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$220,000 for embarrassing Facebook

THIS 23-year-old has a very lucrative hobby. He embarrasses the world’s tech giants, and then they pay him for it.

A supplied image obtained Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 of a reconstructed section of the Malaysia Airlines plane that was downed by a missile over Ukraine, killing 298 people at the Gilze-Rijen Air Force Base, the Netherlands on Wednesday. Parts of the cockpit and business class were reconstructed from wreckage retrieved from Ukraine and brought to the Netherlands where the crash investigation was based. (AAP Image/Dutch Safety Board) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

‘Cyber Anakin’ wants MH17 revenge

A HACKER, who calls himself Cyber Anakin after the Star Wars character, is taking aim at Russian websites to avenge the MH17 crash.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on February 20, 2015 shows US singer Kanye West leaving St Paul's Cathedral in central London, after attending a memorial service for Louise Wilson, the former director of the fashion course at London's Central Saint Martins (CSM) college. Rap superstar Kanye West, saying he felt a new freedom after admitting to personal debt, on February 24, 2016 announced his second album of the year. West earlier this month put out

Kanye caught using Pirate Bay

CONTROVERSIAL rapper Kanye West has been caught out browsing popular torrent website The Pirate Bay.

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This photo provided by courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox shows, Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, in a scene from the film,

Pirate faces three years in prison

A MAN faces three years in prison after pleading guilty for illegally uploading a screener of Oscar nominated film The Revenant before its theatrical release.

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How you are helping cyber criminals

How you are helping cyber criminals

THERE are criminals lurking in cyberspace, analysing your every move and waiting to attack.

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Walking Dead steps up pirate fight

Walking Dead steps up pirate fight

IF YOU’VE been pirating The Walking Dead, stop. Stop now. The honchos behind it has a tricky new plan to catch out those shifty illegal downloaders.

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This photo provided by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ action adventure film, “Mad Max: Fury Road,

Another big win for Aussie pirates

IT WAS designed to be the weapon that would scare straight Australia’s army of illegal downloaders. Now, it’s all fallen apart.

McAfee enters Apple’s FBI showdown

McAfee enters Apple’s FBI showdown

IT’S been called ‘the most important tech case in a decade’ but it just got a whole lot weirder with a notorious millionaire making an extraordinary offer.

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Kanye West attends Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 at Madison Square Garden on February 11, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3)

‘Kanye West is a blithering twat’

PIRATE Bay has trolled Kanye West after he threatened to sue the website for leaking his new album.

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FILE - This file photo released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Tom Hardy, as Max Rockatansky, in a scene from, “Mad Max:Fury Road.

Village declares war on piracy ‘parasites’

VILLAGE Roadshow will lodge a major new federal court action, declaring it has ‘the ammunition’ to kill off piracy websites for movies and TV shows.

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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Kanye West attends Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 at Madison Square Garden on February 11, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3)

Kanye’s album launch goes very wrong

THE self-proclaimed “greatest living rock star of all time” tried to get sneaky with the launch of his new album. Except it backfired.

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A hacker concept image of a hand coming through the computer.

Spies stepping up cyber attacks

CHINESE and Russian spies have reportedly stepped up their cyber attacks on Australian government networks.

CIA Director John Brennan testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to America and its allies, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 9, 2016. / AFP / MOLLY RILEY

Teen arrested with CIA chief hacking

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy suspected of leading the “Crackas With Attitude” hackers group has been arrested with accessing the CIA director’s email.

Dallas Buyers Club scenes from, Pinnacle Films Matthew McConaughey Picture: Supplied

The pirates have officially won

AFTER nearly two years, the battle between a Hollywood studio and Australian downloaders has been resolved.

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2016, photo, a South Korean man watches a TV news program with a file footage about North Korea's rocket launch at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. North Korean nuclear and rocket tests are drawing quick responses from the U.S. that will upset a supposed partner against Pyongyang's weapons development _ China. New efforts to toughen missile defense in South Korea and sanctions legislation moving swiftly through Congress could both hurt Chinese interests. The Chinese are concerned the missile defense system could be used against them, and the U.S. sanctions could hit Chinese companies that trade with North Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Three biggest threats to the world

A DIRE warning has been issued by intelligence chiefs overnight following the release of a worldwide threat assessment report.

