North Korean IT workers ‘have infiltrated Australian businesses’,experts warn

North Korean IT workers ‘have infiltrated Australian businesses’,experts warn

Remote tech workers are using fake identities to work for Australian companies and wire money back to North Korea,human resources executives are being warned.

  • byDavid Swan

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How quick-thinking investors can benefit from rise of cyber threats
Opinion
Opinion

How quick-thinking investors can benefit from rise of cyber threats

Cybersecurity has traditionally focused on detecting malware and installing firewall security systems,but that is starting to change.

  • byCameron Gleeson
The Chinese hack that has Australia on high alert
Analysis
Analysis

The Chinese hack that has Australia on high alert

A notorious Chinese hacking group has stolen a vast amount of Americans’ metadata,and Australian officials are worried.

  • byDavid Swan
‘You’ll never get in front of it’:Hackers target schools daily
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‘You’ll never get in front of it’:Hackers target schools daily

Holding families’ sensitive,personal information has become the top insurance risk for private schools in Australia,as hackers become increasingly sophisticated in their approaches.

  • byBridie Smith
Why Victoria’s privacy chief is so worried about facial-recognition technology

Why Victoria’s privacy chief is so worried about facial-recognition technology

Gaming venues and retail are increasingly using off-the-shelf facial-recognition software,sparking high-level concern about potential risks of privacy and data security breaches.

  • byKieran Rooney andCarla Jaeger
‘Most serious in history’:China’s hacking reaches deep into US telecoms

‘Most serious in history’:China’s hacking reaches deep into US telecoms

Only in the past week has it become clear that “every major” communication company has been broken into by the Chinese spy group Salt Typhoon.

  • byDavid E. Sanger andJulian E. Barnes
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Future Fund told to sink cash into homes and green energy

Future Fund told to sink cash into homes and green energy

The $230 billion Future Fund was created to stop a black hole in the federal budget. It’s now been tasked with investing in housing,energy and infrastructure.

  • byShane Wright
Private school students’ personal data proves prime target for hackers

Private school students’ personal data proves prime target for hackers

Cybercriminals see private schools as increasingly attractive extortion targets and are threatening to publish sensitive data on the dark web.

  • byMatthew Knott
Doug thought he did his due diligence. He still lost $1m to scammers
Analysis
Scams

Doug thought he did his due diligence. He still lost $1m to scammers

Scams by cybercriminals are getting more complex,snagging even those who think they are being vigilant.

  • byEmily Chantiri
The one cyber threat that keeps the former NSA boss awake at night
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The one cyber threat that keeps the former NSA boss awake at night

Admiral Mike Rogers led both the NSA and the United States Cyber Command,and there’s one issue concerning him more than any other.

  • byDavid Swan
Australian arrested in Milan facing charges of fraud and money laundering
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Australian arrested in Milan facing charges of fraud and money laundering

Andrew Brolese and his partner allegedly used “malicious pop-ups” to disable users’ computers to skim more than $47 million from elderly Americans.

  • byJosephine McKenna