customer data used to prove ID, Labor suggests
Albanese government considering sweeping overhaul of data retention and privacy laws following massive...
Anthony Albanese says ‘Optus should pay’ for new passports for data breach victims
Push comes day after states suggest telco will pick up multi-million dollar tab...
Optus customers, not the company, are the real victims of massive data breach | Justin Warren
Optus executives are paid millions to ensure that, among other things, customer data...
Sophisticated attack or human error? How Optus lost control of your data
In the days since Optus first reported that potentially millions of its customers’...
Optus data breach: Australians will be able to change their driver’s licence with telco to pay
Federal opposition wants commonwealth to allow people to get new passports for free...
Attorney general says FBI is working on Optus data breach – video
Attorney general Mark Dreyfus says the FBI is working with local authorities to...
Purported Optus hacker releases 10,000 records including email addresses from defence and prime minister’s office
Optus CEO says federal police are ‘all over’ post with ultimatum demanding $1m...
Optus customers exasperated by chatbots and ‘rubbish’ communication after data breach
Some customers look to switch providers after puzzling responses and ‘less than helpful’...
Government flags new cybersecurity laws and increase in fines after Optus breach
Clare O’Neil says penalties for telcos are ‘totally inappropriate’ and data breach was...
Optus data security breach: what should I do to protect myself?
Experts say while ‘there’s no need to panic’, there are steps you can...
Optus faces potential class action and pledges free credit monitoring to data-breach customers
Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says company to blame and flags new laws...
Optus cyber-attack could involve customers dating back to 2017
CEO says company has not yet confirmed how many people were affected by...
Optus data breach: who is affected, what has been taken and what should you do?
After a malicious cyber-attack, customers of Australia’s second-largest telco are advised they could...
How Twitter’s whistleblower could boost Elon Musk’s legal battle
Peiter Zatko, former security chief, brought allegations of widespread security threats and spam...
CEO of Israeli Pegasus spyware firm NSO to step down
CEO Shalev Hulio is stepping down as part of NSO reorganisation that will...
We can make our phones harder to hack but complete security is a pipe dream | John Naughton
Even the latest iPhone scare won’t persuade us to choose safety over convenienceApple...
Fears for patient data after ransomware attack on NHS software supplier
Attack being investigated for potential data theft as experts warn criminals could use...
Spyware is huge threat to global human rights and democracy, expert warns
Cybersecurity expert Ron Deibert to testify to Canadian MPs about troubling spread of...
‘Lives are at stake’: hacking of US hospitals highlights deadly risk of ransomware
The number of ransomware attacks on US healthcare organizations increased 94% from 2021...
Apple to launch ‘lockdown mode’ to protect against Pegasus-style hacks
Firm says function is intended for users who face ‘grave, targeted threats to...
Hacker claims to have obtained data on 1 billion Chinese citizens
Personal information allegedly taken from Shanghai police database would be one of biggest...
Users of biggest NFT marketplace warned over phishing after data leak
OpenSea tells customers and subscribers not to open emails and files ‘sent by...
Sheryl Sandberg’s influence reaches all of us. But it’s a troubling legacy | Stephanie Hare
From epic data mining to shocking failures of content moderation, Meta’s COO passes...
US federal alert warns of the discovery of malicious cyber tools
Cybersecurity officials said the evidence suggests Russia is behind the tools – configured...
Home Office’s visa service apologises for email address data breach
Private contractor running service sent email to applicants containing more than 170 email...
Not using a password manager? Here’s why you should be…
Experts recommend password managers for convenience and enhanced online safety, yet few of...
How the tech community has rallied to Ukraine’s cyber-defence | Joyce Hakmeh and Esther Naylor
From an army of volunteers to EU and Nato teams, the variety of...
Russia unleashed data-wiper malware on Ukraine, say cyber experts
UK government and banks on alert for new form of electronic attack said...