AFP referred Lehrmann interview leak to corruption watchdog
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AFP referred Lehrmann interview leak to corruption watchdog

Sources say the AFP referred the leak of sensitive legal material that surfaced in a TV interview with Lehrmann to the anti-corruption commission to determine whether its own officers were involved.

  • byAngus Thompson

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Specialist dogs called in to hunt for Samantha Murphy’s phone,watch

Specialist dogs called in to hunt for Samantha Murphy’s phone,watch

Police will move their search for the missing Ballarat mother to a targeted area outside Ballarat on Thursday,with help from Australian Federal Police dogs.

  • byLachlan Abbott
‘Crypto kings’ scamming fortunes from Australians to fuel lives of luxury
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‘Crypto kings’ scamming fortunes from Australians to fuel lives of luxury

Drug empires,life-destroying scams and extravagantly lavish lifestyles have been fuelled by a spike in cryptocurrency crime as criminals exploit its anonymity to manipulate extraordinary amounts of cash.

  • byClare Sibthorpe andPerry Duffin
‘Keep a close eye on your partner’:The industry selling spyware to jealous spouses
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Cybersecurity

‘Keep a close eye on your partner’:The industry selling spyware to jealous spouses

It’s been described as dangerous and reprehensible,but while “stalkerware” products have been removed from app stores,Australian companies are offering the chance to snoop.

  • byPatrick Begley
Medibank cyberattacker reportedly detained in Russia

Medibank cyberattacker reportedly detained in Russia

An Australian Federal Police spokesperson said it was “aware of reports” Aleksandr Ermakov had been detained for alleged cyber crimes.

  • byLachlan Abbott
Arrests over ‘Warzone’ malware used to hijack Australian devices
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Arrests over ‘Warzone’ malware used to hijack Australian devices

Authorities have dismantled an alleged cybercrime network selling subscriptions to hacking software used to target Australians,following an international operation.

  • byPatrick Begley
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Drugs,guns,corruption:Australia paid suspect companies to run offshore detention
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Drugs,guns,corruption:Australia paid suspect companies to run offshore detention

Former ASIO boss finds Home Affairs failed to conduct adequate due diligence when issuing contracts that led to public money being paid to suspected criminals and corrupt officials.

  • byNick McKenzie,Michael Bachelard andAmelia Ballinger
Counter-terrorism police ‘fed fixation’ of autistic boy with IQ of 71

Counter-terrorism police ‘fed fixation’ of autistic boy with IQ of 71

Officers fell “profoundly short” of the minimum standards expected after an undercover agent posing as an extremist engaged with a 13-year-old online,a Melbourne magistrate has found.

  • byAlex Crowe
Fourteen months to out Medibank hacker is too long
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Cybersecurity

Fourteen months to out Medibank hacker is too long

The Albanese government’s naming of a Russian cyber thief responsible for the 2022 Medibank Private hack is a belated but welcome first in combating the rampant increase in cybercrime.

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Dark web detectives say abuse videos traced to NSW holiday town
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Child abuse

Dark web detectives say abuse videos traced to NSW holiday town

A Port Macquarie man has been charged with producing child abuse videos for the dark web. Officers tracked him down using clues hidden in plain sight.

  • byPerry Duffin
Unemployed with $3.6m cash in his bedroom:How AFP caught this Perth ‘money runner’
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Unemployed with $3.6m cash in his bedroom:How AFP caught this Perth ‘money runner’

The man was arrested after a covert operation tracked him acting suspiciously,visiting parks,bushland areas and secluded car parks late at night.

  • byHeather McNeill