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Energy giant took weeks to respond to major data breach

Energy giant took weeks to respond to major data breach

Almost one million Origin Energy customers are being warned about potential scam activity after their data was leaked in a suspected hack.

Through the looking glass: smartglasses face scrutiny

Through the looking glass: smartglasses face scrutiny

Through the looking glass: smartglasses face scrutiny

Through the looking glass: smartglasses face scrutiny

Wearing cameras and speakers powered by artificial intelligence comes with benefits but critics warn it also presents serious privacy concerns.

Bank, credit cards details caught up in Origin breach

Bank, credit cards details caught up in Origin breach

Bank, credit cards details caught up in Origin breach

Bank, credit cards details caught up in Origin breach

Customer data, possibly including bank account and credit card details, may have been accessed in a cyberattack on an energy giant.

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Hack of energy giant could expose data of millions

Hack of energy giant could expose data of millions

An Australian energy provider that services nearly five million customers is probing a potential data breach and has informed police and cyber investigators.

'Fully visible': sexuality, gender questions in census

'Fully visible': sexuality, gender questions in census

The final question list for the upcoming census has been revealed, with the survey to be completed by households across the country.

Medical network hack further erodes trust for patients

Medical network hack further erodes trust for patients

An orchestrated cyber attack that exposed sensitive personal information of patients at a network of health clinics could lead to an erosion of trust.

Patient details exposed in medical centres cyberattack

Patient details exposed in medical centres cyberattack

Private information of patients has been hacked in a data breach that has hit a medical company's clinics around the country.

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'Massive overreach': concerns over live facial scanning

'Massive overreach': concerns over live facial scanning

'Massive overreach': concerns over live facial scanning

'Massive overreach': concerns over live facial scanning

An Australian-first plan for police to use real-time facial recognition cameras to compare against a database of suspects has sparked surveillance concerns.

Jobless jump, Iran war shoot down fears of rate rise

Jobless jump, Iran war shoot down fears of rate rise

Jobless jump, Iran war shoot down fears of rate rise

Jobless jump, Iran war shoot down fears of rate rise

The big four banks are tipping the Reserve Bank to hold interest rates steady at its next meeting after the jobless rate surged and as the Iran war hits home.

CommBank cops record fine over data right breaches

CommBank cops record fine over data right breaches

CommBank cops record fine over data right breaches

CommBank cops record fine over data right breaches

Australia's biggest company has paid a record fine for breaches of data sharing rules, after it failed to enable sharing for certain account types.

Shopping for a new car? Life360 will have your back

Shopping for a new car? Life360 will have your back

Shopping for a new car? Life360 will have your back

Shopping for a new car? Life360 will have your back

Family location-sharing app owner Life360 says a recent $181 million acquisition will bring it closer to its goal of targeting users where they are with ads.

Push to ban sneaky move politicians use to scrape data

Push to ban sneaky move politicians use to scrape data

Push to ban sneaky move politicians use to scrape data

Push to ban sneaky move politicians use to scrape data

Hundreds of thousands of Australian voters unknowingly hand their data to political parties each election, in a practice independents want gone.

'It's all over the place': Qantas customer data leaked

'It's all over the place': Qantas customer data leaked

'It's all over the place': Qantas customer data leaked

'It's all over the place': Qantas customer data leaked

Personal data of millions of Qantas customers has been published online after hackers made good on a ransom threat.

Landmark $5.8m penalty over health data cyber attack

Landmark $5.8m penalty over health data cyber attack

Landmark $5.8m penalty over health data cyber attack

Landmark $5.8m penalty over health data cyber attack

A first-of-its-kind fine for the loss of 220,000 people's health data highlights a need to view cybercrime as more than just a technological risk, experts say.

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Cyber hacks the 'new normal' as Qantas faces ransom

Millions of Australians' data could be compromised as criminals threaten to leak Qantas customer information unless they are paid a ransom.

Flood victims details leaked in major data breach

Up to 3000 home owners taking part in a government buyback scheme have had their personal information put into ChatGPT in a major data breach.

Trump declares plan to transfer TikTok to US investors

President Donald Trump has OK'd a plan to sell TikTok's US operations to American investors following China's approval, with a company price tag of $21 billion.

IVF hack inquiry confirms details published on dark web

An investigation following a cyber attack in which a raft of IVF patient details were stolen has confirmed they were published on the dark web.

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Bank details exposed after Palmer's parties suffer hack

A raft of personal information from Clive Palmer's two political parties has been exposed, forcing the billionaire to apologise for the data breach.

Cops failed to act above the line with data, phone taps

A scathing ombudsman's review of police surveillance powers found state forces lacking in how they secretly accessed telecommunications data.

Stolen IVF patients' personal data shared on dark web

The stolen personal information of major IVF provider Genea's patients have hit the dark web as the company scrambles to limit the damage.

DeepSeek 'excessively' collects personal data: S Korea

South Korea's National Intelligence Service has sent a notice to government agencies urging them to take security precautions over the Chinese AI app DeepSeek.

Facebook to pay Australians $50m over leaked data

Facebook has agreed to pay Australians $50 million to settle a lawsuit after users' personal details were leaked to Cambridge Analytica in a notorious breach.

Social media ban 'unenforceable', experts say

Keeping Australian children under 16 off social media will be unenforceable and tech giants should not be tasked with age verification, experts say.

Australian life expectancy falls for second year in row

Australian life expectancy has fallen for a second consecutive reporting period, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.

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