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Medibank class action launched after massive hack put private information of millions on dark web

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Law firm Baker McKenzie says company failed to protect privacy of customers in Australia and overseas Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The law firm Baker McKenzie has launched a class action …

MyGov app facing overhaul to centralise online identification

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Audit review of government tool housing Medicare and Centrelink services recommends significant changes 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’s much-maligned myGov app faces an overhaul and could soon …

Australia to consider European-style right to be forgotten privacy laws

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Attorney general promises ‘whole range’ of modernisations of the Privacy Act to follow new customer data protection laws Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The right to be forgotten and a right …

Cybersecurity firm links Piers Morgan Twitter hack to leak of 400m records

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Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison among politicians and celebrities whose details were in sample of allegedly hacked data published online The former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison appears to have been caught up in a leak of partial data on 400 million Twitter users, along with celebrities including …

Clare O’Neil on national security amid cyber hacks and threats to democracy

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In the final episode of Australian Politics for 2022, political editor Katharine Murphy speaks to the minister for home affairs and cyber security Clare O’Neil about the strategic challenges for Australia and the region. These include the increased likelihood of cyber-attacks, decreasing trust in democracy and growing risks …

TPG reveals emails of 15,000 iiNet and Westnet customers exposed in hack

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Telecommunications company says hacker searched for customers’ cryptocurrency and financial information Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Telecommunications giant TPG has revealed an email-hosting service used by up to 15,000 iiNet …

Telstra sorry for publishing up to 130,000 customers’ details online

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Release of names, numbers and addresses of some unlisted customers was not due to cyber-attack Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Telstra has apologised after publishing the details of thousands of customers …

I am a Medibank customer. Am I affected by the cyber-attack? What can I do to protect myself?

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Experts suggest using multifactor authentication and telling your bank to put extra security checks in place Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Millions of Medibank’s current and former customers have had …

Password app LastPass hit by cybersecurity breach but says data remains safe

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Company says its security system prevented the hacker accessing customer data or encrypted passwords Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Password manager LastPass has told customers that some of their information has …

Medibank hackers announce ‘case closed’ and dump huge data file on dark web

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Medibank confirms it may be the full trove of hundreds of thousands of customers’ private records that were stolen from the health insurer Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The cybercriminals behind …

Medibank hackers announce ‘case closed’ and dump huge data file on dark web

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Medibank confirms it may be the full trove of hundreds of thousands of customers’ private records that were stolen from the health insurer Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The cybercriminals behind …

Is it worth taking out personal cyber insurance in case you are caught up in a data hack?

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Experts say investing in identity theft protection may provide peace of mind, but won’t help recover lost information Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The recent Optus and Medibank data breaches in which thousands of Australians had their personal information stolen …

I am a Medibank customer. Am I affected by the cyber-attack? What can I do to protect myself?

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Experts suggest using multifactor authentication and telling your bank to put extra security checks in place Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Millions of Medibank’s current and former customers have had …

Medibank hacker says ransom demand was US$10m as purported abortion health records posted

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Post on blog linked to Russian ransomware group says it offered ‘discount’ ransom to health insurer of US$9.7m, or $1 for each customer’s data Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news …

Cyberspace ‘a battleground’ as reports of cybercrime in Australia jump 13%

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Fraud, online shopping and banking among most commonly reported crimes, but ransomware ‘most destructive’, ASD says Follow out Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The number of reports of cybercrime in Australia had shot …

Online age-verification system could create ‘honeypot’ of personal data and pornography-viewing habits, privacy groups warn

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As the government develops online safety guidelines, digital rights groups says any approach requiring the use of ID is ‘invasive and risky’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast In the wake of …

I am a Medibank customer. Am I affected by the cyber-attack? What can I do to protect myself?

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Experts suggest using multifactor authentication and telling your bank to put extra security checks in place Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Millions of Medibank’s current and former customers have had …

Australian companies to face fines of $50m for data breaches

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In wake of Optus and Medibank leaks, serious or repeated breaches of customer information will attract heavy penalties under new legislation Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Companies that fail to adequately …

EnergyAustralia latest to be hit by cyber-attack as details of hundreds of customers exposed

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Electricity company says attack accessed information on 323 customers but ‘no evidence’ data was transferred elsewhere Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast EnergyAustralia has become the latest company to be targeted by a cyber-attack, with hundreds of customers’ details exposed. In a …

Government considers centralising digital ID verification on myGov in wake of Optus breach

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Experts warn using any single system could have its own cybersecurity weaknesses leaving data vulnerable to misuse Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates ​​Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast The Australian government is considering using myGov or its myGovID …

A real estate agent data breach would be devastating for renters. They collect too much personal information | Samantha Floreani

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Does a breach need to happen before we see regulatory change? Thanks to Optus, millions of people are now acutely aware of what can happen when companies don’t take privacy and security seriously. But telcos aren’t alone in collecting and storing too much of our personal information …

PM indicates timeframe for Indigenous voice referendum – as it happened

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Australian academic Sean Turnell sentenced to three years’ jail after secret trial in Myanmar Federal government strikes deal with gas suppliers to avoid winter shortfall Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Queensland seeking partnerships from the federal government in renewable plan The Queensland …

Optus tells former Virgin Mobile and Gomo customers they could also be part of data breach

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Identification repair service receives a month’s worth of complaint calls in three days as government pressures telco to pay for replacement ID documents Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Former Virgin Mobile …

Companies could be forced to delete customer data used to prove ID, Labor suggests

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Albanese government considering sweeping overhaul of data retention and privacy laws following massive Optus cyber hack Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Companies could have the right to retain customers’ data stripped back …

Australia news live: Frontier Wars to be better acknowledged at nation’s war memorial; first majority female high court

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Attorney general Mark Dreyfus has announced the appointment of justice Jayne Jagot to the high court. Follow the day’s news live Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Queensland seeking partnerships from the federal government in renewable plan The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk …

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