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Google slammed for piracy crackdown

AUSTRALIANS will find it harder to illegally download free movies and music as part of the government’s war on online piracy, which is being hailed as “game-changing”.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Fifth Forum of the Regions of Belarus and Russia in the Mogilev, Belarus, Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

‘Low levels’: Russia hits back at UK

RUSSIA has accused Britain of waging an “aggressive anti-Russia campaign” and denied accusations of major hacking attempts and assassinations.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 09, 2014 shows part of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at the crash site in the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), some 80km east of Donetsk. Moscow on May 24, 2018 rejected an international investigation that found a Russian missile downed flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, saying no such weapon had ever crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border.

Russia ‘hacked’ MH17 investigation

SHOCKING reports have emerged that Russian military hackers targeted an official investigation into the downing of MH17 over Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Austrian Chancellor at the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg on October 3, 2018. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky / POOL / AFP)

‘This is unacceptable’: Russia’s despicable acts

AUSTRALIA has joined in an extraordinary public slapdown of Russia over its “malicious” actions towards other countries.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on May 19, 2017 shows Wikileaks founder Julian Assange raising his fist prior to addressing the media on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London on May 19, 2017. Britain said on January 11, 2018 it has denied a request by Ecuador to issue diplomatic status to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been living in the country's London embassy since 2012. / AFP PHOTO / Justin TALLIS

New plan to end to Assange stand-off

HE’S been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for six years — but now talks are underway to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

NSW Police warn about JB Hi-Fi.

Police warning over JB Hi-Fi text

POLICE have issued a warning to unwitting Aussies that are being sent fake JB Hi-Fi text messages offering up an exciting job.

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Bank scam that’s already cost us $4m

THERE has been an alarming rise in Aussies being targeted by hackers impersonating Telstra, NBN and Microsoft who drain their bank account. Here’s how to spot the scam.

FILE - This June 2017 file photo released by the Lincoln County, Ga., Sheriff's Office, shows Reality Winner. Winner, of Georgia, who mailed a secret U.S. report to a news organization faces the

Reality Winner is sentencing loser

AN ex-National Security Agency contractor will serve a record 63 months in prison for leaking secrets to the media after she revealed Russian hacking attempts in the 2016 US election.

Some scammers link to Fortnite news articles, but use ad links that earn them cash when you click

Fortnite users warned over new scams

FANS of the hit video game are being warned they are at risk as fraudsters try and cash in on the latest game offering.

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Beautiful woman pilot wearing uniform with epauletes and headset sitting inside airliner and pointing at cockpit during flight.

Hacker accessed ‘hundreds’ of aircraft

MH370 investigators dismissed the prospect as ‘impossible’. But now a cybersecurity researcher says he’s been able to hack his way into overflying aircraft hundreds of times.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on March 22, 2018 shows apps for WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and other social networks on a smartphone in Chennai. Indian police urged people on June 27 not to believe false rumours on WhatsApp after five fresh incidents of crazed mobs attacking people left one woman dead and a dozen hurt. / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR

Hackers impersonate WhatsApp users

HACKERS are infiltrating WhatsApp messages to impersonate users and spread fake news, cyber security researchers claim.

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There are those of health insurance products on the market to compare. Source: iStock.

49 health data breaches in five months

AUSTRALIA introduced mandatory disclosure laws earlier this year — and we now know just how vulnerable our data is.

The jury email scam Queenslanders are supposed to watch out for.

Scammers’ sneaky new hacking tactic

LAW-abiding citizens just trying to sign up for jury duty are instead being scammed by expert hackers who trick them into clicking a link.

The jury email scam Queenslanders are supposed to watch out for.

Scammers’ sneaky new hacking tactic

LAW-abiding citizens just trying to sign up for jury duty are instead being scammed by expert hackers who trick them into clicking a link.

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Hackers spark airport security scare

FEDERAL police are reportedly investigating a potential cyber attack on a company that makes Aviation Security Identity Cards, sparking concerns airport security may have been compromised.

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The three women police want to talk to. Picture: WA Police

‘Ghost scam’ targeting Aussies

POLICE across Australia are warning women to watch out for an elaborate scam that tricks them into parting with their valuables.

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Mum hacks FB, sends lewd messages

A WOMAN has been charged after hacking into her partner’s Facebook and sending her daughter X-rated messages in an attempt to get him after a fight.

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Watch out for these tax scams

WITH tax time just around the corner, there is a wave of scams to watch out for, affecting everything from Netflix to banking.

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Pirating TV just got a lot harder

SNEAKILY downloading or streaming your favourite movies and TV shows for free is about to get a whole lot more difficult.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens a reporter's question during his news conference after the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province, Sunday, June 10, 2018. Putin says counter-terrorism efforts are a priority for a regional grouping led by Moscow and Beijing. Putin said a new agreement approved by the SCO spells out plans for joint-anti-terror efforts for the next three years. The SCO includes China, Russia, four ex-Soviet Central Asian nations, India and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia slapped with new hacking sanctions

THE US placed five Russian companies and three individuals on its sanctions blacklist for allegedly supporting the FSB’s hacking operations.

Jeff Horn and Terence Crawford at the pre-fight press conference at the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas in the United States ahead of this weekends fight. Pic Peter Wallis

Social media police eye Horn-Crawford fight

AUTHORITIES will be employing cutting edge, world-leading technology in the fight against illegal streaming for the Jeff Horn-Terence Crawford fight, fans have been warned.

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TRAVEL TIME - Who won – the tortoise or the racing driver?RAA’s Road Champion Test Tortoise got from point A to B first on both occasions. With an average speed of around 16km/h ‘Test Tortoise’ managed to snag a win over the RAA Road Champions car on Goodwood Road where the average speed on that section was 12km/h and South Road where the average speed on that section was 9km/h. Race Car Driver Tim Slade

RAA customers hit after email account hacked

AN email account at the RAA has been hacked, giving hackers access to information belonging to 600 customers, including “sensitive” data.

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Huge boom in psychic scams

AUSTRALIANS are falling victim to psychic scammers at an alarming rate, with the latest data showing a 300 per cent rise in the number of complaints in just three years.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Monday, May 21, 2018. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Possible Russia ‘attack’ during Football final

CYBER experts in the US say they’ve detected clues that Russia is plotting a potential cyber attack which could coincide with the Champions League final.

This video grab taken from the European Commission channel EBS, shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during his audition at the European Parliament on the data privacy scandal on May 22, 2018 at the European Union headquarters in Brussels. / AFP PHOTO / EBS / - / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Zuckerberg ‘sorry’ for ‘mistakes’

FACEBOOK boss Mark Zuckerberg says the social media giant “hasn’t done enough” to prevent the spread of fake news and the mishandling of users’ private information.

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Lucas' entire livelihood was based on his Instagram.

‘They deleted my whole life’

THIS model was raking in thousands of dollars a week through his Instagram profile. Then, he was targeted by hackers.

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Passwords you should never use

THERE are certain passwords, that if used, are the equivalent of handing over your login details to a hacker. These ones should be avoided at all costs.

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Perth’s public porn malfunction

LARGE screens in a public square in Perth have been filled with pornographic images after a member of the public uploaded some software.

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This tech could end movie piracy

HOLLYWOOD has distributed its first movie using a technology linked to bitcoin and rights holders hope it could spell the end of movie piracy.

Email from MyFitnessPal over data breach.

Email means you may have been hacked

AT LEAST 150 million users of a smartphone fitness application have been hacked in a serious data breach, a company has announced.

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