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All Australians repatriated from Syria have been assessed to be a low terror risk and their return did not affect the lowering of the terrorism threat level.

Asio says the risk of attack has changed as fewer extremists likely to act

Greens senator labels letters ‘disgraceful’ as Liberal MP accuses Clare O’Neil of ‘throwing her department under the bus’

A Department of Home Affairs bungle has left many asylum seekers distressed after they were told they had to leave the country.

The Australian government is launching an offensive against cybercriminals, following a data breach that has exposed millions of people’s personal information.

The federal government will consider making it illegal to pay the ransom demands of cyber criminals as part of its review of the national cybersecurity strategy. Home Affairs minister Clare O’Neil confirmed the government would “look at” the complex issue of ransomware payments after a series of high-profile data breaches,…

Group releases file containing hundreds of customer claims as government considers banning ransom payments for cybercrime

Russian hackers have released more sensitive information and are threatening more is to come, as Medibank faces potential legal action over the hack.

When the Australian health insurer Medibank Private Ltd was hit with a ransomware attack last month, it provided regular updates to its customers, including the revelation that personal information from nearly 10 million of them was exposed. It also followed the government’s guidance on how to respond to the extortion…