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AFP moves to protect thousands of Optus customers whose data was released online

The Australian Federal Police launches an operation to protect more than 10,000 Optus data breach victims whose details were leaked online, as investigators work to identify those responsible.

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What's happening with the Optus data breach? What we know about the alleged hacker's ransom, data release and apology

What we know after a forum user claiming to have the details of Optus customers threatened to release 10,000 records unless a ransom is paid, only to then claim "we don't care anymore".

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Online account claiming to be behind data leak apologises, drops ransom threat

As an online account that claims to be behind the Optus data breach says it has deleted its only copy of customers' information, state governments offer to help those affected.

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Optus issues data scam alert to customers

Optus customers have been told to be wary of scammers trying to take advantage of a data breach, as the telco continues to contact those who have been affected.

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Australian Federal Police monitoring dark web amid allegations stolen Optus data may be sold online

The Australian Federal Police says it is monitoring the dark web and internet forums after reports Optus customers' personal information may be being sold online.

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Former AFP officer and Bali bombings first responder reflects on the terror attack ahead of the 20th anniversary

Australian Federal Police officer Frank Morgan was in Bali for some rest from his duties as part of a peacekeeping mission in East Timor when the bombs went off. He sprang into action.

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The race to find those lost in nature

ACT Police, SES, Ambulance Service, Fire and Rescue, and Rural Fire Service all set out to locate a missing person in a fake scenario to test their skills.

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Sudanese minister tells woman during visit to Australia 'we would beat you until you begged us to stop'

Sudanese-Australian activist Nazik Osman calls for a senior Sudanese government minister to be banned from Australia after he allegedly threatened her during a visit to Perth for a mining conference.

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Man faces new charge over alleged illegal fortune after $10m in assets restrained

The defendant was charged as part of an international money laundering investigation.

The Canberra Times

Ombudsman blasts police complaint handling

The Commonwealth Ombudsman says complaints against federal police officers are being dealt with too slowly, with some probes impacted by conflicts of interest.

AAP

Australian Federal Police join NT Police in search for abducted girl Grace Hughes

Police have escalated their search for abducted five-year-old girl, Grace Hughes, forming a taskforce with the Australian Federal Police and other agencies.

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Scientists tell of forensics' role during Canberra Airport incident

When shots were fired in Canberra the Australian Federal Police forensics were on the ground alongside officers.

The Canberra Times

Man allegedly behind criminal fortune identified, $10m in assets restrained

The 35-year-old can be identified for the first time after he faced court.

The Canberra Times

No trace of Nathan: the desperate family waiting for news of a missing brother

When Nathan Brosnan went missing his family was plunged into the agony of ‘not knowing’. A national DNA program is trying to give families like theirs answers

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Comancheros boss Mark Buddle extradited to Melbourne to face drug importation charges

Comancheros boss Mark Buddle is extradited from Darwin to Melbourne to face court over the alleged importation of $40 million worth of cocaine into Australia.

AAP

Spyware sales 'explosion' powers attacks

The number of remote access Trojan products has increased tenfold, and authorities face a mammoth task tracking down the criminals behind them.

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Former public servant Ian Ralph Schapel jailed for abusing children from the Philippines online

A retired public servant from South Australia has been sentenced to up to 16 years in jail for sexually exploiting children in the Philippines, with police saying his victims will never get back their "stolen childhoods". WARNING: This story contains content that some readers may find upsetting.

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Australian man charged over alleged spyware operation after global investigation involving AFP

An Australian man who sparked a worldwide investigation into spyware he allegedly created and sold to domestic violence perpetrators has been charged by Australian Federal Police.

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Australian Federal Police to share coding of AN0M app used in Operation Ironside arrests

Experts for alleged criminals charged in one of Australia's biggest criminal sting operations will be given access to the coding of a messaging app built by the Australian Federal Police to catch those allegedly involved in organised crime.

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South Burnett town of Durong at the centre of international cocaine bust

It's a neat-as-a-pin, blink-and-you'll-miss it, quiet Queensland country town. But now Durong is the focus of a massive cocaine bust after police swooped on an industrial drug lab on a rural property.

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Australian Federal Police arrest nine people across three jurisdictions in alleged cocaine syndicate bust

Federal authorities have raided homes across three Australian states and territories, seizing cash and finding buckets and utes full of drugs.

AAP

Police raid cocaine house linked to cartel

Federal and state police have raided a cocaine production house in country Queensland which they say is linked to a Columbian cartel.

AAP

AFP seizes cash, homes and cars in WA

The Australian Federal Police has finalised three operations in Western Australia which involved the seizure of almost almost $3.5 million in cash and assets.

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Brisbane Airport workers among eight charged after alleged theft of phones, tablets from restricted area

Two airport workers allegedly used their security clearance to access and take multiple devices and accessories from parcels before asking others to peddle the stolen goods for money and drugs.

Newcastle Herald

Gwandalan man charged with possessing child abuse material

Australian Federal Police investigators have charged a Central Coast man with possessing child abuse material, the agency said this week.

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