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 06: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings delivers a keynote address at CES 2016 at The Venetian Las Vegas on January 6, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 9 and is expected to feature 3,600 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 150,000 attendees. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

New Netflix threat a gamechanger

NETFLIX faces a threat that will make it much easier for Aussies to watch their favourite TV shows and movies without paying a cent.

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Report of a bomb threat at Riverside Girls High. Returning to school.

Russian hackers claim bomb threats

THEY claim they were behind a series of bomb threats at schools across the country. Now these Putin-loving hackers are threatening to carry out more.

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Why you lose in Netflix’s new war

THE streaming service is locked in a bitter battle with clever sites that make it easy to access the world’s best shows. But here’s why the big loser is you.

Supplied image obtained Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 of an Islamic State Twitter account. Islamic State has attempted to hijack the Justin Bieber hashtag on Twitter, releasing a graphic propaganda video that could of potentially reach millions of young people. (AAP Image/Twitter) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Islamic State hijack Bieber hashtag

ISLAMIC State has released a graphic video using the Justin Bieber hashtag on Twitter, in a worrying ploy that could expose tens of millions of young fans to the evil cult.

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 file photo, a man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. Drivers for Uber and other companies most often are considered independent contractors who are self-employed. Rather than receive a W-2, they’ll get a 1099 form reporting their income. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Hackers are trading Uber logins online

FORGET credit card numbers. Cyber fraudsters are more interested in your Uber, Paypal and Netflix accounts, security experts warn.

COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn visits residents and businesses affected by the flooding cause by Storm Desmond on December 10, 2015 in Cockermouth, England. Overnight local volunteers and emergency services worked to divert the flood waters away from properties in the village of Glenridding, just four days after it was hit by Storm Desmond. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Politician hacked: ‘Straya c****’

TELL us what you really think, Jeremy. The UK Labour leader’s Twitter account has been hacked by someone with a few things to say about Australia.

cyber crime hacker typing on laptop

Hackers responsible for blackout

THE ever-present danger of cyber terrorism just got a whole lot more real with hackers responsible for a causing a black out in Ukraine.

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This image released by The Weinstein Company shows Samuel L. Jackson in a scene from

Piracy group’s bizarre apology

THE piracy group who leaked more than a dozen blockbuster films to be released this summer has released a bizarre statement explaining its actions.

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Former Perth hacking suspect Dylan Wheeler.

‘US Army hacker’ in bid to come home

A SUSPECTED hacker, who was hunted by the FBI and fled to the Czech Republic while facing a string of charges, has offered to return to Perth for a “fair trial”.

The BBC says it website was attacked.

BBC goes offline in NYE attack

THE BBC says its main news website and other sites were knocked offline on New Year’s Eve after being attacked.

Anonymous hackers call for recruits

Anonymous hijacks murder case

HACKER group Anonymous has waded into the murder conviction of Steven Avery, promising to release explosive new evidence.

Iconic image for Ashley Madison website, an online dating site that was recently hacked. The personal information of those using the site was breached.

Three biggest hacking scandals of 2015

FROM spouses with a wandering eye to white supremacist groups, this has been a massive year in terms of hacking.

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Anonymous hackers call for recruits

Anonymous targets a new enemy

IT’S made a stand against IS, and now Anonymous is targeting an entire government. The hackers appear to be winning.

Anonymous hackers call for recruits

Anonymous ‘foils Islamic State terror plot’

HACKING group Anonymous has continued its feud with the Islamic State, claiming to have stopped an attack from the terrorist network.

This image released by The Weinstein Company shows Samuel L. Jackson in a scene from

Hollywood hit by massive hack

A PIRACY group called Hive-CM8 is promising to release more than 40 of the summer’s biggest films after a major hack.

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