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Small business vulnerable to hacks

THE government has designated $230 million to shore up the country’s cyber security capabilities. But industry insiders say small businesses are at risk.

This framegrab made available by the BBC on Monday May 2, 2016 shows creator of the Bitcoin, Craig Wright speaking in London. Australian Craig Wright, long rumored to be associated with the digital currency Bitcoin, has publicly identified himself as its creator, a claim that would end one of the biggest mysteries in the tech world. BBC News said Monday that Craig Wright told the media outlet he is the man previously known by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. (BBC News via AP)

Sydney’s $580 million man of mystery

SYDNEY man Craig Wright claimed to be the person everyone has been looking for. But is he really the Satoshi Nakamoto?

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ABC News has identified this image as Tashfeen Malik, 27, wife of Syed Farook, both shot dead after the San Bernardino Massacre, where they killed 14 people. Source: abc news

FBI won’t say how it hacked phone

IN a move with far-reaching security implications, the FBI says it will not publicly disclose how a locked iPhone used by the San Bernardino attackers was accessed.

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FILE In this undated handout file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, an MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, is piloted by Col. Lex Turner during a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. An instruction on camouflaging cars is one of 22 tips on how to avoid drones, listed on a document left behind by the Islamic extremists as they fled northern Mali from a French military intervention in January. The tip sheet, found Feb. 6, 2013 by an AP reporter in Timbuktu, reflects how al-Qaida’s chapter in North Africa anticipated a military intervention that would make use of drones, as the battleground in the war on terror worldwide is shifting from boots on the ground to unmanned planes in the air.(AP Photo/Lt. Col.. Leslie Pratt, US Air Force, File)

US ‘dropping cyber bombs’ on IS

THE US is undertaking a new cyber strategy in an effort to annihilate the Islamic State, and it’s in the public domain for a reason.

‘Beautiful People’ dating site hacked

‘Beautiful People’ dating site hacked

MORE than a million users of the looks-based Beautiful People dating website, including some Australians, have had their private details leaked online.

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Hacker!

On the offensive in war on cyber crime

RECENT online attacks have prompted the federal government to announce a $230 million cyber safety plan, comprised of 33 different strategies to hit back at the hackers.

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21/04/2010 NEWS: Generic Cyber safety photos. Laptop computer. Facebook.

‘Someone will end up in a body bag’

THERE are fears someone will “end up in a body bag” over a digital vigilante’s Facebook page purporting to out alleged police informants.

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young comments on the Government's response to the Syrian refugee crisis.

‘Wench’ insult no excuse, Senator

SARAH Hanson-Young got a nasty email from a disgruntled punter. What she did next should never have happened.

Lads hunting down paedophiles

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.

Anonymous hackers call for recruits

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.

(FILES) This file photo taken on February 25, 2016 shows US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter as he testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has said he opposes high-tech

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.

Amy Cornes. Revenge porn story.

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.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is the first bank globally to offer this service to its customers, using Mobile MasterCard PayPass on the embedded secure element on the Samsung Galaxy S4 at MasterCard PayPass terminals worldwide. supplied MasterCard

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.

Person using Google to search the internet. Picture: iStock

First ransomware found on Mac

THE first fully functional ransomware targeting Apple’s Mac OS X operating system has been identified by security specialists.

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US anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee (R) answers questions to journalistas next to his Guatemalan lawyer Telesforo Guerra (L), in front of the Supreme Court in Guatemala City on December 04, 2012. McAfee, wanted for questioning over the murder of his neighbor last month in Belize, is seeking political asylum in Guatemala. AFP PHOTO / Johan ORDONEZ

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.

A supplied image obtained Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 of a reconstructed section of the Malaysia Airlines plane that was downed by a missile over Ukraine, killing 298 people at the Gilze-Rijen Air Force Base, the Netherlands on Wednesday. Parts of the cockpit and business class were reconstructed from wreckage retrieved from Ukraine and brought to the Netherlands where the crash investigation was based. (AAP Image/Dutch Safety Board) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

‘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.

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, file photo, protesters carry placards outside an Apple store in Boston. Tech companies, security experts and civil liberties groups are filing court briefs supporting Apple in its battle with the FBI. The groups oppose a judge’s order that would require Apple to help federal agents hack an encrypted iPhone used by a San Bernardino mass shooter. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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.

In this photo taken Nov. 15, 2015, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks in Milan, Italy. A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI break into a work-issued iPhone used by one of the two gunmen in the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, a significant legal victory for the Justice Department in an ongoing policy battle between digital privacy and national security. Apple CEO Tim Cook immediately objected, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal fight between Silicon Valley and the federal government. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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.

In this photo taken Nov. 15, 2015, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks in Milan, Italy. A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI break into a work-issued iPhone used by one of the two gunmen in the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, a significant legal victory for the Justice Department in an ongoing policy battle between digital privacy and national security. Apple CEO Tim Cook immediately objected, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal fight between Silicon Valley and the federal government. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

‘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”.

Matthew Graham - pornography charges. Picture: Supplied

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

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?

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2016, photo, a South Korean man watches a TV news program with a file footage about North Korea's rocket launch at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. North Korean nuclear and rocket tests are drawing quick responses from the U.S. that will upset a supposed partner against Pyongyang's weapons development _ China. New efforts to toughen missile defense in South Korea and sanctions legislation moving swiftly through Congress could both hurt Chinese interests. The Chinese are concerned the missile defense system could be used against them, and the U.S. sanctions could hit Chinese companies that trade with North Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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.

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When online fantasies turn fatal

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.

Online dating victim Kevin Harrison (not his real name) lost more than $160,000 though an online dating website after he was scammed. Picture- Nicole Cleary

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

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

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Total anarchy on the internet

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.

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