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Are you in for a whopping fine?

A LANDMARK Australian court case has put everyday customers in the sights of the major Hollywood studios. Are you in trouble?

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Jared Leto and Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club.

Are you in trouble over piracy?

ARE you one of the thousands of Australians who downloaded Dallas Buyers Club? If so, there’s a few things you should know.

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‘Face it, we’ve all been hacked’

WORRIED about your details being stolen? The conman who made a career out of identity theft and had a blockbuster movie made about it says it’s probably already happened.

03/08/2004. Teddy Bear Nanny Cam. Spy bear.

The sinister side of nanny cams

A YOUNG family is in shock after discovering the creepy things a hacker did by gaining access to their nanny cam.

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FILE - In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, a man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. In rulings filed Wednesday, March 11, 2015, two San Francisco federal judges said juries will have to decide whether former drivers for Uber and Lyft were independent contractors, or employees of the ride-hailing companies with all of the protections and benefits the state affords regular workers. The rulings have potentially expensive ramifications for Uber and Lyft. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Account details stolen, sold on deep web

WATCH out — an online hacker is selling access to thousands of accounts from companies such as Amazon, Vodafone UK, Uber and Netflix on the dark web.

‘They will start breaking toes’

‘They will start breaking toes’

USERS of an online drug marketplace are calling for blood after the site’s owners made off with millions of dollars in Bitcoins.

Stealing online information

Torrent sites to be blocked

NEW piracy laws are set to be put to parliament to block torrent sites in Australia. But when you look overseas, you see why the plan won’t work.

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Netflix engineers’ incredible hack

Netflix engineers’ incredible hack

A NUMBER of engineers from Netflix have shown you don’t need the latest technology to use the streaming service. Check out how they ran it on the original Nintendo.

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New Game of Thrones to be timed with US

New Game of Thrones to be timed with US

IN a bid to dodge online piracy, HBO has made an announcement that is sure to bring a smile to fans of Game of Thrones.

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‘Freak’ encryption bug could put millions at risk

WATCH out. Software giant Microsoft has issued a security warning claiming million of people may be at risk of losing data.

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How piracy could land you in court

How piracy could land you in court

EVER downloaded Game of Thrones for free? Get ready for a “truly scary” crackdown that could see everyday internet users facing massive fines, legal threats and skyrocketing bills.

What if Oscars were determined by online piracy rates?

What if online piracy decided Oscars?

BIRDMAN may have walked away with the honor of Best Picture at the Oscars, but who would have won if the awards were determined by online piracy rates?

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(FILES) In this May 10, 2012 file photo, an Apple iPhone displaying the Facebook app's splash screen is seen in Washington, DC. American parents may not have the resources of the National Security Agency, but it's not that hard for them to snoop on their smartphone-addicted kids. AFP PHOTO / BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI

Spy agencies could be tapping your phone

EDWARD Snowden claims spy agencies stole keys to our mobile phones – which means they might be able to tap into your calls, texts and Facebook posts without you knowing.

A twitter send-up of Wallabies back Digby Ioane alongside actor Tiriel Mora as Dennis Denuto in a scene from The Castle

Piracy battle: ‘It’s about the vibe’

IT’S one of the most important cases for the future of online downloading and Australian piracy laws, and one judge reckons it’s a bit like The Castle.

Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright in season 2 of Netflix's

Netflix’s big mistake… or was it?

IT’S the most hotly-anticipated show of 2015, so how did it end up online two weeks before its release date. Was it an epic stuff-up or a House of Cards-style plot?

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Aussie pirates lose last excuse

WITH TV shows now available cheaply, easily and straight after they air in the US, there is no excuse left for pirates.

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FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2013 file photo, Amy Pascal, Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman, arrives at Variety's 5th Annual Power of Women event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Sony on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 announced that Pascal will step down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and head of the film studio, nearly three months after a massive hack hit the company and revealed embarrassing emails. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Sony exec quits after email hack

SONY Pictures Entertainment co-chair Amy Pascal, whose embarrassing emails on Hollywood stars were leaked in a hack attack, is stepping down.

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Ross William Ulbricht, the man accused of being the mastermind behind underground drugs website S

Silk Road internet drug lord jailed

THE mastermind behind the underground ‘Silk Road’ website which enabled drug-dealers around the world to reach new customers — Ross Ulbricht — has been jailed.

