An inquiry into the rising threat of right wing extremism has delivered a set of options to roll back the hatred, including a new national hate crimes database.
Duncan Evans
The world’s most powerful spy alliance has issued a rare warning amid concerns young Aussies and minors are being radicalised online at an alarming new rate.
Ryan Bourke
SMS scammers pretending to be banks, government services and other companies will be crippled by a new SMS ID register.
New research has revealed most Aussie banks are failing to fully protect customers from email and phishing scams.
Emma Kirk
Australian workers are falling for bogus phishing attacks at almost twice the global rate, concerning research shows.
Blair Jackson
A new report has revealed a worrying increase in cybercriminal attacks on wealthy private schools, using sinister techniques to hack sensitive data.
Alexandra Feiam
Hundreds of thousands of Australians who had their data stolen can breathe a sigh of relief.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Australians have been warned about a cruel scam website that claims to promote a “cost-of-living bonus payment” from Centrelink.
Victims of scams could have an easier time getting compensation with the federal government announcing the latest crackdown on fraudsters.
An urgent warning has been issued after hundreds of Australians were targeted in a terrifying extortion scam.
The Albanese government says it’s holding ‘big tech to account’ and age limits for kids on social media are the first step.
Duncan Evans, Aisling Brennan and Jessica Wang
Australian Defence personnel have helped rescue the crew of a New Zealand Navy ship that ran aground before capsizing and sinking off the coast of Samoa.
By Lucy Craymer
Australians’ private information is being shared hundreds of times a day with online advertisers who resell and distribute it to unknown parties, putting people at risk of targeted scams.
The eye-watering cost of cyber attacks on small businesses across the country has been revealed, with one business owner revealing he was forced to start again.
Parents are begging to raise social media age restrictions even further than 16, warning that “tech companies now own our children”.
The areas of Australia most targeted by scammers have been revealed, and two factors in particular are at play.
A cheeky hacker has combined a school named after former prime minister Bob Hawke and a viral catchphrase with X-rated results.
Meta has added stronger protections for underage users on its Instagram platform, but the government has said that won’t change its plan to crackdown on age restrictions.
Aussies scammed out of millions of dollars have revealed the one change they want and the cruel detail at the heart of their pursuits for relief from their banks.
Blake Antrobus
As the PM shores up plans for a social media ban for Aussie teenagers, Facebook’s head of global affairs has called the proposal a ‘whack-a-mole nightmare’ for parents.
Amazon executives are being grilled on the company’s murky development of AI and how audio recordings from inside homes are used.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is suing the nation's largest market operator, ASX Limited, for alleged misleading statements.
Holly Hales
Australia does not have enough cybersecurity specialists to protect consumers from further data breaches, a report warns, amid calls for greater training.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
The new program will allow Aussies to securely use their phone to share personal information, instead of handing over sensitive documents such as their passport.
Jessica Wang
