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.
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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?
$100K job graduates don’t want
IT WAS once considered the dream job. But since they found out what they’d actually be expected to do, many university graduates aren’t so sure.
It’s a bust for Street View boob flasher
SHE enjoyed a week in the limelight after flashing her K-cup breasts at a Google camera car and having them posted online. But things have not ended well for Karen Davis.
ISIS shows how to dodge net scrutiny
AUSTRALIAN terror supporters have been handed explicit instructions on how to avoid leaving a digital fingerprint.
World leaders’ personal details leaked
PERSONAL details of every world leader attending the Brisbane G20 summit were accidentally leaked by Australia’s immigration department, and they were kept in the dark about it.
Close my Facebook accounts? What?!
A CASE before European Court of Justice is calling for radical changes following Edward Snowden’s revelations of surveillance by the NSA.
Metadata laws pass Parliament
AUSTRALIANS will have two years of their metadata stored by phone providers after the government’s controversial data retention laws passed Parliament.
7 easy ways around metadata laws
THINK Malcolm Turnbull’s metadata laws are too tough? Don’t worry, the Communications Minister has helpfully listed at least seven ways you can get dodge them.
You could soon pay for stuff with selfies
SOON we may no longer need our wallets to pay for anything. A selfie might be all we need. At least that’s what Chinese internet tycoon Jack Ma is hoping will happen.
Kids committing sex crimes on the rise
BAD IMAGES are being blamed for a steep rise in the number of children sexually assaulting other children, experts say.
Why is there no law against this?
FOR MANY, it’s the ultimate betrayal, ruins reputations and causes untold harm. And Australian lawmakers are just letting it happen.
This could be really bad news for your privacy
EVERY call you make. Every email you send. They’ll be watching you. The government’s controversial data retention laws have passed the lower house. This is what it means.
Don’t mess with this cyber-cop
AUSTRALIA has a new cyber-cop, who will be empowered to slap big social media companies with fines of up to $17,000 a day and go after internet trolls.
Retinal scanning for Windows 10
IF you thought Apple’s TouchID was impressive then wait till you see what Windows 10 has in store.
America knows you’re reading this
BIG Brother is watching whether you like it or not. And despite the majority of us being opposed to mass surveillance, there’s nothing we can do it about, a new poll reveals.
Snowden: ‘That won’t stop terror attacks’
TERROR attacks like the Sydney siege and Charlie Hedbo won’t be stopped by metadata collection says Edward Snowden.
Aussie caught in huge internet drug bust
FORMER Brisbane resident Peter Nash has pleaded guilty in a New York court to drug and money laundering charges through the black market website Silk Road.
‘Freak’ encryption bug could put millions at risk
WATCH out. Software giant Microsoft has issued a security warning claiming million of people may be at risk of losing data.
Sinister world of online photo theft
WHEN Lara Kelly decided to blog her body transformation three years ago, she had no idea she would be unintentionally caught up in a number of online scams.
‘Everyone should be calm and Zen’
MALCOLM Turnbull has told MPs their phones were not hacked after activists bombarded them with texts, suggesting more secure apps for private exchanges.
How an app could bring down Tony Abbott
IT’S been called Snapchat for grown ups and it could just be the hi-tech tool that will bring down the Prime Minister.
The deadly high killing our kids
DEADLY drugs are hitting our streets, and they just keep coming. Freely available, most are undetectable and authorities are struggling to keep up.
Public’s revenge: Death by e-mail
AN AUSTRALIAN activist group has launched a campaign to give the country’s top attorney exactly what he wants. But he isn’t likely to be very happy about it.
Google back down on porn ruling
GOOGLE has reversed proposed rules to remove sexually explicit content from its Blogger platform.
Find out what your digital footprint means
MOST of us go about our daily lives blissfully unaware we are continually building an online portrait of ourselves. But, what exactly does this mean?
Blogger cracks down on porn
BLOGS bordering porn are set to become a thing of the past following an update to Google’s new policies over sexually graphic material.
Snowden: ‘I laughed at NPH’
EDWARD Snowden and the makers of Citizenfour took to Reddit this morning to answer questions on everything from data retention to NPH’s Oscar joke.
Metadata ‘a honey pot for hackers’
A POLICE insider has come out to reveal what he really thinks about the proposed metadata laws and why we should all be worried.
Smart tech users should be seen, not heard
OPINION: We were shocked when we discovered our smart TVs might be eavesdropping on us. But there’s a simple way to ensure our sweet nothings don’t become public property.
Is our privacy officially dead?
THE recent hacks on explicit photos are a reminder of just how exposed we really are to predators of our privacy. Jesse Fink knows this first hand.
Year 6 kids to obtain a ‘digital licence’
GRADE six students will have to learn how to deal with internet trolls, post safe photos online and much more under a new online safety education program.
White-collar crims in data law win
THE war on terror threatens to undermine the fight against white-collar crooks, with a proposed law cutting off consumer and corporate cops’ access to phone records.
Inside the mind of an online drug dealer
HAVE you ever wondered what drives someone to sell drugs online? A convicted heroin dealer has come clean about his business during Silk Road trial.
Russian bombers over UK
BRITAIN’S Royal Air Force has been scrambled to force Russian bomber jets away from the English Channel, disrupting civillian flights to the area.
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