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thenightly. com. au > world > hantavirus-outbreak-two-crew-members-on-mv-hondius-require-urgent-medical-care-after-three-die-one-in-icu-c-22234972

Aussies trapped on horror cruise ship linked to three deaths

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (498+ words) Australians among the almost 150 people aboard a cruise ship which has become the epicentre of a hantavirus outbreak. Four Australians are stuck aboard a cruise ship, which has become the epicentre of a virus outbreak linked to three deaths. Almost…...

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thenightly. com. au > society > technology > banks-warned-by-australian-prudential-regulation-authority-to-lift-their-game-on-tackling-ai-risks-c-22214685

Banks cop grim warning over serious AI hacking threats

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (895+ words) Australia's banks, insurers and super funds have been warned by their regulator they are unprepared for the threat of AI-related fraud. Australia's banks have been warned by the Federal Government they need to do a better job of preparing for…...

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thenightly. com. au > opinion > why-ai-could-be-the-frankenstein-monster-anthropic-built-c-22142586

Why AI could be the Frankenstein's monster Anthropic built

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (631+ words) AI's rapid advancement and latest threat to online banking's security shows its development poses big risks to regulators and humanity. Regulators, banks and governments have raised the alarm that Anthropic's new Mythos AI model poses risks to online security and…...

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thenightly. com. au > politics > hackers-breach-fbi-director-patels-personal-email-c-22060766

Hackers breach FBI director Patel's personal email

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (352+ words) On their website, the hacker group Handala Hack Team said Patel "will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims. Many of the records appeared to relate to his personal travels and business from more than 10 years…...

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thenightly. com. au > business > big-banks-austrac-race-to-uncover-1-billion-ai-driven-mortgage-fraud-scams-c-21957185

AUSTRAC scrambles to uncover $1 billion mortgage fraud

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (724+ words) Regulators and banks have moved to share data with each other in a bid to get to the bottom of a mortgage fraud of an unknown scope and size. Financial crime regulator AUSTRAC and Australia's big banks are scrambling to…...

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thenightly. com. au > australia > australian-officials-suspect-singaporean-company-paid-optus-ransomware-after-massive-2022-data-breach--c-21908898

Singaporean company suspected to have paid Optus ransomware

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (437+ words) Senior officials involved in the government's response to the massive Optus customer data breach in 2022 believe the telco's Singaporean owner agreed to an undisclosed payment to end the damaging ransomware incident. Numerous figures from the intelligence community, and inside the…...

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thenightly. com. au > society > technology > aws-outage-update-amazon-web-services-cloudfront-experience-global-outage-operation-issue-c-21597705

Major Amazon issue caused global internet chaos

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (235+ words) A major internet issue is causing global chaos online, as a key Amazon service goes down. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Front is currently causing DNS resolution errors worldwide. "We can confirm errors for DNS resolution for some Cloud Front…...

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thenightly. com. au > australia > abc-news-facebook-page-hacked-adult-content-featuring-bonnie-blue-posted-anthony-albanese-eats-sausage-c-21437701

ABC Facebook page hacked: Explicit images posted

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (105+ words) The posts came just after 1. 20pm AEDT, when the page's banner was changed to an image of British Only Fans creator Bonnie Blue. A separate post featured a headshot of adult content performer Lily Phillips, while another showed Anthony Albanese mid-bite…...

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thenightly. com. au > australia > investment-scams-business-email-compromise-and-money-mules-the-biggest-scams-for-2026-and-how-to-avoid-them-c-21156352

Investment scams, business email compromise and money mules: The biggest scams for 2026 and how to avoid them

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1165+ words) Fraud experts are warning Australians to be on high alert to both old and emerging scam types in 2026 after a year of devastating losses which saw victims fleeced of home deposits and entire life savings. So far this year Australians…...