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Cheaters’ desperate scramble to clear names

THOSE caught up in the Ashley Madison scandal are going to great lengths to remove their personal information from the huge data dump. But will this actually work?

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Celebrity falls victim to Ashley Madison leak

THE first celebrity to be burned by the Ashley Madison leak has been identified, leading to a grovelling apology.

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The cheating hack just got worse

THE Ashley Madison data dump has already turned lives upside down. Well, it just got worse. The hackers are excited.

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‘My email is in the Ashley Madison database’

YOU are caught out by the Ashley Madison leak, but does it mean you’re a cheater?

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Ashley Madison fallout escalates

A SURPRISING picture of the notorious cheating site’s users has emerged, and the consequences may be deadly for some.

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Ashley Madison users’ details exposed

DIVORCE lawyers are prepping for a busy day. Hackers have posted the details of every Ashley Madison user online including its Australian members.

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Piracy

How Dallas Buyers Club ruling affects you

LAST week, Dallas Buyers Club copped a big blow in court. This is what the decision means, and how it will affect pirates.

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Man who’s paid to stalk people

KEN spends his days stalking ‘targets’ online, and the authorities pay him to do it. That’s because his skills are unparalleled.

Mobile Phones

‘Your smartphone is an open book’

A MAJOR security hole in mobile phones has been uncovered, and it’s being called the biggest breach of privacy ever.

TV

Everything you need to know about tech in 2015

IT’S been a huge year so far for technology, and that can get confusing. Here’s all the things that you need to worry about in technology in 2015.

Piracy

Big win for illegal downloaders

A FEDERAL court ruling has almost certainly quashed Dallas Buyers Club’s efforts to obtain Aussie pirates’ details.

Home Entertainment

‘How I ripped off the world’s biggest companies’

HE WAS able to quit school, travel the globe and earn hundreds of thousands of dollars from swindling some of the world’s largest tech companies. This is his story.

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Terror hit list needs to be ‘taken seriously’

TERRORISM expert says Islamic State hit list needs to be taken seriously because previous threats have been made against random members of the public.

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The list nobody wants to be on

IS HAS released the email addresses, phone numbers and passwords of Australians, with orders to kill on sight.

Business

Hackers make $100m by stealing press releases

THIS is the international scam that landed hackers and traders $US100 million in illicit profits. Now it’s been cracked wide open.

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Revenge porn king speaks from behind bars

HE MADE tens of thousands from publishing explicit photos of women online without their permission. And Kevin Bollaert admits all he cared about was money.

Piracy

First pirate sites to be blocked

BRACE yourself, because it’s finally happening. Australia’s website blocking laws are officially live, and some sites are already in the firing line.

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Why you’re not safe from hackers

A HACKING conference in Vegas has shown cybercriminals has highlighted how the ‘internet of things’ is making you a target.

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Security

The virus that holds data to ransom

A SOUTH Australian student lost six months of their work from a computer virus sweeping the state that cripples machines.

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Telstra scam affecting thousands

THE messages look authentic, telling customers they are eligible for a refund. Here’s what to look for to avoid falling for the scam.

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The battle to beat revenge porn

ONE of world’s biggest tech players has joined the fight against revenge porn, helping victims remove links to their explicit images.

Piracy

How to kill piracy once and for all

WE’VE been threatened with huge fines, censored sites and even having the net shut off. But new research shows that won’t work. This is how to really stop piracy.

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Hacker caught rigging lottery

AN American man could be facing a long stint inside prison after hacking the lottery computer system so he could win the $AU19 million jackpot.

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Hackers threaten cheating website

THE AshleyMadison website that allows married users to find a partner to cheat with, has been reportedly hacked — and it could affect its Aussie users.

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Inspiration

Fitness sisters in hacking nightmare

A LEADING Aussie fitness duo are devastated after their Instagram account was hacked and their half a million followers ‘stolen’.

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Beauty queen taking on IS

SHE’S a former Miss Jordan and runner-up at the 2011 Miss Arab. But in her new role she’s trying to bring down the terrorist organisation.

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This nerd ruled organised crime

HE made a simple website that earned him millions of dollars. This is how Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht created a drug empire.

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What our agencies paid to spy on us

AUSTRALIAN law enforcement agencies paid big bucks for invasive, Big Brother-style smartphone spy software that can eavesdrop on conversations.

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Update your Flash Player immediately

IF you have been putting off updating to the latest version of Adobe Flash, now might be a good time. According to the software company, you will be at risk if you don’t.

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Aussie internet’s darkest week

THREATENING letters, websites shut down and your private details exposed. Australia’s piracy crackdown has begun. Are you in trouble?

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