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The hackers holding Netflix to ransom

THE secret hacker – or hackers – who leaked one of Netflix’s flagship shows are threatening to release more shows, as experts struggle to unmask them.

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Nail in the coffin for Aussie pirates

ONE of the world’s most popular torrent websites will be blocked by Australian ISPs under a new Federal Court ruling trying to stop piracy.

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Criminals holding hospitals to ransom

ELECTRONIC health records have become a prime target for cyber criminals seeking to steal people’s identities, a new report has warned.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of a board of trustees of the Russian Geographical Society in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, April 24, 2017. Putin on Monday tacitly criticized a popular opposition leader whose efforts to expose official corruption fueled nationwide protests last month. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Can Russian hackers help the French?

RUSSIAN backed hackers are meddling in the French election in a bid to repeat the cyber shenanigans that apparently helped put Donald Trump in power.

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Dangerous trojan mimics banking apps

IF you have this seamlessly helpful app on your phone, you need to delete it right now. It’s a malicious trojan that could be stealing your bank details.

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Fears over mysterious ‘troll factory’

THE vast building might look innocuous, but there are fears the mysterious ‘troll factory’ is about to swing into action – with potentially devastating results.

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Australians held to digital ransom

LOCK up your data — a new government report reveals Australians are at the greatest risk of having files stolen and being held to ransom.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Host Miley Cyrus, styled by Simone Harouche, wearing a custom Versace outfit and boots, attends the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Miley’s explicit snaps leaked online

MILEY Cyrus has become the latest celebrity targeted by nude photo hackers, with dozens of her X-rated pics leaked online.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on May 10, 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un watching a military parade and mass rally on Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang. US military confirms that North Korea fired a ballistic missile into Sea of Japan on April 5, 2017. The US Pacific Command detected and tracked what we assess was a North Korean missile launch at 11:42 a.m. Hawaii time April 4. The launch of a single ballistic missile occurred at a land-based facility near Sinpo, according to a statement released by the Pentagon. / AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

Is North Korea hacking banks?

KIM Jong-un could be behind one of the biggest banks heists in history as experts claim North Korea uses cyber hacks on banks to fund its weapons.

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Census data: can we trust it?

THERE will be an early release of data from last year’s shambolic Census, but the Coalition has a tough job convincing Australians of its findings.

(FILES) This file photo taken on September 25, 2015 shows a customer using her new smartphone during the release of the iPhone 6s at an Apple store in Shanghai. Several Chinese iPhone users have claimed that their handsets caught fire or exploded, according to a Shanghai consumer watchdog which called on tech giant Apple to address the complaints. / AFP PHOTO / Johannes EISELE

Apple denies security threat

TECH giant Apple has brushed off reports that hackers breached its security system and demanded it pay millions in a blackmail attempt.

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Allison Daniel operated Ausatralia's largest piracy racket with her pastor Mosaic Defredes in western Sydney

Secret code behind $21m scam

A CHURCH pastor and his female “disciple” masterminded Australia’s largest piracy racket worth $21 million.

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Macca’s hack insults Donald Trump

MCDONALD’S says its Twitter account was “hacked by an external source” after it issued an extraordinary sledge to President Donald Trump.

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Aussie girls caught in app hack

HACKERS have hit a popular social media app with teenage girls, taking the private details of at least 1000 Australian users.

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Roger Stone with disgraced former Breitbart senior editor Milo Yiannopoulos

Ex-Trump aide in ‘assassination’ plot

EX-Trump adviser Roger Stone claims someone is trying to kill him before he can testify at next week’s Russian “election-hacking” hearing.

NO ON SALES Justin Bieber Concert at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne. Picture: Tim Carrafa

Justin Bieber caught up in Nazi hack

NO, Justin Bieber hasn’t really tweeted Nazi symbols. The sulky superstar is just one of many high profile figures and groups caught up in a huge Twitter hack.

Dmitry Dokuchaev, left,and Igor Sushchin have been charged over the 2014 Yahoo hack.

