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Decision reached after police launched supreme court action to have events scheduled for Town Hall on 6 and 7 October ruled unlawful

Exclusive: Breaches linked to ‘social engineering’ rise by more than 440% after nine reported last year

A hacker — who claims to have been part of one of the world's most successful gangs — tells us why Australia is a target and laughs at the distress caused by the Medibank data breach.

The owners of a NSW beach home have won an appeal over paying damages to a renter who fell down three stairs while trying to retrieve a dropped golf ball.

ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard, AFP Superintendent Brad Marden, veteran cybersecurity journalist Jeremy Kirk, and triple j Hack reporter James Purtill dropped by to help you identify scammers and how to avoid their tricks. Catch up on the full Q&A.

LOS ANGELES — A criminal syndicate has set a Monday deadline for the Los Angeles public school system to pay a ransom or have its data released on the dark web, which could potentially expose the confidential information of students and employees.

Australia's second-largest wireless carrier says police are investigating that a purported hacker is already releasing the stolen personal data of its customers and demanding a $1 million ransom in cryptocurrency

The hacker who claims to be behind the Optus cyberattack has apologised for leaking customer data and walked back threats

Australians who have had their data stolen in the Optus breach might be able to change their driver's licence numbers.