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Scams, outages, rip-offs: Clampdown on misbehaving telcos
Optus, TPG and Telstra face sharper scrutiny and fines up to 40 times higher than the current maximums after a bruising period for the sector.
- David Swan
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Australia’s neglected weapon in the fight against cyberattacks
Amid a critical skills shortage, the call has gone out for a volunteer “cyber militia” made up of people from an unexpected quarter.
- David Swan
Scotch College apologises for data breach
Families and graduates of the prestigious boys’ school have been warned about suspicious emails, links and attachments, after its IT system was accessed by an “unknown third party”.
- Bridie Smith and Noel Towell
‘Emotionally devastating’: Victims of IVF data breach seeking class action
One of Australia’s largest IVF providers has sought to suppress details of how sensitive medical information was breached and put on the dark web for sale.
- Kayla Olaya and Kate Aubusson
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
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
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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
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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
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
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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