Health insurance giant Medibank is being sued by the information watchdog after the personal information of 9.7 million Australians was stolen. The Australian Information Commissioner announced on Wednesday it had filed civil penalty proceedings over the October 2022 data breach. Sensitive information, including names, date of births, and Medicare numbers,Continue Reading
Three-quarters of Australians have been the target of delivery scams, according to the latest research from Australia Post. About 25 per cent of those who received a fake delivery or package message from scammers, unwillingly become the victim of identity theft or suffered a financial loss of up to $20,000.Continue Reading
Dark web group Shiny Hunters claims to have hacked hundreds of millions of customer details from Ticketmaster and Live Nation. The group is trying to sell the information for $US500,000 on the dark web, which they say includes 1.3 terabytes of customer data. It is not yet known if AustraliansContinue Reading
A record 1.8 million Australians saw $2.2bn of their savings spent or withdrawn after their credit card details were stolen across the 2022-23 financial year. Released on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Personal Fraud Survey reported an increase in unauthorised credit card payments, up from 1.7 million in 2021-22,Continue Reading
A scientist was fired by the Bureau of Meteorology after he was caught secretly working from overseas for multiple weeks. Research scientist Diandong Ren lodged an unfair dismissal application to the Fair Work Commission in July 2023, claiming his sacking by the bureau was harsh, unjust or unreasonable. The BOMContinue Reading
Just when you thought it was safe to be back on the laptop, tech-heads have revealed a fake browser update that infects Apple computers with a type of malware that hijacks passwords and money, as reported by the New York Post. Dubbed the “ClearFake” scam, the cybernetic Trojan horse hasContinue Reading
Thousands of email accounts are on the chopping block as Google attempts a widescale crackdown on Gmail users. The company announced in May that onwards from December it would be deleting accounts that hadn’t been active for two years – with users being urged to log in if they wantContinue Reading
A short clip of what appears to be popular Indian star Rashmika Mandanna entering an elevator has blown up in India and received condemnation across the world. At first glance, the video looks to be a harmless clip of the 27-year-old Bollywood star – who has 39 million Instagram followersContinue Reading
When Sydney man Faisal* bought himself a new car, he never imagined it would turn his world upside down for the next five years. Since 2018, Faisal* has been dealing with the fallout of identity theft and as recently as this month, debt collectors were chasing him over purchases theContinue Reading
Thousands of Google accounts are set to be deleted from the end of the year after the tech giant updated its inactivity window. In a memo sent to Google users this weekend, the company confirmed it will delete any account that has not been used for two or more years.Continue Reading