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Latitude Financial has revealed that a cyber attack that hit the company last week is now under investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The company said on 16 March that it had detected unusual activity on its systems. Today, it confirmed that the activity is a sophisticated and malicious…

With little chance of getting money back if you are a victim, take these measures to protect yourself from unsolicited calls, texts and emails

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".

The breach is said to have affected the personal information of millions of Australians.

ACT government information may be at risk after the Optus security breach which has affected 9.8 million Australians.

Scamwatch is warning a "sneaky and sophisticated" text message ruse targeting parents has already cost Australians almost $4 million.

Now that tax time has rolled around, people are being warned to keep their tax file numbers secured.

A wave of fraudulent flood claims is being investigated as scammers try to cash in on natural disasters in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales.