Cyber Crime

Adelaide University says access to the cloud-based learning platform Canvas is back online after a data breach last week, but some students have criticised the institution's communication about the incident.

Australian universities and education departments have begun regaining access to online learning platform Canvas, after being caught up in a breach last week. However, the deadline set by the hackers continues to count down.

Hundreds of thousands of students have been unable to access schoolwork or submit assessments as access to Canvas has been paused. 

The international learning management software Canvas, used by various universities and schools, was hacked on Saturday. One of the facilities impacted says some of its data has been accessed by a "criminal third party".

Cyber criminals have hacked Sri Lanka's finance ministry, stealing millions of dollars destined to repay Australia.

Local banks, power providers and infrastructure firms do not have access to test their systems against a powerful new AI cybersecurity risk, Anthropic's Mythos, which has not been made public.

New research suggests Australians are leaving themselves vulnerable to cybercrime through their public social media accounts. 

A 22-year-old Adelaide man who allegedly went on a "cybercrime spree", targeting several government departments and a courthouse, will remain behind bars until at the least the end of the year.

An Adelaide teenager who was the first person charged under new nationwide laws aimed at tackling adult deepfake pornography has pleaded guilty to two counts of creating or altering sexual material without consent.

Almost 12,000 scam websites have been shut down by Australia's financial regulator in a year as it continues a "cat-and-mouse game" with cybercriminals.

In a matter of minutes, Ash Raso lost access to everything from her email address to her social media accounts and even banking. She is among a growing number of younger Australians falling victim to cybercrime.

Hospitals across the nation are on alert after an Iranian cyber militia linked to the Islamic regime hacked a US multinational that supplies critical equipment to Australia.  

As the first case under new anti-deepfake legislation goes before the courts, authorities and experts say the rise in the creation of the non-consensual sexually explicit material is concerning.

More than half of Australian adults are worried about AI being used to cause them harm, and almost as many fear falling victim to a crime enabled by the technology, a report found.

A suppression order has been lifted on the identity of the first South Australian man to be prosecuted for allegedly creating and sharing sexually explicit deepfake images.

A judge in Washington has sentenced Australian man Peter Williams to 87 months in prison for selling sensitive information to a Russian broker.

A cyber attack at Hazeldenes chicken processing plant in central Victoria has stalled production and left butchers and pubs across the state without chicken.

Hackers break into Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country's exiled former prince and calling on security forces to lay down their weapons.

The reporter had previously reported on the Trump administration's efforts to fire hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

Several defendants told the court their comments were intended as humour or satire.