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Australian police blame Russian hackers for medical records leak

Hackers have demanded $10m to stop releasing sensitive medical information on dark web.

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Afternoon Update: Russians behind Medibank cyber-attack; global emissions hit new record; and Victorian election analysis

Elon Musk says ‘bankruptcy isn’t out of the question’ just three weeks into Twitter reign; Australian Covid cases on the rise

The Guardian - AU

What do we know about REvil, the Russian ransomware gang likely behind the Medibank cyber attack?

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw on Friday confirmed police believe the criminal group behind the recent Medibank cyber attack is from Russia. Kershaw said their intelligence points to a

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‘We know who you are’: Australian police say Russian cybercriminals behind Medibank hack

Commissioner Reece Kershaw says AFP has ‘significant runs on the scoreboard when it comes to bringing overseas offenders back to face justice’

The Guardian - AU

Russia responds after AFP Commissioner says Medibank hackers based in Russia

AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw says the cyber criminals behind the Medibank attack are "operating like a business with affiliates and associates who are supporting the business".

ABC News

Record threats against MPs during election

A dedicated federal police taskforce set up to protect candidates during the federal election assessed a record number of threats.

AAP

Medibank confirms names, addresses, birthdays posted to dark web by hackers after ransom deadline passes

Medibank confirms that the criminals responsible for stealing customer data have released some of that information on a dark web forum.

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Data breach penalty laws pass lower house

Companies could soon face bigger penalties for data breaches, after new laws passed the lower house.

AAP

Record number of threats during election

The Australian Federal Police is reviewing how it assesses risks against parliamentarians after a record number of incidents during the election campaign.

AAP

Police keeping an eye on repatriated Syria cohort

Police counter-terrorism teams are monitoring four women and 13 children returned from detention camps in Syria.

The New Daily

Medibank data leak threatened by cybercriminal as class action lawsuits loom

A cybercriminal individual or group demanding a ransom threatens to release Medibank client data within the next day as Australia's largest health insurer faces a possible class action over the hacking of sensitive information for 9.7 million current and former customers.

ABC News

Police investigating returned Syria cohort

Australian Federal Police is investigating whether repatriated Australian women and children from a Syrian detention camp have broken any domestic laws.

AAP

AFP backs new global financial crime plan

Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw says Interpol is set to unveil a new 'silver notice' to globally track money belonging to criminals.

AAP

Young and sick children to be first Australians repatriated from Syrian detention camps

About 60 wives, sons and daughters of slain or jailed IS combatants to be rescued from Roj camp, but some women face arrest upon return to Australia

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The Guardian - AU

ACT government to decriminalise possession of small amounts of drugs including cocaine and heroin

Under new laws, anyone found with amount that falls within threshold will be fined, but not charged

ABC News

The Loop: The AFP's warning on organised crime, Queensland wins Origin I, and the NSW Premier makes a meme

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The Guardian - AU

Five Eyes must ramp up fight against rising organised crime, AFP commissioner warns

Pandemic has contributed to ‘destabilisation of world order’ leading to weaponisation of technology, Reece Kershaw says

ABC News

AFP warns Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group that foreign governments are supporting organised crime in Australia

Drug cartels and other organised crime groups are being infiltrated and assisted by hostile foreign governments to launder dirty cash and peddle illegal substances in Australia, says the AFP Commissioner.

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Federal police begin sacking officers opposed to vaccine mandate

Termination orders begin against sworn federal officers refusing to comply with the commissioner's orders.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine president addresses parliament; Putin a ‘war criminal’, PM says – as it happened

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AAP

Sino-Solomons pact forces military rethink

The defence force's joint operations chief says Chinese navy vessels in the Solomons would change Australian military operations.

ABC News

Four arrested at Cotter campground as Convoy to Canberra protesters evicted from Exhibition Park

Four people connected with the Convoy to Canberra protest are arrested for camping illegally at the Cotter River, as it's revealed a man in possession of a firearm was also found with plans of Parliament House.

The Guardian - AU

AFP on alert for domestic protests, disinformation and foreign interference as election looms

Commissioner warns disinformation may incite violence and threatens ‘integrity of our institutions and the election itself’

AAP

Foreign interference on rise: police chief

The Australian Federal Police commissioner says a number of foreign interference plots have been disrupted in the past 18 months.

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