Cyber Crime

Patients of fertility giant Genea want the company held to account for a data breach earlier this year, amid concerns that some of its IT systems continue to fall short of best practice.

A pensioner tells her nightmarish story as the financial crimes regulator takes action against a second Australian player in the booming crypto ATM business linked to lucrative scams and money laundering.

More than 1,600 Dodo and iPrimus home internet and mobile customers were impacted by a hack of the telco's email and mobile services, the company confirms.

Joshua's "passion project" with a radio scanner led to one of WA's most significant public health data breaches. His story highlights the challenges confronting autistic people caught up in the legal system.

A Perth man has described how having his all his electronic devices hacked has up-ended his life and left him feeling like "someone has walked into my bedroom with a knife".

The mayor of a small council that lost nearly $2 million in a "sophisticated" scam says international fraudsters were able to "imitate personalities" using AI.

The airline's customers voice their concerns and disappointment after cybercriminals release their personal data on the dark web. 

Hackers have released Qantas customer data onto the dark web. Here's what experts say to look out for if you think your personal data may be caught up in the leak and what actions you can take.

The federal government is sticking to its position of not negotiating with cyber criminals, despite hackers releasing personal data from millions of Qantas customers onto the dark web and threatening to target Australia.

Hackers have released personal data from Qantas customers onto the dark web, following a cyber attack in July. 

The seizure comes less than 24 hours before a deadline set by the hackers for around 40 global firms to pay a ransom to prevent the release of sensitive information is due to end.

Qantas says it is continuing to support customers as a hacking group threatens to release personal data from around 40 companies to the dark web.

Western Sydney University has apologised to current and former students who received emails claiming their degrees have been "revoked", saying the messages are "not legitimate".

Small businesses are being warned to re-evaluate their cybersecurity systems after hackers targeted a regional Queensland pharmacy.

A man who made deep fake pornographic images of prominent Australian women and posted them to a website has been fined $343,500 by the Federal Court — the first case of its kind in the country.

A South Australian kitchen manufacturer says a scammer has tried to extort money to remove several fake one-star reviews posted to Google.

A former law enforcement worker is urging Australian parents to avoid publicly sharing photos of their children amid growing concerns over predators using AI to create child abuse material. 

Experts have raised concerns that women-only app Tea deepens gender divides and fosters a culture of surveillance and mistrust.

A list of about 280,000 active email addresses and roughly 20,000 active landline phone numbers have been extracted from iiNet's order management system.

Online threats posted on social media referencing school shootings and apparently directed at students at Mt Lawley Senior High School are being investigated by police.