Denial,complacency,anger:the stages of an Optus data breach victim

Denial,complacency,anger:the stages of an Optus data breach victim

I guard my passport ferociously as a kind of ultimate ID,and the possibility that criminals may have those details is deeply disturbing.

  • byLeonie Wood

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‘Bloody useless’:Companies could be forced to report data breaches after hacks

‘Bloody useless’:Companies could be forced to report data breaches after hacks

The Albanese government has been left frustrated with the previous government’s much-hyped critical infrastructure laws in responding to the Optus cyberattack.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Optus hack shows Albo-dextrous PM can make the right calls

Optus hack shows Albo-dextrous PM can make the right calls

The government’s management of the crisis has been remarkable. Not only because it’s been relatively effective and purposeful. But because of everything else going on around it.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Companies face data cull as Optus liable for multimillion-dollar fines

Companies face data cull as Optus liable for multimillion-dollar fines

Companies appear to be hoarding vast troves of customer data for commercial benefit,Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said.

  • byMatthew Knott andNick Bonyhady
Hacked WA Optus customers to be offered replacement driver’s licences

Hacked WA Optus customers to be offered replacement driver’s licences

Premier Mark McGowan confirmed anyone whose licence number was involved in the leak would be able to get a new one – and,like other state premiers,he wants Optus to foot the bill.

  • byHamish Hastie
Flat-footed response aggravates anxiety of Optus attack

Flat-footed response aggravates anxiety of Optus attack

The telco,state and federal governments and a host of other related parties have taken too long to take basic steps to protect customers whose data has been stolen.

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Why the Optus boss is unlikely to survive the data hack
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Why the Optus boss is unlikely to survive the data hack

If Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil is to be believed – and the experts seem to have lined up behind her – Kelly Bayer Rosmarin and Optus are particularly exposed.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Famed satirist falls victim to scam photographer and her broken camera
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Famed satirist falls victim to scam photographer and her broken camera

When Bryan Dawe came across a “Palestinian photographer” on social media last year,he could not have known the interaction would force him to shut down his social media accounts,expose him to vile extortion threats and embroil him in a futile battle with Facebook’s owners.

  • byCameron Houston
Ready,set,dough:The hide-and-seek game with $100k up for grabs

Ready,set,dough:The hide-and-seek game with $100k up for grabs

There’s nothing like “the heart-pounding madness” of Hunted,in which 18 citizens try to outrun a crack team of investigators.

  • byKarl Quinn
‘Prince charming’ Tinder swindlers targeted women for years

‘Prince charming’ Tinder swindlers targeted women for years

Those behind a Tinder swindle scam who conned a NZ woman out of half a million dollars appear to have been targeting women around the world using the same methods.

  • bySam Sherwood
How a ‘prince charming’ Tinder swindler conned a woman out of $500,000

How a ‘prince charming’ Tinder swindler conned a woman out of $500,000

Like many modern day romance stories,it began by swiping right on Tinder. What followed has left one woman hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket by a man she believed was the love of her life.

  • bySam Sherwood