The Latest Breaking News from Justine Gough

How a picture of bedsheets from dark web led police to Brisbane childcare centre and man’s arrest

Tiny traces from videos and images drew detectives to a childcare worker accused of being Australia’s worst serial paedophile

The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2023

A Former Childcare Worker Has Been Charged With 1,623 Sexual Abuse Offences Against 91 Children

The Gold Coast man allegedly sexually abused the young girls in Brisbane and Sydney childcare centres.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 1, 2023

Medibank hackers target high-profile drug and mental health patients as AFP steps up action

Medibank customers remain in the dark about whether any of their personal information has been published on the dark web by hackers, as sensitive details of drug and mental health treatments are said to be among the details leaked.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

Sydney teenager charged after allegedly blackmailing 93 Optus customers affected by data breach

A 19-year-old Sydney man is charged after allegedly using information obtained during last month’s Optus data breach to blackmail people.

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022

Optus data breach live updates: AFP holds press conference after arresting man for alleged scam — as it happened

The AFP has arrested a man who allegedly tried to scam victims of the Optus data leak after accessing their details online — as it happened.

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022

The biggest hack in history: Australians scramble to change passports and driver licences after Optus telco data debacle

Government says telecommunications giant ‘left the window open’ for unsophisticated attack that could lead to European-style privacy laws

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022

Australian police seek to protect customers after Optus hack

Authorities say perpetrator of one of country’s biggest cyberattacks used ‘obfuscation techniques’ to hide identity.

Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2022

Australian police seek to protect 10,000 customers after Optus hack

Australian authorities said on Friday they have commenced an operation to protect the personal information of 10,000 people whose data may have been shared online after a cyber attack on Optus, the country's second-largest telco.

Reuters · Sep 30, 2022

Police say hacker concealed ID in Australian privacy breach

Police say the hacker who stole the personal data of almost 10 million people in one of Australia’s worst privacy breaches concealed their identity, actions and whereabouts

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

Optus data breach: federal police launch ‘Operation Guardian’ to protect identity of 10,000 victims

AFP assistant commissioner Justine Gough said force wanted to ‘supercharge’ protection from identity crime and financial fraud

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022