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SecurityUkraine hit by cyber attack

A cyber attack has hit websites of the Ukrainian government, making some inaccessible.

Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth

CRIMEBunnings shoppers hit by cyber attack

Bunnings Warehouse shoppers may have had their personal data compromised in a massive cyber security breach.

Alex Druce

Critical vulnerability CommentsPremiumBusinesses warned on ‘worse case scenario’ computer bug

Businesses are being urged to secure their software systems to combat a new vulnerability, believed to a bigger threat than the Microsoft Exchange issue that saw tens of thousands of organisations targeted.

Danielle Le Messurier

SecurityGlobal race to patch critical computer bug

The race is on to fix one of the worst computer vulnerabilities discovered in years apparently first discovered in Minecraft, an online game owned by Microsoft.

Frank Bajak

OnlinePremiumSickening reason child abuse on rise

The consumption of sickening online child exploitation material has skyrocketed in Australia during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Helena Burke

nationalChina’s massive hack on Aussies revealed

A major cyberattack on Australia has been revealed with Chinese hackers believed to be behind the potentially disastrous attempt.

Ellen Ransley

Way off trackCommentsPremiumFinance sector’s massive miss on cyber security target

Australia’s financial businesses have fallen short of meeting national cyber security targets, designed to bolster resilience and boost robust practices, according to a new report by the corporate regulator. 

Kate Purnell

SecurityFraudsters target phone, internet accounts

The impact of fraudsters who target phone and internet accounts has been investigated in a new report revealing the weak points they exploit.

Nick Gibbs

UpdatedLambie bombarded with abuse after number leaked

Jacqui Lambie has been bombarded with threats and abuse after a fellow politician ‘crossed a line that should never be crossed’.

Helena Burke

Creepy textsSextortion scam targeting female social media users

Creepy texts revealing a sextortion scam have been released after dozens of female social media users had their accounts hacked.

Melissa Iaria

Cyber safetyAussies’ data security trust plummets

Australians have become less trusting of how governments and companies use their private data following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Helena Burke

SecurityCyber attack closes Iran's petrol stations

Petrol stations across Iran have been forced to close after a cyber attack disrupted pumps.

Jon Gambrell

CrimeChildren planning ‘catastrophic’ terror attacks

Children as young as 13 have been caught plotting horrific attacks on Australian soil over the internet.

Helena Burke

Tech supportCommentsPremiumAussie infrastructure to get cyber security boost

Australia’s power to respond to serious cyber attacks on critical infrastructure is set to be strengthened with the Federal Government to introduce changes to a Bill in Parliament House today.

Kimberley Caines

CybercrimeHackers leak private files online

Hackers have bragged about posting highly sensitive files to the dark web after an Aussie healthcare firm was hit, potentially affecting thousands of people.

Anton Nilsson

National SecurityGrim new warning on ‘relentless’ China

Two prominent voices on China have warned of ‘relentless’ attacks from Beijing on Australia.

Helena Burke

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Australia ‘a decade behind’ in cyber security race

A former top cyber advisor to the Prime Minister has listed the two biggest threats for Australian businesses.

Kimberley Caines

Rattling the tinPremiumThreat Protect in heavily dilutive $32m raising

The WA security firm is issuing 2.8 billion new shares to raise cash to pay down debt.

Sean Smith

‘Maliciously crafted’PremiumApple rushes to patch iMessage security flaw

Apple has patched a security flaw in the Messages app after security researchers determined that Israel-based NSO Group used it to “exploit and infect” the latest devices with spyware.

Kartikay Mehrotra, Davide Scigliuzzo and William Turton

InvestigationShock way woman allegedly scammed

A ‘well-travelled and intelligent’ Melbourne woman has allegedly been tricked into handing over her life savings in a sophisticated scam.

Jack Paynter

SecurityStudent gives $38k to AFP impersonator

An international student has handed her life savings over to a man posing as an AFP officer in a Melbourne park.

Emily Woods

SecurityHackers go phishing for naive Australians

Research shows Australians are falling for password hacks and phishing scams, with the latest trap involving bogus texts about arranging for parcel delivery.

Marion Rae

The agile traits helping businesses shine in 2021

The past few years have thrown hurdles previously unimaginable at Australian businesses big and small, and highlighted the importance of agility and adaptability along the way.

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SecurityCall for tighter rein on cyber crime laws

A federal parliamentary committee has called for greater regulatory oversight and review of proposed cyber security powers.

Georgie Moore