Lads hunting down paedophiles
A PAIR of London mates ambushed a paedophile and captured the moment on film. It’s not the first time and it won’t be the last.
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Jihadists’ ‘relax and reload’ plan
HOLY war supporters laugh off “wannabe hackers” Anonymous’ claims they will bring war to ISIS, unveiling a simple strategy.
Uber offers bounty for hackers
UBER has stepped up its fight against hackers with a program involving treasure maps and a loyalty scheme for friendly hackers.
FBI’s huge lie has been exposed
THIS whole time the FBI claimed it was at the mercy of Apple’s engineers. It turns out, they were likely playing for something else.
Facebook’s hidden world of nudity
A MELBOURNE man pretended he was a woman to access nude photos from a closed FB group, then sent them to a lad’s website. Outrage followed.
Beware of Australia Post virus
SECURITY experts have warned about a “highly advanced” new virus. The scariest part is how easily it can trick you.
Banking apps breached by virus
MILLIONS of customers could be vulnerable to a security breach on their mobile banking apps. All Big Four banks are affected.
First ransomware found on Mac
THE first fully functional ransomware targeting Apple’s Mac OS X operating system has been identified by security specialists.
McAfee says he lied about cracking iPhone
NOTORIOUS programmer John McAfee said he lied about cracking the iPhone at the centre of a legal battle between the FBI and Apple. But he had a good reason for doing so.
‘Cyber Anakin’ wants MH17 revenge
A HACKER, who calls himself Cyber Anakin after the Star Wars character, is taking aim at Russian websites to avenge the MH17 crash.
Start-ups admit to their insecurities
INTERNET heavyweights are backing Apple in its privacy fight with the FBI because a loss means a world of pain for smaller tech companies.
FBI: Apple is using ‘vicious guard dog’
APPLE and the FBI have fronted the US congress in order to resolve an increasingly heated battle over who can access your digital life.
‘Security of hundreds of millions at stake’
APPLE CEO Tim Cook has penned a passionate email to staff, explaining why a US government demand to hack a user’s phone is “unlawful”.
Paedophile ‘from another planet’
THE FBI has called a Melbourne man running a paedophile empire one of the most prolific online child sex offenders ever.
Serious change coming to adult websites
IT’S been labelled as “impossible” and “a dangerous precedent”, but will Australia follow this plan to change the rules around pornography?
Three biggest threats to the world
A DIRE warning has been issued by intelligence chiefs overnight following the release of a worldwide threat assessment report.
Sextortion threat after nude photo
A BRAVE victim of ‘sextortion’ has spoken out to describe how he was tricked into exposing himself online, then threatened with blackmail.
When online fantasies turn fatal
NICOLE Lovell, 13, died after her online fantasy world with an older man exploded into real-life murder.
End to net’s most annoying thing
THEY drive us crazy and are easily the most frustrating thing on the internet, but Google has just declared war on them.
New scams you need to know
THINK you’re immune to phone and internet scams? Well, think again, because smart new scams are robbing us blind.
The worst passwords of 2015
IF you are using on the 25 passwords in this article, you should change now or you are making it easy as possible for hackers to gain access to your accounts
Total anarchy on the internet
WE THOUGHT Silk Road was bad with its illicit drug sales. What’s sprung up in its place is much worse than we’ve seen before.
Revenge porn king has change of heart
SCOTT Breitenstein’s business was so nasty, he could ruin your life with a single Google search. Now he’s performed a stunning about-face.
Huge change coming to Explorer
A MASSIVE change coming into effect today changes everything you know about Internet Explorer. If you use it, pay attention.
Revenge porn laws dangerously ‘soft’
AUSTRALIA’S most senior prosecutor has warned federal laws are unable to properly protect women from revenge porn attacks by bitter ex-lovers.
30 biggest threats to the world in 2016
FROM Islamic State to Russian aggression, there has been a lot to worry about in 2015. But brace yourself, because next year could be even worse.
