Cyberspace ‘a battleground’ as reports of cybercrime in Australia jump 13%Fraud, online shopping and banking among most commonly reported crimes, but ransomware ‘most destructive’, ASD says...
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Melbourne real estate agency data breach leaves details of renters and landlords exposed
Melbourne real estate agency data breach leaves details of renters and landlords exposedHarcourts says city franchise’s rental property database has been accessed by an ‘unknown third...
TikTok tells European users its staff in China get access to their data
TikTok tells European users its staff in China get access to their dataPrivacy policy update confirms data of continent’s users available to range of TikTok bases...
Can a new form of cryptography solve the internet’s privacy problem?
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 fields from healthcare...
Online age-verification system could create ‘honeypot’ of personal data and pornography-viewing habits, privacy groups warn
Online age-verification system could create ‘honeypot’ of personal data and pornography-viewing habits, privacy groups warnAs the government develops online safety guidelines, digital rights groups says any...
‘Buying bad’: the black market where access to hacked Australian data can cost just $500
‘Buying bad’: the black market where access to hacked Australian data can cost just $500Some sites that mediate the sale of hacked data use Reddit-style upvoting...
Government urged to investigate report Liz Truss’s phone was hacked
Government urged to investigate report Liz Truss’s phone was hackedBreach discovered during Tory leadership in summer but details suppressed, the Mail on Sunday reports The government...
Mobiles are inherently insecure, which might be a surprise to British politicians | Dan Sabbagh
Mobiles are inherently insecure, which might be a surprise to British politicians | Dan SabbaghWe may never know just what happened with Liz Truss’s mobile, but...
Ministers creating ‘wild west’ conditions with use of personal phones
Ministers creating ‘wild west’ conditions with use of personal phonesUnsecured mobiles, email accounts and WhatsApp chats could pose national security risk, intelligence experts warn Ministers risk...
Cyber-attack on Australian defence contractor may have exposed private communications between ADF members
Cyber-attack on Australian defence contractor may have exposed private communications between ADF membersDataset from communications platform ForceNet containing up to 40,000 records may be compromised after...
Cybercrime in Australia has been on the rise for years, but Optus and Medibank have been wake-up calls
Cybercrime in Australia has been on the rise for years, but Optus and Medibank have been wake-up callsExperts say the recent prominence of data breaches is...
Medibank cyber-attack: should the health insurer pay a ransom for its customers’ data?
Medibank cyber-attack: should the health insurer pay a ransom for its customers’ data?Speculation is rife about whether the insurer will pay a hacker who claims to...