Cyber Crime

Australian officials are increasingly worried about the Pacific's vulnerability to cyber attacks, with the government spending $26 million to set up "rapid assistance" teams made up of experts from the private sector and specialists from intelligence agencies like the Australian Signals Directorate.

Last year, stealing cryptocurrency became North Korea's primary form of foreign currency income.

Fake Australian banking apps that look like the genuine article are appearing on the internet. Test your knowledge and see if you can tell the real from the fake.

DP World, the port operator hit by a recent cyber attack, was vulnerable to an exploit that has been causing global havoc since July, according to multiple cybersecurity analysts.

The political week started with brisk assurances from the government of quiet competence, but went to custard quickly with the news that several sexual offenders had been released from immigration detention, writes Annabel Crabb and Brett Worthington. 

Lynda George felt violated when she learnt her personal information was lost to hackers in a data breach. And to make matters worse, it took the hacked company two months to notify her of the issue.

DP World is a global behemoth in shipping and logistics. But a cyber attack on its Australian operation has crippled some of our busiest ports in the busy lead up to Christmas.

Releasing the government's first review into Australia critical infrastructure networks, the home affairs minister says insider threats in hospitals, energy facilities and other essential networks have become one of the greatest threats to Australia's national security.

For the second time in under two years, thousand of people have been caught in a cyber-attack where information tied to an SA government agency — but held by a third party — has been hacked. Here's what we know about the latest breach.

Caloundra man Doug Bazley says he lost seven years of images and data in a cyber attack that targeted his Facebook business page.

The South Australian government confirms data belonging to a significant number of people has potentially been accessed through a cyber security breach.

Victims had their personal information compromised through a scam linked to the 2022 Optus data breach, with 28 identities used.

Many countries rely on submarine cables to help keep their economy going and their security in check, but they can fall foul of geopolitics and international tensions. 

A hacker who stole $1.2 million from a family business already had confidential information before the theft occurred. Those in the field say cybercrime is rapidly evolving, and small businesses are facing increasing and targeted threats.

The telecommunications watchdog releases its annual report card on the country's telcos, and while complaints are down across the board, there’s one notable exception — Optus.

Home Affairs and Immigration webpages have been targeted by a denial-of-service attack that has prevented people from lodging visa or citizenship applications.

Victorian IT expert Justin Williams has saved his clients thousands of dollars. But he says a recent call from an elderly woman whose life savings were stolen in a scam shows banks must do more to protect customers.

He's just "a dude on the web", but Troy Hunt has ended up playing an oddly central role in global cybersecurity.

Pizza Hut Australia says the data breach only impacted the Australian market and does not affect Pizza Hut's operations in any other country.

China is working with neighbouring countries to crack down on the scam operations that are plaguing the region — including Australia. 

Dymocks has confirmed that the contact details of over one million customers were obtained and shared on the dark web during last week's data breach.

A 61-year-old man charged with several alleged child sex offences after a 10-month police operation has been refused bail in the Port Macquarie Local Court.

The ATO says tax-related scams have almost doubled this year compared to last. Here's what to watch out for.

Dymocks says customers' postal addresses, birthdates, emails addresses, mobile numbers, gender and membership details may have been compromised.

A new code drafted by the industry giants at the government's request will require search engines to ensure deepfakes of child abuse material are not returned in search results.