Majority of Australian youth still use social media despite ban, researchers find
2026-04-13T20:51:58Z•2e7790e2548131290c793af58347c64d6eaafe859bd4eaeb7ecfeca83d3e4a16
AustraliaBasic-FitCSAMEUFBI-takedownNCMECPII-exposureRockstar-GamesShinyHuntersW3LLcloud-analyticsdata-breachgenerative-AIlaw-enforcementphishing-kitpolicy-inquirytech-giantsyouth-social-media
What happened
Multiple security incidents and policy actions were reported: law enforcement (FBI and Indonesian agencies) disrupted the widely used W3LL phishing kit — a $500 phishing-as-a-service tool — reducing an active phishing capability. The ShinyHunters group claims to have breached systems linked to Rockstar Games (via a cloud analytics platform) and is threatening to publish stolen data. European gym chain Basic-Fit suffered a breach exposing customer personal data across several EU countries. Separately, research shows most Australian children aged 12–15 can still access social media despite a new
Why it matters
A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.
Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- therecord_media
- Record identifier
- 2e7790e2548131290c793af58347c64d6eaafe859bd4eaeb7ecfeca83d3e4a16
- Enrichment time
- 2026-04-13T20:51:58Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
This record may overlap with other records. Its enrichment can be incomplete or wrong, and machine assistance was used. Validate consequential decisions against the linked source and your own environment.