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News live: Australians warned not to reuse passwords as almost half the nation experienced cybercrime last year

australia newsAugust 13, 2025
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News live: Australians warned not to reuse passwords as almost half the nation experienced cybercrime last year
About 50% of people use the same password for more than one account. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking new...

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Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then my colleague Nick Visser will be in the hot seat.

Almost half of Australians experienced some form of cybercrime last year, according to a study by the Australian Institute of Criminology, with close to 22% of people experiencing some sort of identity crime. In response, the federal government is urging people not to reuse online passwords and make sure they have multi-factor authentication on devices. More details in a minute.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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