The Australian, who’s fled to Europe, was 17 when he allegedly took part in the heist of unreleased gaming and Apache helicopter training software.
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ISPs ordered to hand over names and addresses of illegal file sharers
In a landmark case, a Hollywood studio won the rights to unmask alleged pirates of the movie The Dallas Buyers Club.
Linux Australia gets pwned, rooted, RATted and botted
Linux Australia had a bit of a nightmare Easter Weekend. While the rest of us were loafing at the beach, the Penguinistas from Down Under were owning up to a pretty extensive cyberintrusion.
G20 delegates’ personal data breached in autofill email glitch
The Australian immigration department sent an email to the wrong person, and so passport and visa details for the world’s head honchos got disclosed – a mistake the department decided didn’t warrant disclosure.
Snapchat escapes Australian cyberbullying crackdown, for now
Australia’s cyberbullying crackdown won’t see the country putting any legal muscle into forcing “smaller” social media firms like Snapchat to take down harassing content, a Parliament spokesman said on Tuesday. 
Shopping site reports 3-year-old data breach
Australian shopping website CatchOfTheDay has warned customers of a data breach dating back to 7 May 2011, urging anyone who has kept the same password at the site since that date to change it.
No login links in emails, please! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Got a minute to spare? Watch this week’s 60 Second Security…
Australian police using tower dumps to slurp mass phone data
Australian federal and state police have joined the ranks of mega-data slurpers – namely, the US, where 1 in 4 law enforcement agencies have reportedly used a “tower dump” – ordering phone providers to hand over personal information about thousands of mobile phone users, regardless of whether or not those people are under investigation.
How not to tell your customers how much you care about their security
We’ve written before about “what not to do” when sending emails to your customers. Here’s another example, with an explanation of why doing the right thing will be better for everyone – including your marketing team! – in the long run.
SCAMwatch – 5 tips to keep your friends and family out of scammers’ clutches
It’s National Consumer Fraud Week in Australia, so the government’s SCAMwatch team has published 5 straight-talking anti-scammer tips. With Aussies alone taken for more than $90M last year, this is a battle we need to keep on fighting all around the globe…