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Customers rage at major bank outage

Customers have expressed their fury at NAB after a major outage brought services down across the country. It is now scrambling to fix the problem.

A plane with an RAAF call number was scheduled to depart Cairns at 15:49, but never took off. Picture: Flight Aware

Leaders fly as PM’s plane stranded

Two leaders boarded planes on Thursday afternoon ahead of meetings with the PM and National Cabinet. Scott Morrison’s plane never took off.

A look at China's new digital yuan.

China’s bold ‘global currency’ plan

The Chinese government has given out around $2m in digital money to some residents, but it’s got bigger plans than a citizen lottery.

Neo-Nazi group the National Socialist Network's Adelaide members gather.

Alarming rise of ‘dangerous’ neo-Nazi group

A radical neo-Nazi group that wants to be a “free and distinct nation” has caused concern after rapidly expanding its presence across the country.

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NSW data ‘at risk of serious breach’

After a massive hacker attack on NSW residents’ personal information, a union has called for “cyber cops” to protect data still at risk.

A woman works at a desktop computer alongside an Apple Inc. laptop in a home office in this arranged photograph taken in Bern, Switzerland, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. The biggest Wall Street firms are navigating how and when to bring employees safely back to office buildings in global financial hubs, after lockdowns to address the Covid-19 pandemic forced them to do their jobs remotely for months. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg

Annoying part of working from home

A workplace expert has identified the simple steps to keeping workers and bosses happy even when they can’t see each other.

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Hemsworth ‘most dangerous’ Aussie

The world loves Australia’s Hemsworth brothers, and some savvy cybercrims are looking to exploit that love for their own gain.

This dodgy ad specifically targeted Australians.

Facebook reveals fake ads scam

A sophisticated scheme that hijacked Facebook accounts and stole funds to create fake ads has been exposed in a detailed new report.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPH - 1/10/20MUST NOT PUBLISH WITHOUT CLEARING WITH WEEKEND PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN - Helen Anderson with grand children Isamu (boy) and Kiera (correct spelling) pictured at her Winston Hills home today. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

‘Pretty sneaky’: Why every grandparent must read this

Families are increasingly turning to grandparents to look after the kids, but many older Australians don’t know what to do when things take a wrong turn online.

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A screenshot of the email shared with the ABC.

1000 emails ‘unintentionally’ leaked

The Government has apologised after “unintentionally” leaking more than 1000 email addresses of Australians stranded overseas.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos September 26, 2020: Prime Minister Scott Morrison during The Liberal Party South Australian State Council meeting in Adelaide. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Mariuz

JobMaker digital plan unveiled

Funding to accelerate 5G, and more support for small to medium enterprises to expand their digital profiles are part of the JobMaker Digital Business Plan.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 16: Victorian Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos speaks at a press conference on September 16, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Metropolitan Melbourne's stage 4 lockdown restrictions were eased slightly on 14 September as new COVID-19 case numbers continues to decline. Melbourne's curfew has eased to 9pm to 5am, while permitted exercise time has increased to two hours per day, public outdoor gatherings of two people or a household is now permitted for up to two hours and social

‘No words’: Embattled MP fears for safety

After sensationally being thrown under the bus by Daniel Andrews, Jenny Mikakos faces a new upset after her home address was leaked online.

‘Unauthorised activity’: Scouts Vic hacked

Hackers have potentially gained access to the personal data of almost 1000 people after a privacy breach at Scouts Victoria.

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SenseTime surveillance software that helps identify details about people and vehicles was demonstrated at the company's office in Beijing last year. PHOTO: REUTERS

What China could do with all your data

The Chinese government is actively spying on thousands of Australians. Here’s how your private information could be used for terrifying means.

US President Donald Trump, flanked by White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One after a campaign rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin on September 17, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Trump bans TikTok, WeChat over security

The US has announced a ban on downloads of TikTok and WeChat, making good on a previous threat from President Trump.