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Portrait of a relaxed young woman using laptop while lying in bed. Horizontal shot.

‘Hot girls’ stole Syrian military data

PRO-Assad hackers have used “hot girls” to chat up Syrian rebels on Skype and Facebook to steal their battle plans.

Meet the group trying to ruin the internet

Meet the group trying to ruin the internet

THEY have hacked Sony, Microsoft, Taylor Swift and even North Korea. These are the people who want to ruin the internet for everyone ‘because they can’.

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Actress and singer Taylor Swift performs at New Year's Eve 2015 at Times Square on December 31, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/Getty Images)

Swifty’s swift response to hackers

HASN’T poor Taylor Swift been through enough? First she was disqualified from Triple J’s Hottest 100 and now she’s had her social media accounts hacked.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: A Malaysia Airlines plane prepares to go out onto the runway and passes by a stationary Chinese Ilyushin 76 aircraft (top) at Perth International Airport on March 25, 2014 in Perth Australia. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has suspended the air and sea search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 due to poor weather conditions in the search area. Search operations are expected to resume tomorrow. (Photo by Greg Wood - Pool/Getty Images)

‘Lizard Squad’ hacks Malaysia Airlines

A HACKER group aligned with IS has taken over the Malaysia Airlines website and left a message on its homepage.

26/03/1954. Mushroom cloud rising from detonation of 11-megaton nuclear device bomb 'Romeo' over Bikini Atoll in Marshall Islands. 1950s historical Pic. Supplied Pic. Supplied

What World War 3 will look like

A MASSIVE cache of leaked documents has revealed what the next major war will look like – and the big role Australia will play in it.

Single Finger Hack

NSA hacked Nth Korea’s computers

AMERICA’S spy agency secretly penetrated North Korea’s computer systems four years ago, before Pyongyang was blamed for the Sony hacking scandal.

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epa03596357 (FILE) A handout file photo taken on 14 July 2011 and released by the US Air Force shows a military personnel watching an F-35 Lightning II fighter jet on approach for the first time at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, USA. The US military on 22 February 2013 grounded all flights by its F-35 jets after a crack was found in the engine of one of the planes at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the Pentagon said. Engineers sent the cracked engine part to manufacturer Pratt & Whitney for tests. EPA/US AIR FORCE/HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY *** Local Caption *** 50150497

Spies ‘stole’ our fighter jet designs

CYBER spies in China stole “huge volumes” of sensitive military information from the US, including key designs for Australia’s new F-35 warplanes.

WEST SEA, SOUTH KOREA - JUNE 24: An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the deck of the USS George Washington during a joint US and South Korea military exercise on the Korean Peninsula's west sea on June 24, 2012 South Korea. The carrier arrived in South Korea for joint and combined field training exercises June 23-25. (Photo by Song Kyung-Seok - pool/Getty Images)

Twitter hackers declare World War III

HACKERS have used the accounts of high-profile media organisations to announce the start of World War III, in a fresh Twitter breach.

This screen grab made Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 show the front page of the U.S. Central Command twitter account after is was hacked. The twitter site of the military's U.S. Central Command was taken over Monday by hackers claiming to be working on behalf of the Islamic State militants. American and coalition fighters are launching airstrikes against IS in Iraq and Syria. The site was filled with threats that said

Cyber attacks: Who’s a likely target?

INTERNET attacks from cyber militia and hacktivists will continue to rise this year, experts warn, and they’ve identified who is most at risk.

REMOVES 2015 AFTER FEBRUARY - FILE - In this July 20, 2010 file photo, a person uses Netflix in Palo Alto, Calif. Satellite TV provider Dish Network on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 said that it is adding the Netflix app to its latest set-top boxes, its second-generation Hopper devices released in February. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Netflix cracks down on Aussie users

AHEAD of its Australian launch, Netflix appears to be blocking those who access the service illegitimately.

Your ‘smart’ thing has been hacked

Your ‘smart’ thing has been hacked

THIS time last year people were declaring 2014 the year of the Internet of Things. Well, it turns out it was actually the Year of the Hack.

Online Internet security - social networks. Isolated illustration of a computer secured with a large chain and padlock lock.

Hackers hold Qld firms to ransom

FIRST you find your business computer has been hijacked by a virus. Then it gets worse, as hackers on the other side of the world issue their demands.

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