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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.

Revenge porn king has change of heart

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.

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Huge change coming to Explorer

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.

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Sex. You could be having more. Yes, you. Picture: Thinkstock

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.

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Foreign policy conflict map

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.

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Generic photo of an iPhone / smart phone. Picture: iStock

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.

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Computer company NEC and robotic venture Business Design Laboratory unveils in Tokyo, 12 Jul 2004 the prototype model of communication robot

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.

Islamic State militant convoy

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.

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 20: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the Ecuadorian Embassy on December 20, 2012 in London, England. Mr Assange has been living in the embassy since June 2012 in an attempt to avoid extradition to Sweden where he faces allegations of sexual assault. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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.

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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)

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.

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‘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.

The Bureau of Meteorology has made near real-time imagery from the Japanese Himawari-8 satellite available to the public from today via its new web viewer. Himawari-8 is currently the most advanced dedicated weather satellite in the world. Here are some images from the satellite

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.

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guns collected by customs-7-7-04 pic Sandra Priestley

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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People wearing masks often used by a group that calls itself 'Anonymous' take part in a rally in Madrid, Spain, 15/05/2011 file photo. Spanish police arrested three suspected computer hackers that allegedly belonged to a loose-knit international activist group that has attacked corporate and government websites around the world.

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.

NEWTON, IA - NOVEMBER 19: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests following a town hall meeting at Des Moines Area Community College Newton Campus on November 19, 2015 in Newton, Iowa. Trump is currently leading the race for the Republican presidential nomination in Iowa. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

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’.

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Australia’s biggest emerging cybersecurity threat

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.

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‘Top secret’ leak lands Defence grad in jail

‘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.

Romance fraud: Consumer Affairs WA is warning of a fake interior designer ‘Allan McCarty’ who has defrauded a Perth woman of $300,000.

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.

Amy Cornes. Revenge porn story.

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.

Ceteran World Tour surfer Bede Durbidge came second in Brazil this week, breaking into the top 10 for the first time in a few years. He's been on the Tour longer than all the stars and keeps coming up with results. Bede relaxing at the Beach Shack Cafe, Currumbin. Picture: JERAD WILLIAMS

‘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.

People voting in the state election at Currins Hill Public School. Picture: Jonathan Ng

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?

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Russian President Vladimir Putin corrects his jacket as he arrives to attends a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club, Societies Between War and Peace, in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)

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.

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Every call you make, they’ll be tracking

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.

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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?

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