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SMS scams rise despite success blocking sham phone calls

Industry code credited with helping reduce scam calls by almost 550m since 2020 but text messages said to be more difficult to stop

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

Experts say investing in identity theft protection may provide peace of mind, but won’t help recover lost information

The Guardian - AU

Cyber black market selling hacked ATO and MyGov logins shows Medibank and Optus only tip of iceberg

ABC Investigation uncovers large swathes of confidential material widely available on the open internet, ranging from sensitive contracts to privileged legal advice about a student's death.

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Calls for tougher fines after latest Telstra scandal

Australia's biggest telcos must be handed larger fine to stem a growing tide of failures by the likes of Telstra, a leading advocate says.

The New Daily

We Asked Ppl Who Grew Up Using Brick Phones About The Struggles Gen Z Will Never Understand

I still remember the first time I got a mobile phone like it was yesterday. It was my 13th birthday, and I welcomed my teenage years by playing snake for like three hours and texting my friends things like “r U Gonna Go milkbar after skool 2moz?” – an endeavour…

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Townsville digital licence trial delayed amid fallout from Medibank and Optus data breaches

After data breaches at Medibank and Optus, the Queensland government decides to delay digital licence trial in Townsville until 2023.

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Hack back: Australia set to attack Medibank crooks

Millions of people having their personal lives exposed in hacks of Optus and Medibank will drive “permanent change” in cyber crime.

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Australia is considering a ban on cyber ransom payments, but it could backfire. Here's another idea

First Optus, now Medibank; in less than two months we’ve experienced two of the largest personal data breaches in Australia’s history. In both cases the hackers attempted, and failed, to extort a ransom in exchange for not releasing personal data.

The Conversation

Medibank hack: Clare O’Neil says new cybercrime operation will hunt down ‘Russian thugs’

Officials drawn from AFP and the Australian Signals Directorate to form ‘joint standing operation’ against cybercriminal syndicates

The Guardian - AU

Personal data is now public – and it’s not just Medibank and Optus

Much of the personal data stolen from Medibank and Optus isn't even considered private anymore. It's a sign of how bad things are.

The New Daily

Medibank hackers are now releasing stolen data on the dark web. If you're affected, here's what you need to know

On October 13 one of Australia’s largest medical insurers, Medibank, announced it had suffered a cyberattack – one which has resulted in the breached personal details of 9.7 million customers in Australia. We now know the hackers, who are almost certainly Russian, demanded a ransom of US$9.7 million (about A$15…

The Conversation

Queensland changes licence verification process after Optus hack

Queenslanders will now have to give their licence and card numbers when dealing with banks and telcos, but some have questioned whether the protocol really amounts to a two-factor authentication system.

ABC News

NSW government agencies legally required to report data breaches under proposed law

Unlike other states and territories, NSW government agencies will legally be required to report customer data breaches like cyber attacks, if a new bill is passed through parliament.

ABC News

Qld tightens driver's licence ID rules

Queensland has tightened the rules for using a state driver's licence for identification purposes following the Optus data breach in September.

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Hackers have released stolen Medibank data on the dark web. What does this mean for customers?

Some of the stolen data from Medibank customers has been leaked online. Here's what we know so far.

The New Daily

Medibank hacker ‘scumbags’ start to post data

Medibank warns more customer data stolen by hackers, including passport numbers, will be uploaded to the dark web.

AAP

Data breach penalty laws pass lower house

Companies could soon face bigger penalties for data breaches, after new laws passed the lower house.

The New Daily

‘Appalled’: ACCC deputy calls for review into corporate data handling as scam reports surge

Australians should think twice before handing their personal data over to companies, the ACCC deputy chair says.

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Just 25% of businesses are insured against cyber attacks. Here's why

In the past financial year, the Australian Cyber Security Centre received 76,000 cyber-crime reports – on average, one every seven minutes. The year before, it was a report every eight minutes. The year before that, every ten minutes.

The New Daily

Teen Optus scammer pleads guilty to blackmail

A NSW teenager has pleaded guilty to trying to blackmail Optus customers affected by its September data breach.

AAP

Optus scammer pleads guilty to blackmail

A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to trying to scam Optus customers affected by the data breach, saying he was unemployed and needed money.

ABC News

Sydney teenager Dennis Su pleads guilty to using Optus data breach information to blackmail customers

Dennis Su was arrested last month after Australian Federal Police investigated text messages that were being sent to Optus customers demanding they transfer $2,000 to a bank account.

ABC News

As Optus, Medibank and more are hit by cyber attacks, these 'white hat' or 'ethical' hackers are targeting companies 'from the inside'

There's a type of hacker increasingly being hired by Australian companies as more and more organisations experience data breaches.

The Canberra Times

Research shows one in three Australians hacked in last 12 months

Of the 3,500 adults surveyed, 32.1 per cent said they or a member of their household were the victim of hacking in the last year.

ABC News

More than 6 million Australian adults had personal data stolen in past year, survey shows

At least one-in-three Australian adults have had personal data such as drivers licence numbers and home addresses stolen in the past year — and the increase in cybercrime is shaking people's trust in data privacy.

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