A family has lost $60,000 to scammers after their data was compromised in the Optus hack. Scams are expected to cost Australians $4 billion this year alone. 7NEWS at 6pm. More local news: 7news.com.au/news/qld #7NEWS | 7NEWS Brisbane

What is Facebook doing with your phone number? Two-factors authentication, or 2FA, is a security feature that helps protect your Facebook account in addition to your password. Alarmingly, recent reports say that the phone numbers provided by users for the express purpose of 2FA are now made searchable across the platform by default. Privacy International has written Facebook asking if these reports are true, whether this is a policy, and what are they doing to fix the problem. Read our letter an