Australian social media ban marred by weak platform checks, tech providers sayAustralia's teen social media ban faces enforcement challenges due to platforms' weak application of available age-checking tools, not tech...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Queensland data security breach exposes data of thousands as man hacks into multiple financial service officesA significant data breach potentially impacts thousands of Queensland residents after a series of break-ins at financial service offices. J...
20 Jul, 2025, 09.03 AM IST
Qantas hack leaks data of 5.7 mn flyers; among information stolen, 1 mn phone numbers & 10,000 meal preferencesQantas Airways, Australia's major airline, has confirmed a cyber breach affecting 5.7 million customers. Hackers accessed personal data, in...
09 Jul, 2025, 09.53 AM IST
Australian airline Qantas hit by 'significant' cyberattackAustralian airline Qantas said Wednesday it was investigating a "significant" cyberattack, after hackers infiltrated a system containing se...
02 Jul, 2025, 10.50 AM IST
Qantas cyberattack becomes Australia's most significant data breach in recent years, with over six million customers exposedQantas Airways faced a cyberattack. This incident compromised personal data of six million customers. Information like names and contact de...
02 Jul, 2025, 07.07 AM IST
Australia says ports operator cyber incident 'serious'DP World Australia, which manages nearly half of the goods that flow in and out of the country, said it was looking into possible data brea...
12 Nov, 2023, 06.38 PM IST
Australia says ports operator cyber incident 'serious'The Australian government has declared a "serious and ongoing" cybersecurity incident affecting DP World Australia, a major ports operator,...
12 Nov, 2023, 11.46 AM IST
Australia Inc roiled by raft of cyber attacks since late 2022Australian firms have suffered many cyber attacks since last September, putting the spotlight on the country's understaffed cybersecurity i...
20 Jun, 2023, 11.39 AM IST
Ransomware hackers hit Australian defence communications platformThe ForceNet service, one of the external providers the defence department contracts to run its websites, has come under attack but so far ...
31 Oct, 2022, 10.57 AM IST
Major data breach at Australia's top health insurer MedibankThe company did not say how many of its 4 million customers were likely to have been affected but warned the number was likely to rise. The...
20 Oct, 2022, 12.07 PM IST
Singtel's second unit faces cyber attack weeks after Optus data breachThe breach at Optus, Australia's second-largest mobile operator, late last month compromised data of up to 10 million customers, triggering...
10 Oct, 2022, 10.07 AM IST
Optus, Australian govt clash over cyber attack amid reports of hacker retreatAustralian media reported on Tuesday that hackers have backtracked from their ransom demand of $1 million in cryptocurrency for not releasi...
27 Sep, 2022, 09.44 AM IST
Australia mulls tougher cybersecurity laws after data breachCybersecurity Minister Clare O'Neil told Australian Broadcasting Corp. the hack was an "unprecedented theft of consumer information in Aust...
26 Sep, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
Australia sues Facebook, alleges breach of user dataIn the Federal Court lawsuit, the Australian Information Commissioner accused Facebook of breaching privacy law by disclosing 311,127 users...
09 Mar, 2020, 02.34 PM IST
Malaysia, Australia hit by worst data breaches, millions left exposedMalaysia is investigating the theft of mobile-phone records for 46.2 million customers, while an online security lapse in Australia exposed...
02 Nov, 2017, 12.21 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi among 31 leaders to have personal details leaked at G20: ReportModi is among 31 world leaders whose personal details were inadvertently compromised at the G20 summit held in Australia last year, report ...
31 Mar, 2015, 07.28 AM IST
- Australian immigration officials cancel student visas of 55 Indians
These Indians were among over 150 overseas students whose visas were cancelled on returning to Australia in the last financial year.
24 Aug, 2011, 02.36 PM IST