Dennis Su downloaded the phone numbers of nearly 100 people affected by the Optus data hack and sent them threatening text messages demanding money.
According to new data,Asia Pacific has become the most targeted region for the first time since records were kept,with Australia,Japan and India the hardest hit.
Handing over copious amounts of information has become necessary to secure a home for many renters – and experts are concerned about the process.
If you’ve been a victim of a hack,what can you do to protect yourself against fraud and scams by people who now have your data,and prevent it happening again?
Big hacks raise questions about why troves of valuable data remain online for years. What are the rules on this? And how easy is it to hit delete on your digital details?
Chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has moved to defuse tensions with the Albanese government by praising its response to the Medibank cyber-attack
In the past few days the Australian victims of cyberhacking must feel like they have woken up in a nightmare.
An Elsternwick cafe owner whose data was exposed in the Optus hack in September first realised something was wrong a fortnight ago. Since then,he has lost $40,000 in fraudulent withdrawals.
The personal information of tenants,landlords and trades was exposed weeks after security experts and tenancy advocates raised concerns about the industry.
Concerns have been raised about how much sensitive information renters are required to provide and tenants’ advocates say a potential data breach could be just the tip of the iceberg.
Australia has been swimming in a perilous ocean for years,but we’re only just seeing the waves.