Biggest threat to cybersecurity in 2016
SECURITY experts have warned of the latest threat to internet security, as hackers look to make attacks more personal.
Millions exposed in Hello Kitty leak
THE personal information of over three million Hello Kitty fans has been exposed in a major breach of the popular brand’s security.
World War III will be cyber war
PUT away the tanks and bombs — World War III will be fought online and Islamic State is better prepared than us.
Julian Assange to be grilled for rape
ECUADOR and Sweden have reached an agreement that will see the Australian founder of Wikileaks questioned over longstanding rape allegations.
Trump wants to ’close’ the internet
REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Donald Trump has detailed his latest plan to combat radical extremism and it could be his most ludicrous idea yet.
‘We have to wise up, it’s pathetic’
MANY think Australia is too small and unimportant for hackers to bother with, but one expert says we need to take the threat seriously.
China’s cyber attack on weather bureau
THE Bureau of Meteorology has had its sensitive systems compromised by a major cyber attack being blamed on China.
The sinister world of online arms dealers
THE dark web may be known as an online marketplace for the purchase of illicit drugs, but it is also home to something far more sinister.
Anonymous fail in war against IS
ANONYMOUS set out to utterly destroy IS, but its campaign might be backfiring. A breakaway group claims it has a better plan.
Trump’s outrageous idea to stop terrorism
REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Donald Trump caused a stir after his latest idea to stop terrorism was likened to ‘Nazi Germany’.
Australia’s biggest emerging cybersecurity threat
INTEL Security’s 2016 Threat Predictions report has been released and it flags one major problem it expects to plague Australians next year.
‘Top secret’ leak lands Defence grad in jail
HE might have been trying to become the next Julian Assange, but all Michael Scerba achieved was a jail sentence.
Online love scam targeting Aussie women
THE identity of a man believed to be dying from cancer was stolen and used to trick Australian women into handing over hundreds of thousands of dollars.
When your video ends up on porn sites
When jilted lovers out for revenge post intimate photos of their former partners on porn sites, life for some, is never the same again.
‘Excited to see hubby on Tinder’
THE wife of one of Australia’s best surfers got a shock when she saw her husband on Tinder. Then she had some fun with it.
Why aren’t we e-voting already?
KAZAKHSTAN, India and Estonia already do it. So why can’t Australia get its act together and start e-voting here?
Could Putin bring down the internet?
THE US government has raised fears that in a time of conflict, Vladimir Putin could turn the lights out on the world’s internet connection.
Every call you make, they’ll be tracking
CONTROVERSIAL new data retention laws come into play today. Here’s everything you need to know and how to get around them.
What actually gets recorded under metadata laws
YOU scan your ex’s Instagram, you Google that weird rash, you buy something naughty online. How much of it will actually be recorded under our new laws?
Beware: Your phone just turned on you
IT’S been called a “shambles”, but from today, if you email a rival employer or call a medical centre about an embarrassing problem, your secret could be out.
The worst holiday picture you can take is of your boarding pass
MOST of us are guilty of posting this picture before we go on a big holiday, but it just be the worst thing you upload.
The high price of your safety
FROM next week, you will have to pay a personal price for Australia’s efforts to stop more terrorist attacks.
Solving crimes before they happen
A JAPANESE tech giant reckons it now has the ability to pinpoint when and where crimes will occur. But is this Big Brother surveillance gone mad?
Kmart customer private details hacked
AN investigation is under way after Kmart Australia confirmed some of its customers’ private details have been hacked in an online security breach.
Kardashian insecurities exposed
THE Kardashian-Jenner army have been ruling the iTunes charts this week, but a security flaw in their new apps has exposed the private information of users.
‘National security’ raises privacy concerns
AUSTRALIAN government plans to use of facial recognition in its counterterrorism strategy raise concerns about privacy.
‘Aussie jihadi’ is actually an internet troll
REMEMBER the Aussie Jihadi who made headlines earlier this year with his blog? The FBI says a young Jewish man from Florida is behind it all.
