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Stunning twist in tech exec’s brutal murder

A fellow tech entrepreneur has been arrested over the slaying of Cash App founder Bob Lee on the streets of San Francisco.

Internet

Common words could flag you with the FBI

New documents released on Monday warned that these common internet slang words are being associated with “violent extremism” by the FBI.

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Thousands of kids targeted in major hack

About 16,000 documents relating to schoolchildren and their parents have been released onto the dark web as a part of a cyber attack on a state government department.

Security

Aussie spies issue TikTok warning

Australia’s top spy agency has issued a warning for users of a popular social media app, adding to concerns the platform is collecting private information.

Security

Thousands exposed in fresh data breach

Drivers licences, children’s names and mobile numbers could have been exposed in a major data breach after an update on a government website.

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Simple phone hack to save millions

An Australian bank has shared a really simple hack with their customers to stop a process that has cost more than $100m this year.

Internet

‘Replace us’: Musk’s grim AI warning

The Twitter and Tesla CEO has said “non human” AI could replace humans and has likened it to the development of nuclear bombs.

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Customers warned over security breach

Highly sensitive information of guests and staff has been hacked in a massive security breach at a hotel giant.

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Aussie giant hit by cybercriminals

The business group has been swept up in a larger global data breach after hackers said they had obtained company files.

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Hidden hacking danger in your old laptop

Australians are being warned of a ‘catastrophic’ risk to national security and their personal data as companies fail to dispose of their old equipment properly. 

Lifestyle

‘Worst place’: Activist fires back at NZ

An anti-trans rights campaigner has fired parting shots at New Zealand after she cut her speaking tour short and fled the country.

Security

‘Sick’: Disgusting scam hitting Aussies

A mother has opened up about the moment she knew she had been scammed out of $11,000 and how it made her “physically sick”.

Travel Incidents

Reason woman was booted off Jetstar flight

A court has been told the real reason a woman who was branded a “drunk Karen” in viral footage was booted off a Jetstar flight.

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YouTuber charged over UFC media pass scam

A YouTube account belonging to a man who has been charged by police with fraud and trespass is no longer up.

Social Media

Zuckerberg cuts 10,000 Meta jobs

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed another 10,000 lay-offs — after firing 11,000 in November.

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‘Dangerous’: Barnaby’s anti-TikTok tirade

Barnaby Joyce has slammed the viral video app TikTok ahead of the release of a major review into the social media phenomenon.

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‘Sick’: Father offers daughter up for sex

A father who was drunk and “lonely” filmed his young daughter while sleeping and repeatedly offered the girl up for sex to a woman on a dating app.

Social Media

Instagram suffers major outage

Australians have shared their frustration after a major issue with Instagram that emerged Thursday afternoon.

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Easy hacks to avoid being scammed

A couple who were scammed out of $100,000 made one easy error that banks are warning other Aussies not to make.

Social Media

Musk’s massive backflip after brutal ‘sacking’

Elon Musk has reversed a decision to sack a wheelchair-bound Twitter employee who he previously claimed “did no actual work”.

Australian Economy

Sign Aussies are tightening their belts

While the latest data from January shows a modest rise in spending, it follows a fall in December amid widespread belt tightening.

Social Media

Bold act on Facebook discovered

Desperate drivers are taking to social media to buy and sell demerit points, risking eye-wateringly expensive fines in the process.

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‘Bloody useless’: Fury after Optus hack

Cyber security laws have been branded as “bloody useless” in the fight against “insidious” hackers targeting everyday Australians.

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Scam costing Aussies $260K each year

An infuriating scam seeks to rip off Australians trying to turn their trash into treasure but who are ultimately being left thousands of dollars out of pocket.

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Major push to close bush internet gap

Australians living in the bush restricted to slow and limited internet will be part of a major trial to help close the country’s digital divide.

Internet

‘Creepy, fetishisation’ of Ukrainian women

A creepy obsession with the looks of Ukrainian women is spreading. And it masks the truth about what’s happening in the war torn country.

Internet

Horror lie 9yo told after online grooming

An Australian mum has shared the threat her daughter received after being groomed by an online perpetrator. Warning: Confronting

Social Media

Logan Paul chaos reminder YouTube not dead

TikTok has been lauded as the new creator mecca – but those who launched their personal brands on YouTube are making mega bucks.

Internet

Notorious YouTuber no-show for own protest

The rally was billed as the first public appearance by the ‘Aussie Cossack’ since he went into hiding at the Russian consulate, but fans were left wanting.

Hacking

Major bank’s move against scammers

A sneaky new texting scam is deceiving thousands of Australians but one company has come up with a way to stop them in their tracks.

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