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A vyber expert has warned the global tech outage could be a ‘dress rehearsal’ for a cyber terror attack

Outage a warning for ‘cyber warfare’

A major tech outage dubbed the “biggest the world has ever seen” could be a “dress rehearsal” for what a cyber terror attack could look like, an expert has warned.

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Internet explodes after cashier sacked

Viral video that led to a hardware store checkout worker being sacked has been viewed millions of times, sparking a massive internet debate.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -NewsWire Photos APRIL 12 2023 - A general view of a person seen on a mobile phone in the Pitt Street Mall in Sydney CBD. Picture NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Decades-behind laws leaving Aussies exposed

A prominent human rights lawyer says lagging, decades-old laws have left Australians exposed to a rapidly advancing phenomenon.

David William Wonnocott (left) has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Brittany Higgins and her husband David Sharaz (right). Picture: NewsWire

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Higgins ‘fearful’ after vicious death threat

Former political staffer Brittany Higgins and her husband were “fearful for their safety” after a man threatened to kill them and their dog in an online tirade.

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The Twitter accounts for ABC shows Insiders and News Breakfast, as well as ABC Politics, will be shut down over Sunday and Monday.

ABC ditches Twitter accounts

The Twitter accounts for two of Aunty’s biggest shows and a third ABC account will be shut down over the next week.

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Major bank’s move against scammers

A sneaky new texting scam is deceiving thousands of Australians but one company has come up with a way to stop them in their tracks.

Generic photo of ABC News and Nine News microphones at press conference, Saturday, November 27, 2021 - Picture: Richard Walker

ABC report ‘should never have aired’: boss

A report about Alice Springs breached the broadcaster’s impartiality guidelines, and the managing director has conceded it should never have aired.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER, 20, 2020: A security camera at the family home where Melissa Caddick was last seen at Dover Heights in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Joel Carrett

New detail in China ‘spy cam’ saga

Officials have confirmed they are ripping out Chinese-made surveillance cameras across the country, with the devices found in the offices of federal MPs.

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‘Cunning’: Special day con artists love

Australians have lost millions to scammers on this one special day. Now, singles are warned not to trust someone who may seem too good to be true.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos DECEMBER 18, 2022: Members of the public are seen using their phone as the personal data of Australians is being stolen at a rate of more than 20 times above the global average new research reveals. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Secret report into Optus hack under fire

A secret report into the government’s handling of the Medibank and Optus data breach fallouts is unlikely to ever be made public.

ABC websites suffer major outage

ABC websites are back up after an unknown error knocked out digital ABC content across the country for a short time.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA Newswire Photos FEBUARY 13 2022:Fans are seen gathered outside the Today Show Studios in North Sydney waiting to see Logan Paul the famous Youtuber. Picture: NCA Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

Chaotic scenes as Youtuber fans stampede

An American YouTube star has created a frenzy on a Sydney street after he greeted fans from a balcony causing a stampede.

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SALEM, NH - JANUARY 28: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Republican State Committee's Annual Meeting on January 28, 2023 in Salem, New Hampshire. In his first campaign events since announcing his plans to run for president for a third time, the former President will also be speaking today in South Carolina, both early-voting states. Scott Eisen/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Scott Eisen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts restored

Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram pages have been reactivated after a two-year suspension. See what it means.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 01, 2021: Robert De Rose who recently had his Apple iPhone explode in his pocket and is not the only victim. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

Shock number of scam texts sent to Aussies

The eye-watering number of scam texts intended to be sent to Australian phones has been revealed as a major telco becomes the first to fall foul of new rules.

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