crime
Bikies hack key fobs to steal cars
Rash of rustled Jeep Wranglers.
Jun 1 2017 9:31AM
Optus topples $4m attempted murder compo case
Overturns damages in 15-year-old suit.
Feb 21 2017 6:42AM
US charges three Chinese nationals over law firm hacks
Allegedly used corporate data for insider trading.
Dec 28 2016 9:23AM
Thousands of UK online bank accounts raided
Tesco Bank freezes online transactions.
Nov 8 2016 6:43AM
Brandis wants two-year jail sentence for re-identifying govt data
Researchers not automatically exempt.
Oct 12 2016 5:07PM
Govt will make it a crime to re-identify anonymised data
Changes to Privacy Act coming.
Sep 28 2016 5:33PM
HEIST attack breaches HTTPS in the browser
Can tap into HTTPS comms without MITM position.
Aug 5 2016 5:16AM
Chinese hacker jailed over attempt to steal defence blueprints
Corporate espionage targeted fighter jet plans.
Jul 14 2016 10:05AM
Alleged celebrity iCloud hacker to plead guilty
Faces up to five years for 2014 breaches.
Jul 5 2016 11:37AM
Malaysian immigration officials fired for sabotaging passport system
Outages allowed people to enter country undetected.
Jun 1 2016 2:00PM
Journalist handed two-year sentence for role in hack
Will fight conviction and sentence.
Apr 14 2016 11:07AM
NSW pawnbrokers forced to share device MAC addresses
Police crack down on PC, smartphone theft.
Jan 21 2016 11:34AM
Online fraudsters top Aussie cybercrime blacklist
Authorities field 39,000 complaints in a year.
Jan 18 2016 12:06PM
Cops arrest suspected DDoS extortion gang leader
Australian police help flush out alleged DD4BC boss.
Jan 13 2016 11:30AM
UK privacy watchdog wants to be able to send data thieves to prison
Resumes campaign for new powers.
Jan 12 2016 6:58AM
SA MP tries to outlaw flying drones over homes
Wants up to six months prison for those caught breaching privacy.
Nov 24 2015 12:59PM
NSW citizens face jail for possessing files for 3D-printed guns
Up to 14 years in prison.
Nov 23 2015 10:34AM
Sexual assault complaints caught up in Qld Education hack
More than 600 records accessed, 16 people notified.
Nov 13 2015 11:55AM
S Central boss sentenced to jail
Handed almost five years for falsifying books to access $4.8m.
Nov 13 2015 10:29AM
Gold Coast cops given state's first body-worn cameras
Police keep power to record when they want.
Nov 11 2015 12:11PM
