Cyber Crime

Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov, who was named responsible for the 2022 Medibank hack, has reportedly been detained in Russia over alleged cyber crimes.

Outgoing ATO boss Chris Jordan said "Australians love their work-related expense deductions" and abolishing them in favour of lower personal income tax rates "would be a big step". 

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face a last-ditch legal challenge this week to stop his extradition from Britain to the US, in what his wife has described as a matter of life or death.

Vida and a man she'd met online messaged every day for weeks. Their chat history shows how scammers gained her trust — and stole $32,000 she borrowed from friends and family.

Abigail* says her ex-husband used his technology skills to control and monitor both in and out of their relationship. Experts say common apps are being misused to stalk victims of domestic violence.

A former CIA software engineer was sentenced to 40 years in prison for what the US government described as the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child sexual abuse images and videos.

A Chinese embassy official confronts Australia's new cyber ambassador after he told a gathering of diplomats in Canberra that Beijing was responsible for a series of devastating online attacks against this country.

Australia's consumer rights watchdog sees a sharp increase in Australians citing the popular accommodation site when reporting they've been scammed.

As non-consensual and sexually explicit images of Swift began circulating widely on social media platforms, fans quickly mobilised the hashtag #ProtectTaylorSwift. How politicians respond could change the future of AI. 

The United States and the United Kingdom have joined Australia in sanctioning Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov over what they say is his role in the Medibank Private data breach.

Australian authorities have confirmed that Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov is a member of the Russian hacking syndicate REvil.

The Australian government is using Magnitsky-style sanctions for the first time to punish a Russian man over the 2022 Medibank Private data breach. But what impact will they have on him and how will the move help curb cyber crime?

The government publicly names the 33-year-old Russian citizen and "cyber criminal" it says is behind the the data breach but doesn't go into specifics about his role in the attack. 

The Australian government has imposed sanctions against Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov over his role in the Medibank Private data breach.

The technology giant says the intrusion started in late November, but was only discovered on January 12.

Credential stuffing has long been used as a form of cyber crime, but a recent rise in attacks has affected thousands of Australians. Here's what credential stuffing is, how it works, and how you can protect yourself.

Some of The Iconic's customers have been caught out by the aftershocks of a "credential stuffing" attack, but a cybersecurity expert says common shortcuts have put shoppers at greater risk without them knowing.

Online retailer The Iconic has failed to provide basic security measures to verify its customers' payment details when placing an order, putting its 2.1 million customers at risk of being defrauded, cybersecurity experts say

Online retailer The Iconic has vowed to refund customers who have been left out of pocket by thousands of dollars after their accounts were compromised and fraudulent orders were made without their permission.

Hours after replying to a message he thought was from Australia Post, fraudsters were spending his money at a local store. He says his experience with the bank and police left him feeling defeated.

A suspected Russian ransomware hack on Victoria's court systems was the first major reported cyber attack on Australia's justice system — but a look overseas shows courts are popular targets for criminals.

The 17-year-old was found alive but "cold and scared" in a tent in the Utah wilderness.

Recordings of hearings including witness testimony from highly sensitive cases may have been accessed or stolen from Victoria's court system in an attack discovered in the lead-up to the Christmas break.

Probiotic company Yakult Australia is hit by a cyber attack, resulting in 95 gigabytes of data, including sensitive employee data, being published on the dark web, the ABC can confirm.

Life Saving Victoria says cyber hackers accessed one of its servers in late November. It says the personal information accessed was limited.