‘I promise you I will win. I have the votes’
DRUGS, sex and murder have all been common themes in his life, but now he is running to be the President of the United States of America.
Secret memos reveal Assange escape plot
BOOZE, fights and fancy dress costumes. Leaked documents show what’s really been going on inside embassy where Julian Assange has been hiding for years.
‘The most damaging defectors in history’
TO NEIGHBOURS and friends, Jane and Jason Wang were just like any other successful couple. Then, three months ago, they vanished.
Woman tells of creepy ‘cyber flashing’
POLICE are investigating what they term a new tech crime after a woman using Apple Airdrop on her iPhone was cyber flashed with explicit pictures.
How students beat the uni system
FALSE fingerprints and spy cameras are becoming part of a dodgy student’s study kit as universities struggle to the lengths kids are going to for good grades.
Warning! Virus email scams users
A FAKE email promising the Windows 10 upgrade is making the rounds, and falling for it will have big consequences for your wallet.
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.
US spying on Japan: WikiLeaks
THE US has been spying on Japan’s top level talks and sharing the intelligence with Australia, Wikileaks claims in an explosive new report.
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.
Cheating Aussies could be exposed after data hack
UP TO a million Australians could be at risk of having their affairs exposed after cheating dating website Ashley Madison was hacked on Monday.
Identity thief reveals dirty tricks
OPERATING in a cyber crime racket, this man stole thousands of dollars from unsuspecting victims. Now, he is exposing the secrets of identity theft.
The police tweet that went too far
IT WAS supposed to be a joke, but now police are facing a massive backlash after tweeting a picture of a famous comedian captured from a helicopter camera.
Parents are failing their kids online
YOU think they’re safe, tucked away in their bedrooms, innocently playing on their computers. But chances are, what your kids are doing online will shock you.
Shoppers hit by cyber crime onslaught
ONLINE shoppers are increasingly victims of cyber criminals with fraud rates soaring to nearly $300 million. Read how to protect yourself.
Twitter could tip off suspected terrorists
TWITTER will tip off suspected terrorists and criminals using its service if police ask it for information about them, the Herald Sun can reveal.
Would-be jihadis to be kicked off net
YOUNG would-be jihadis will be banned from using the internet, under a plan designed to stop the radicalisation of youths.
Is there any point to jailing drug kingpin?
HE’S the criminal genius who will never taste freedom again. The sentence handed to Ross Ulbricht, 31, has created shock waves, but some say it’s completely pointless.
Aussies attacked by Breaking Bad malware
FANS of the show Breaking Bad will recognise the logo but it’s something that you definitely don’t want to see pop up on your computer screen.
When social media privacy isn’t a good thing
AMID concerns over the privacy and security of social media accounts, the world’s top law-enforcement officers are on the Gold Coast devising new ways of hacking them.
Snowden: ‘You’re being watched’
EDWARD Snowden has lashed out at the Australian government, labelling data retention laws as ‘dangerous’ and saying everybody is being watched ‘all the time’.
Dark web introduces digital contracts
IN an attempt to make the dark web more secure, a marketplace has introduced digital contracts to protect customers from fraud.
Who’s using your Facebook?
WHEN Moosa looked at his phone and saw someone typing from his account, he was terrified. He was just one victim of state-sanctioned global spying.
The dark trade in revenge porn
A TECH journalist who researched the sickening trend has revealed the ways in which malware, blackmail and treacherous ex-partners can ruin lives.
The darknet: Secret cause of identity theft?
MORE than 772,000 Australians have fallen victim to identity theft in the past 12 months, and these darknet websites may be to blame.
The new way celebs are being blackmailed
A CANADIAN company has been accused of using the new ‘. sucks’ domain name to extract exorbitant sums from celebrities.
The NSA has a room for watching porn
WHILE it may seem strange, the NSA has set up a surveillance room specifically for watching hardcore pornography.
Which country blocked social media?
ONE country has blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube over the publication of an image controversially labelled “terrorist propaganda”. Which is it?
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