Cybersecurity
Christmas Grinch found in Yarra council IT department
A bonus ‘gift card’ emailed to staff turned out to be a training exercise in online scams.
- by Stephen Brook
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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.
- by David Swan
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Education
‘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.
- by Bridie Smith
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.
- by Kieran Rooney and Carla Jaeger
‘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.
- by David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes
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.
- by Shane Wright
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.
- by Matthew Knott
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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.
- by Emily Chantiri
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US election
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.
- by David Swan
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Crime
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.
- by Josephine McKenna
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US election
China sought to hack Trump and Harris campaign phones, officials say
The Chinese effort is seen as “bipartisan” for now, two officials said, noting that there had been attempts to target the communications of President Joe Biden, too.