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Wellington crash Sheldon 6, and Shane Shorey 7 were killed when an out-of-control car hit them as they walked home from the local pool. Eldest brother Mark was also hit but escaped with minor injuries , From source:, Picture from dads facebook page https://www.facebook.com/shorey77,

X Factor singer slams ‘heartless’ scams

A former X Factor singer has called scammers a ‘waste of space’ for using his name and a family tragedy to con people into donating to fake fundraisers.

Pauline Hanson in Townsville to endorse her One Nation Candidate for Thuringowa, Troy Thompson. Picture: Alix Sweeney

Cheeky move likely to enrage Hanson

Quick-thinking internet users have pounced after Pauline Hanson’s domain expired, with users now directed to the last place you’d expect.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (left) and NSW Minister for Services Victor Dominello speak to the media after inspecting a new Service NSW bus at Revesby in Sydney, Tuesday, February 12, 2019. (AAP Image/ Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

State slammed over response to cyber hack

The NSW government has been savaged over its response to a cyberattack that exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands of residents.

One of the screenshots shared by Victor Gevers as evidence he had hacked into Donald Trump's Twitter account. Picture: Supplied

‘Failed’: Trump’s Twitter hacked

US President Donald Trump’s beloved Twitter account was hacked with a MAGA password, Dutch prosecutors have found.

The message stayed on the site for more than an hour, according to reports.

Aus Post apologies for ’offensive’ message

Australia Post has apologised after users spotted an “unauthorised” message had appeared on its website over the weekend.

FILE - In this June 7, 2019, file photo, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey leaves after his talk with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Dorsey's official account was hacked Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, and sending racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

How Twitter chief’s account got hacked

A hack resulted in a barrage of bizarre and racist tweets from Twitter’s chief — famous for sending out the first ever tweet in 2006.

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Proof Iran meddling in US election

Iranian hackers sent threatening emails to Americans ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Now authorities have confirmed the hackers did more than that.

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Trump’s site hacked with explosive claims

Hackers who claim to have criminal dirt on Donald Trump have taken over the President’s website and posted an explosive message.

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How to turn tables on pesky scam callers

He may be Aussie customers’ most powerful protector, but the ACCC chairman still gets his fair share of scam calls. This is how he beats them.

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NSW data ‘at risk of serious breach’

After a massive hacker attack on NSW residents’ personal information, a union has called for “cyber cops” to protect data still at risk.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 1, 2019 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures from the window of a prison van as he is driven out of Southwark Crown Court in London, after having been sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in 2012. - A London hearing resumes on Monday, September 7, to decide if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States to face trial over the leak of secrets relating to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

US plots to kidnap, poison Assange

A UK court has heard how American intelligence sources “were desperate” to get Australian activist Julian Assange out of the embassy he sought asylum in, and their plans to make it happen.

‘Unauthorised activity’: Scouts Vic hacked

Hackers have potentially gained access to the personal data of almost 1000 people after a privacy breach at Scouts Victoria.

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A laptop displays a message after being infected by a ransomware as part of a worldwide cyberattack on June 27, 2017 in Geldrop. The unprecedented global ransomware cyberattack has hit more than 200,000 victims in more than 150 countries, Europol executive director Rob Wainwright said May 14, 2017. Britain's state-run National Health Service was affected by the attack. / AFP PHOTO / ANP / Rob Engelaar / Netherlands OUT

Woman dies after hospital hacked

German authorities are trying to track down hackers who held a university hospital to ransom and may have contributed to a woman’s death.

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Man, 37, loses $12,000 to ATO scammers

The tax office phone scam has hit the outback, with one man in his 30s doling out $12,000 to the fraudsters.

CORRECTION - This photo taken on August 4, 2020 shows Prince, a member of the hacking group Red Hacker Alliance who refused to give his real name, using his computer at their office in Dongguan, China's southern Guangdong province. - From a small, dingy office tucked away in an industrial city in southern China, one of China's last

New way kids are ditching school

In past years, kids might have faked being sick or simply not shown up to class – but the coronavirus pandemic has created a whole new way for them to wag school.

