Security

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Your Medicare card for sale on dark web

AN EXPLOSIVE report claims a vendor on the dark web is auctioning off the Medicare card details of any Australian a criminal buyer might want.

Security

Mistake you’re making after a break-up

THESE days there are some extra considerations when going through a break up. Not doing it can turn heartache into a headache.

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Australia leads internet crackdown

THE Australian government wants to follow the UK and implement “extreme surveillance”, with some big ramifications for the internet.

Security

Calls to wipe social history at 18

CYBER safety gurus are calling on the government to follow the UK in introducing a law that lets people wipe their social history when they turn 18.

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Finance

Watch out for this real estate scam

THE apartment in one of Melbourne’s up-market suburbs looked too good to be true, and it was. Don’t be caught out by this online real estate scam.

Security

Crackdown on terrorists lurking online

THIS Aussie jihadist is hosting regular terrorism Q & As on YouTube, as the government calls for the internet giant to crackdown on extremists.

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‘Deprive the extremists of safe spaces’

THE solution to stopping terror attacks is getting internet-based services to start removing online safe spaces used by extremists, says British PM.

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Hacking

Global cyber attack creates chaos

SECURITY experts say a fast-moving wave of cyberattacks that plunged the UK health system into chaos may have hit 74 countries, including Australia.

Security

North Korea linked to cyber attack

INVESTIGATORS have found a link between the WannaCry ransomware and a hacking group responsible for a string of high-profile attacks.

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Guy who unknowingly stopped attack

A 22-year-old surfer who works from home has been hailed as the man who accidentially saved the world from the spread of the global cyber attack.

Hacking

How to avoid the ransomware attack

THIS is what you should do when you turn on your computer today to avoid the massive cyber attack that has swept across the world.

Hacking

Microsoft slams NSA over cyber attack

MICROSOFT’S president has come out swinging over the ransomware attack, comparing the leaking of NSA exploits to the theft of a Tomahawk missile.

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Security

Aussies warned of Origin Energy hoax

TENS of thousands of Australians have been targeted by a fake Origin Energy email containing dangerous malware designed to infect the user’s system.

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Security

Beware of these text messages

IF YOU get a strange text message from someone claiming to be Sophie or “Woolworth”, you need to act carefully.

Security

$108m bank heist with no gun or getaway

AMONG the hundreds of emails you received this week, chances are one of them is dodgy. And the problem is getting worse.

Security

AFP illegally obtained phone records

THE Australian Federal Police has admitted to a metadata breach which occurred after a journalist’s phone calls to a police officer were illegally accessed.

Censorship

Hillary’s fake news peddler sued

THE radio host who falsely implicated Hillary Clinton in a child sex abuse ring during the 2016 US election is being sued, accused of spreading fake news again.

Security

Spies converge for ‘secret’ meeting

THERE is going to be a highly secretive meeting being held in Queenstown this weekend, which is a gathering of intelligence and security agencies.

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Mobile Phones

Dangerous trojan mimics banking apps

IF you have this seamlessly helpful app on your phone, you need to delete it right now. It’s a malicious trojan that could be stealing your bank details.

Security

How you can set up that VPN you need

IF YOU’RE keen to get that VPN to protect yourself from new data retention laws in Australia, it’s easy to do. But it could cost you money.

Security

Australians held to digital ransom

LOCK up your data — a new government report reveals Australians are at the greatest risk of having files stolen and being held to ransom.

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Security

Why you might want a VPN now

AS OF Good Friday, Aussie ISPs and telco companies are officially required to collect “metadata” about your communications.

Censorship

Facebook’s porn problem getting worse

MARK Zuckerberg is scrambling to rid his social network if filthy posts ridden with child pornography — as well as posts promoting ISIS — after journalists called it out.

Security

Think twice before you connect to this

THERE’S alarm a free Wi-Fi service on buses is actually snooping everything from your driver’s licence to the photos on your phone.

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Security

Your dirty secrets are about to be revealed

UNDER the rim in new wheelie bins, away from prying eyes, is a small circular device that could mean your filthy secrets are suddenly public.

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Security

Big change is freaking out internet users

THIS is not good news for Americans who want to keep their browsing history secret.

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Breaking News

Day-old post linked to attack

WAS there a warning? A coded message posted online yesterday has been linked to today’s Westminster terror attack.

Hacking

Apple denies security threat

TECH giant Apple has brushed off reports that hackers breached its security system and demanded it pay millions in a blackmail attempt.

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Security

Big problem with new Google Maps update

GOOGLE Maps now lets you share your location with a friend, which sounds good. But there are serious privacy concerns if the power is abused.

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Boss’ perfect reply to revenge porn email

AN AUSTRALIAN man was horrified after realising his ex-lover had emailed the couple’s homemade porn to his boss.

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