US charges Russian spies for Yahoo hack

THE US has charged two Russian spies and two criminal hackers for attacking 500 million Yahoo accounts in 2014.

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Former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage sits in the audience during a press conference in London on February 28, 2017 A bitter row broke out Tuesday within Britain's anti-EU, anti-immigration UK Independence Party (UKIP) as founder Nigel Farage called for its only member of parliament to quit. / AFP PHOTO / Justin TALLIS

Wikileaks’ bizarre secret meeting

THE man responsible for the rise of Britain’s exit from Europe has held a secret meeting with Wikilieaks. There’s something strange about it.

Ed Sheeran arrives at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Forum on Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Ed Sheeran intervenes for fan

AFTER hearing his record label went after one of his fans for covering one of his songs, Ed Sheeran was having none of it.

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Company wanted $1 billion off Yahoo deal

WIRELESS company Verizon has finally come to an agreement with Yahoo after demanding almost a $1 billion discount over massive data breaches.

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$4 million man hiding in plain sight

HE LOOKS like Dr Evil and the US government has a $4 million bounty on his head. But he’s living happily in a small Russian town.

A Samsung fridge freezer in the smart-home section of a London department store. PHOTO: CHRIS RATCLIFFE/BLOOMBERG NEWS

Why you should care about CIA hacks

A BIG change is coming to how we live, and it’s going to make this week’s CIA hacking revelations seem a whole lot scarier.

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2016 file photo an iPhone is seen in Washington. The Associated Press and other news organizations are asking a judge to force the federal government to reveal how much it paid for a tool to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Terrifying reason to update your apps

THE WikiLeaks hack showed it’s possible to bug phones, computers, TVs and even cars. And there’s an important reason to stay on top of your security.

(FILES) This file photo taken on August 13, 2008 shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to a trove of alleged documents from the US spy agency released on March 7, 2017 by WikiLeaks. The group posted nearly 9,000 documents it said were leaked from the Central Intelligence Agency, in what it described as the largest-ever publication of secret intelligence materials. / AFP PHOTO / AFP FILES / SAUL LOEB

Desperate hunt begins for CIA mole

A MAJOR mole hunt is now underway as America tries to figure out how WikiLeaks got its hands on so many explosive revelations from the CIA.

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, during a meeting with the Republican House whip team about the proposed health bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump’s ‘Deep State’ conspiracy theory

AN EXPLOSIVE new conspiracy theory about who is really to blame for Donald Trump’s political disasters is quickly gaining traction.

Julian Assange and WikiLeaks say they will share details on CIA hacking tools to tech companies.

Wikileaks to help tech firms thwart CIA

JULIAN Assange says WikiLeaks will share details on CIA hacking tools with tech companies while accusing US intelligence of “devastating incompetence”.

Career management coach and author Jane Jackson, also the author of Navigating CAREER CROSSROADS says the recruitment process has changed dramatically in recent years with employers and employees often communicating through social media platforms like LinkedIn

FBI showdown with Apple just a ruse?

THE Vault 7 leaks have raised fresh questions about the FBI’s recent showdown with Apple over iPhone encryption. But was it all a ruse?

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Leak exposes spy ‘how to’ guide

THE secrets of undercover CIA agents have been revealed for the world to see in the latest explosive Wikileaks dump.

FILE - In this Friday, March 3, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. China has granted preliminary approval for 38 new Trump trademarks, fueling concerns about conflicts of interest and preferential treatment of the U.S. president. The marks pave the way for branded spas, golf clubs, hotels, and even private body guard and escort services in China _though itâ€™s not clear if those businesses will actually materialize. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

Trump and Putin just got very lucky

AMONG the thousands of documents dumped by WikiLeaks, there is one in particular Donald Trump and his supporters will be very pleased to see.

Tony Abbott during Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber at Parliament House in Canberra. Pic by kym Smith

The day China tried to bug Abbott

BEFORE the latest CIA revelations, government officials took no chances when travelling to China with former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

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