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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2023,

updated Feb 08, 2023

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Sydney man to perform community service over Optus scam bid

=> ↺ Sydney man to perform community service over Optus scam bid

“The AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Centre continues to work around the clock to protect customers affected by recent data breaches who are at risk from identity fraud.”

Optus announced the breach on 22 September last year, and there were fears that the data of as many as 9.8 million Australians could have been exposed.

Eleven days after this announcement, Optus finally made it clear that 2.1 million of its customers had some form of ID exposed.

The attacker initially exposed the data of some 200 customers, presumably as some kind of lure.

Later, he/she said that the data of 10,000 people would be made public for five days, and released the first lot.

But soon after that, the attacker appeared to develop cold feet and deleted all the data, issuing an apology as well.

Security flaw in EE Smart Hub router fixed after Which? report

=> ↺ Security flaw in EE Smart Hub router fixed after Which? report

A major household router was patched after Which? testing revealed it could be exploited – here's what to do if you own one

Which banks have the best online and app security? [Ed: More secure is in-person at the branch]

=> ↺ Which banks have the best online and app security?

Which? reveals the most secure homes for your money, whether you bank online or via an app

Malware Delivered through Google Search

=> ↺ Malware Delivered through Google Search

Criminals using Google search ads to deliver malware...

Causing incidents with in-flight entertainment systems

=> ↺ Causing incidents with in-flight entertainment systems

Some odd things have happened on airplanes recently. The voice on the PA system on an American Airlines flight was one of these.

Therapy centre extortion suspect held in France requests Finnish attorney

=> ↺ Therapy centre extortion suspect held in France requests Finnish attorney

Julius Kivimäki is suspected of crimes including aggravated computer breach, aggravated attempted extortion, aggravated dissemination of information violating personal privacy, extortion, among others.

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