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Australians affected by MediSecure hack may never know their personal details have been compromised

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Prime minister says ‘very significant cyber event’ still under investigation by federal police and he is ‘not aware’ if he is among the 12.9m victims Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The …

WA man set up fake free wifi at Australian airports and on flights to steal people’s data, police allege

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Investigation launched after airline reported a suspicious network popped up during a domestic flight in April Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man has been charged after he allegedly set up fake …

Ticketek customer details exposed in cyber security breach

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Clare O’Neil says incident affecting many Australians but appears restricted to the release of names, dates of birth and email addresses Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Ticketek has been hit by a “cyber incident” with personal information of Australian customers …

Ticketek customer details exposed in cybersecurity breach

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Clare O’Neil says incident affecting many Australians but appears restricted to the release of names, dates of birth and email addresses Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Ticketek has been hit by a “cyber incident” with personal information of Australian customers …

Ticketmaster yet to confirm if data breach has occurred or if customers in Australia impacted

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The notorious ShinyHunters collective is claiming hack of personal details of 560 million global customers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Ticketmaster is yet to confirm whether it has experienced a major data …

Man arrested in Malta in global operation to shut down cybercrime network targeting Australians

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Federal police warn they will track down alleged criminals using Warzone trojan software Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man has been arrested as part of an international operation to shut down …

Digital afterlife – how to deal with social media accounts when someone dies

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Deciding what to do with a dead friend or relative’s online presence is complicated and time-consuming but there are shortcuts Find more essential summer reading Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Gavin Blomeley was lucky his mother was incredibly organised before …

St Vincent’s Health Australia says data stolen in cyber-attack

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Hospital and aged care operator says cyber-attack was first detected on Tuesday and is investigating what data has been accessed Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates St Vincent’s – Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider – has confirmed it has fallen victim to a …

Greens accuse Labor and Coalition of ‘race to the bottom’ over migration bill – as it happened

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This blog is now closed. Third freed immigration detainee arrested after he allegedly breached bail conditions RBA interest rates: Australian mortgage holders spared pre-Christmas rise from Reserve Bank Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Marles says Australians should express views on Israel-Hamas …

Australia news live: Commonwealth Games consultants say limitations imposed on business case research; monarchists ‘thrilled’ by news of King’s visit

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Meanwhile, ahead of the Reserve Bank’s decision on Tuesday afternoon, most economists expect the cash rate to stay steady at 4.35%. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Marles says Australians should express views on …

Teal MPs condemn opposition leader – as it happened

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This blog is now closed. Peter Dutton accused of ‘weaponising antisemitism’ during fiery debate in parliament Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast And here is the standard of some of the “debate” among senior parliamentarians. Meanwhile, Australia’s sense of social cohesion …

Australia politics live: Dutton says Albanese should skip Apec trip and legislate to return released detainees to detention

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Home affairs minister says government ‘managing the mandatory decision of the high court in the interests of the Australian people within the law’. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast And here is the standard of some …

Pizza Hut Australia hack: data breach exposes customer information and order details

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Company says it believes about 193,000 customers are affected by the breach, which it spotted in early September Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Pizza Hut’s Australian operations have been hit …

TissuPath hack: patient data possibly exposed in cyber-attack on Melbourne pathology clinic

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Company says it is investigating the potential exposure of referral letters, patient names, contact details and Medicare numbers Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Ten years worth of pathology referral letters may have been exposed in a cybersecurity incident affecting the Victorian …

Home affairs cyber survey exposed personal data of participating firms

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Shadow minister says leak of ‘sensitive’ information after research into the Optus and Medibank hacks was ‘deeply ironic’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The home affairs department exposed the personal information …

HWL Ebsworth hack: Queensland says its files were taken after criminals release Victorian documents

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State’s chief information security officer says information from Victorian departments and agencies was accessed Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Highly sensitive legal documents from the Victorian government have been published …

HWL Ebsworth hack: Russian gang released ‘sensitive personal and government information’, Australia’s cybersecurity chief says

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National cybersecurity coordinator Darren Goldie says ransomware gang ALPHV/Blackcat is responsible for posting the material online Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Sensitive and personal government information has been stolen from law firm HWL Ebsworth by a Russian ransomware gang and …

HWL Ebsworth hack: sensitive information from dozens of government agencies may be compromised

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Hundreds of law firm’s clients waiting on confirmation of whether they are affected by data leaked in cyberattack Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of clients of law firm HWL …

Real estate agents push back against Australian privacy law changes designed to protect personal data

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Real Estate Institute of Australia president says additional layer of responsibility could force smaller agencies to close down Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Real estate agents are pushing back against proposed …

Drug and alcohol tests of graduate paramedics revealed in Ambulance Victoria data breach

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Privacy watchdog will be asked to investigate after information became available for all employees to view on the staff intranet Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The confidential drug and alcohol test …

Labor to appoint dedicated privacy commissioner to combat data breaches

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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will also be restored to a three-commissioner structure after defunding by Coalition Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The federal government will appoint a dedicated …

Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth hit by Russian-linked ransomware attack

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Cyberattack resulted in hacking of 4TB of data including IDs, finance reports, accounting data, client documents and credit card details Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian commercial law firm HWL …

Australians report record $3.1bn losses to scams, with real amount even higher, ACCC says

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Investment fraud amounts for biggest share at $1.5bn, followed by remote access and payment redirection rorts Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australians lost a record amount of more than $3 …

AI can fool voice recognition used to verify identity by Centrelink and Australian tax office

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Exclusive: Voiceprint program used by millions of Australians to access data held by government agencies shown to have a serious security flaw Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A voice identification system …

Labor plan to beef up government’s cyber powers faces Senate block

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A paper expanding on greater ability to intervene during hacks – especially on private companies – causes alarm among Coalition and Greens Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Labor could face Senate difficulties if …

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