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1. Audi, Volkswagen customer data being sold on a hacking forum

   By Karlston, June 17, 2021
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   • June 17, 2021

2. Audio editor Audacity denies spyware accusation

   By aum, July 6, 2021
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   • July 6, 2021

3. Audio maker Bose discloses data breach after ransomware attack

   By mood, May 25, 2021   

   • ransomware attack
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   • May 25, 2021

4. Aurora infostealer malware increasingly adopted by cybergangs

   By alf9872000, November 22, 2022
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   • November 22, 2022

5. Australia arrests 'Pig Butchering' suspects for stealing $100 million

   By alf9872000, December 9, 2022
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   • December 9, 2022

6. Australia bans all Kaspersky products on government systems

   By Karlston, February 25   

   • kaspersky
   • australia
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   • February 25

7. Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices citing 'unacceptable security risk'

   By Karlston, February 5   

   • deepseek
   • australia
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   • 383 views
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   • February 5

8. Australia charges dev of Imminent Monitor RAT used by domestic abusers

   By Karlston, August 1, 2022
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   • August 1, 2022

9. Australia drafts Online Privacy Bill to bolster data security

   By Karlston, October 26, 2021
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   • 745 views
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   • October 26, 2021

10. Australia updates law to protect data after Optus hack

    By aum, October 6, 2022
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    • October 6, 2022

11. Australia warns of money recovery phishing luring past victims

    By Karlston, April 6, 2022   

    • australia
    • phishing
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    • April 6, 2022

12. Australia will now fine firms up to AU$50 million for data breaches

    By alf9872000, November 30, 2022
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • November 30, 2022

13. Australian charged for ‘Evil Twin’ WiFi attack on plane

    By Karlston, July 1, 2024
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    • 586 views
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    • July 1, 2024

14. Australian Clinical Labs says patient data stolen in ransomware attack

    By alf9872000, October 27, 2022
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    • October 27, 2022

15. Australian Federal Police say cybercriminals in Russia behind Medibank hack

    By aum, November 12, 2022
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    • November 12, 2022

16. Australian gold mining company Evolution Mining announces ransomware attack

    By aum, August 12, 2024
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    • August 12, 2024

17. Australian insurance firm Medibank confirms ransomware attack

    By alf9872000, October 17, 2022
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    • October 17, 2022

18. Australian police probe purported hacker's ransom demand

    By aum, September 27, 2022
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    • September 27, 2022

19. Australian Signals Directorate 50-cent coin code cracked by Tasmanian 14yo in 'just over an hour'

    By aum, September 2, 2022
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    • September 2, 2022

20. Australian woman arrested for email bombing a government office

    By alf9872000, March 2, 2023
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    • March 2, 2023

21. Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams last year

    By alf9872000, April 18, 2023
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    • April 18, 2023

22. Authorities Seize DoubleVPN Service Used by Cybercriminals

    By aum, June 30, 2021
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    • June 30, 2021

23. Autofill in Microsoft Authenticator now can generate strong passwords

    By Karlston, April 21, 2022   

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    • April 21, 2022

24. AV-Comparatives finds Microsoft Defender has one of the poorest offline detection rates

    By Karlston, April 15, 2022   

    • microsoft defender
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    • April 15, 2022

25. AV-Comparatives finds Windows Defender suffering from poor offline detection, false alarms

    By Karlston, October 14, 2022   

    • windows defender
    • av-comparatives
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 14, 2022