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Man, 37, loses $12,000 to ATO scammers

The tax office phone scam has hit the outback, with one man in his 30s doling out $12,000 to the fraudsters.

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Why China’s spying on 35,000 Aussies

This is the sinister reason China has created profiles on more than 35,000 prominent Australians, according to a cyber security expert.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 7, 2020: Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Brendan Murphy and Greg Hunt hold a COVID-19 vaccine press conference. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

China spying on huge number of Aussies

A massive data leak shows tens of thousands of Aussies, from celebs to the PM and his family, are being traced by China for “psychological warfare”.

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Researchers have found a network of criminal apps.

22 apps to delete to save your battery

Researchers have issued a warning after 22 dodgy “clickfraud” Android apps were exposed for pushing bills up and draining battery.

Dvir Abramovich (CHAIRMAN ANTI- DEFAMATION COMMISSION) inspects the antisemitic message and swastika. A CAFE owned by a daughter of Holocaust survivors in Melbourne's leafy southeast was vandalised overnight. Owner, Aliza Shuvaly was deeply shocked and distressed when she arrived at her Chadstone eatery to discover the antisemitic message and swastika. Picture: Tony Gough

‘Growing threat’ missing on terrorist list

Right-wing extremism is considered a real and enduring threat in Australia – but none of the groups are listed as terrorist organisations.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 12, 2020 Alain Cocq, suffering from an orphan desease of the blood, rests on his medical bed in his flat in Dijon, northeastern France. - Cocq announced on September 4, 2020 that he had been refused by the French President in his request to help him die and that he will cease all treatment from this day on.

Facebook deny dying man’s wish

Alain Cocq, 57, will be dead within days from an incurable disease, but he had one final wish before he goes. Facebook has blocked it.

More than 50,000 licences are believed to have been contained in the data breach.

50,000 driver‘s licences leaked online

The NSW government has blamed a “commercial business” for the accidental leaking of licences that were kept on a publicly accessible erver.

Jesus Estil, a local government official in the Philippines, was caught having sex with his secretary during a Zoom call

Official caught in Zoom sex scandal

A government official committed “grave misconduct” when he had sex with his secretary during a council meeting.

Edinburgh, UK - April 19, 2016: Google Maps Navigation software running as an app on a Samsung S6 smartphone, mounted above a car dashboard to provide driving directions.

‘Mess’ not even Google understand

Internal company memos reveal Google’s own staff can’t figure out the controversial feature that Australia’s consumer watchdog is suing over.

The lawsuit lacks focus but is primarily concerned about warning labels being added to the plaintiff's content.

Anti-vaxxers hit back at safety warnings

An anti-vaxxer group led by the nephew of an assassinated US president thinks there’s a conspiracy against its “false” messages – and blames Facebook.

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How NBN ‘speed test’ could cost thousands

Aussies are being swindled out of thousands by cybercriminals posing as the NBN and asking customers to do a “speed test” on their connection.

A screenshot of some of the emails students sent in response to the spam. Picture: ABC News

‘Who are you?’: Students sent porn

Parents are looking for answers after school students in the nation’s capital were spammed with nudity and horrific images last week.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA-NCA NewsWire Photos AUGUST 06 2020Prime Minister Scott Morrison with the Home Affairs Minister peter Dutton during a press conference discussing the federal government's new cyber security plans, at Parliament House in Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire /Gary Ramage

Australia targets ‘sewer of the internet’

Australia will employ 100 new cyber detectives to hunt down paedophiles and other online criminals who operate on the dark web.

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Prime Minister rules out TikTok ban

Scott Morrison has issued a warning to TikTok users and their parents while confirming he wouldn’t ban the Chinese-owned app in Australia.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14: Beyonce Knowles-Carter attends the European Premiere of Disney's

Staff’s sick game targeted star

A social media platform is under fire after a hack highlighted how much access staff had to user accounts, and now what they used it for.

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