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Elon thanks worker who foiled ‘serious attack’

A Tesla employee was reportedly given a compelling offer from Russian hackers to stage a “serious attack” on the electric carmaker.

Brothers’ alleged $19m Amazon scam

Four brothers face up to 20 years in jail after allegedly scamming online retail giant Amazon out of $20 million.

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How NBN ‘speed test’ could cost thousands

Aussies are being swindled out of thousands by cybercriminals posing as the NBN and asking customers to do a “speed test” on their connection.

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Big risk with working from home

Working from home may be convenient, but experts say it exposes Aussies to a big problem that can end up costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Florida state attorney Andrew Warren reacts to the Zoom bombing during the hearing. Picture: Twitter / Brian Krebs

Porn pauses teen hacker’s hearing

A teenager accused of a massive hack on a popular social media platform has had his court hearing postponed after videocall was hijacked.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA-NCA NewsWire Photos AUGUST 06 2020Prime Minister Scott Morrison with the Home Affairs Minister peter Dutton during a press conference discussing the federal government's new cyber security plans, at Parliament House in Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire /Gary Ramage

Australia targets ‘sewer of the internet’

Australia will employ 100 new cyber detectives to hunt down paedophiles and other online criminals who operate on the dark web.

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Telstra backpedals on cyber attack excuse

The reason for thousands of people losing their internet access today has changed, with Telstra admitting it wasn’t a cyber attack.

BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA - JULY 23: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (R) gives the thumbs-up as he speaks during a press conference with his wife Janet Wozniak (L) on July 23, 2020 in Burlingame, California. Steve Wozniak and 17 other victims are filing a lawsuit against YouTube and Google over their lack of action to address a fraudulent Bitcoin giveaway that used an image of Wozniak to to defraud innocent people out of their cryptocurrency. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Apple founder suing Google, YouTube

The surviving founder of the iPhone maker is suing Google and YouTube for allegedly profiting off scams using his likeness.

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From the outside the building looks like nothing special, and that's not an accident. Picture: US Department of Justice

Building hiding China’s secrets uncovered

This building in China isn’t much to look at, but what’s going on inside has terrified governments around the world, including our own.

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Hackers stole Australian defence data

Two accused Chinese spies have been charged for a decade-long hacking campaign, but it’s unlikely either will face consequences.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JULY 13, 2020: Dosing begins in first human trial of UQ COVID-19 vaccine: The next critical phase for The University of Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccine is underway – with the research effort moving out of the lab and into human trials. Healthy adult volunteers have received the first dose of the vaccine at the Brisbane clinic of phase 1 clinical trials specialist, Nucleus Network. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Supplied

Russian intelligence ‘hacked virus vaccine’

Hackers “almost certainly” from a Russian intelligence agency have been targeting coronavirus vaccine development, the UK, US and Canada warned.

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Twitter locks down all verified accounts

In an unprecedented move, Twitter locked down all verified accounts after dozens of high-profile people were hacked in a massive bitcoin scam.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a infrastructure press conference at Macquarie Park in Sydney, Monday, June 29, 2020. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

PM launches weapon against China

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will today announce the largest ever investment in cyber security – a $1.35 billion commitment over the next decade.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on July 30, 2017 shows Chinese soldiers applauding during a military parade at the Zhurihe training base in China's northern Inner Mongolia region. - China will increase its military budget by 6.6 percent in 2020, the government announced on May 22, 2020 at the opening session of its annual National People's Congress in Beijing. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

Stark warning: ‘Warfare has changed’

Australia has received a blunt reminder that enemies can attack our national security without putting boots on the ground – and the threat is growing.

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China’s message in cyber attacks

China has invisible hacking software that can effortlessly copy any files it wants. And the latest cyber attacks are sending Australia a message.

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