Majority of Australian youth still use social media despite ban, researchers find

2026-04-13T20:51:58Z2e7790e2548131290c793af58347c64d6eaafe859bd4eaeb7ecfeca83d3e4a16
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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

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