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Cyber threats, cost blowouts: $969 million health overhaul facing rocky start

A huge project modernising the medical records of NSW patients has received a fail mark on its cybersecurity just months before it is due to be rolled out.

  • Angus Thomson

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The Australian Signals Directorate warned artificial intelligence would accelerate cyber attacks.

The weakest link: Stolen staff passwords now the biggest cyber threat to workplaces

Two in five critical security incidents affecting large companies, governments and universities now come from compromised accounts and credentials.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Qantas Airways suffered a data breach in June and now the hackers are demanding $1 million.

The clock’s ticking for Qantas on ransom deadline, but does it matter?

The criminals behind the data breach that affected the airline are making a noise, but there is no reason to give them what they want.

  • Elizabeth Knight
High end luxury brand Louis Vuitton has confirmed that Australian customers have been caught up in a data breach.

High-end heist: Australians caught up in Louis Vuitton data breach

It took the luxury brand three weeks to notify affected customers, with birthdates and contact details stolen.

  • David Swan

Qantas customers face wait until ‘next week’ for details of data hack

The airline says frequent flyer accounts are secure and it will “review everything”, including call centre operations.

  • Chris Zappone
NSW hospitals are at risk of hacks because of lax cybersecurity standards, a leaked government audit has revealed

Sensitive NSW medical records at risk of falling into hackers’ hands, damning leak reveals

The state’s public hospitals are failing to meet cybersecurity standards despite measures costing taxpayers $40 million a year, a leaked government audit has revealed.

  • Angus Thomson
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Hackers claim to have compromised a prominent Perth medical research facility.

Perth’s Harry Perkins medical research institute under cyber-attack

A ransomware group known as Medusa says the 4.6 terabytes of data includes vision from internal security cameras and is now freely available on the dark web.

  • Michael Genovese
Ong walked out of court with a suspended prison sentence.

Perth university student avoids jail after hacking into UWA’s system

Ming Han Ong, 24, is an aspiring software engineer. During his sentencing in Perth Magistrate’s Court on Friday, the court heard he hacked the system for the challenge.

  • Jamie Freestone
The impact on Guardian Australia is minimal to date, and so far, customer data has not been impacted.

Guardian Australia staff sent home after cyberattack takes out systems

Guardian Media Group is continuing to grapple with the aftermath of what it says is a ransomware attack.

  • Zoe Samios
Medibank warned on Wednesday that more customer data would be uploaded to the dark web.

Hacks expose Australia as years behind on cybersecurity

In the past few days the Australian victims of cyberhacking must feel like they have woken up in a nightmare.

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