Cyber Crime: Types, Impact, and How to Defend Against Digital Crime

Cyber crime covers illegal activities carried out using computers, networks, or the internet. Common forms include ransomware, phishing, identity theft, financial fraud, DDoS attacks, and supply-chain compromises. These crimes target individuals, businesses, and critical infrastructure, causing financial loss, reputational damage, and data breaches. Law enforcement, security teams, and private companies combat cyber crime with threat intelligence, incident response, digital forensics, and public-private cooperation. Prevention depends on strong security hygiene—patching systems, enforcing MFA, training employees, and using endpoint protection.

Qantas Data Breach 2025: 6 Million Customer Profiles Exposed in Major Cyber Attack

Qantas Data Breach 2025: 6 Million Customer Profiles Exposed in Major Cyber Attack

Ravi Jain
Focuses on a significant cyberattack experienced by Qantas in 2025, which potentially exposed personal data for up to 6 million customers, including names, emails, and frequent flyer numbers. It details the incident's timeline, the compromised information, and Qantas's immediate response, emphasizing that sensitive financial data remained secure and flight operations were unaffected. Furthermore, the source places the Qantas breach within a larger context of increasing cyber threats to the aviation industry and Australian organizations, highlighting the FBI's warnings about groups like Scattered Spider and the overall rise in data breaches in Australia. Finally, it offers advice for affected customers on how to protect themselves and concludes by underscoring the importance of robust cybersecurity measures for all businesses, using the Qantas incident as a cautionary example. ... Read More