Are we facing a future of cyber attacks?
AUSTRALIA has been warned to brace for mass blackouts, fraud and severe security breaches if its cyber security can’t keep pace.
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New scam targets Facebook users
A NEW scam is targeting Facebook users with a scarily realistic fake message about security settings.
These words will get you blocked by Reddit
THE social news website Reddit is in damage control after it was revealed that volunteer moderators were censoring out important words.
NSA used ‘Heartbleed’ internet flaw against us
A BLOOMBERG report suggests the NSA knew about the major internet security flaw Heartbleed and has been exploiting it for years.
People could be stealing your Facebook photos right now
ARE your Facebook photos set to public? You might want to rethink your online security because if there was ever an example of a place you don’t want your photos to end up it’s this.
Australia’s first Bitcoin ATM days away
THE race to launch Australia’s first Bitcoin ATM is entering its final stages. One should reach Sydney’s CBD in days.
The countries controlling the internet
THE ‘Enemies of the Internet’ are the countries and agencies who use surveillance, censorship and imprisonment to silence the web. Their tactics will shock you.
Use Gmail? Google’s making some changes
GOOGLE is taking some dramatic action to ensure Gmail users can sleep safe at night knowing their emails are safe from spying eyes. Find out what.
This country has banned Twitter
TWITTER has been switched off in one European country following mass protests over a new internet censorship law.
Mark Zuckerberg’s furious call to Obama
FACEBOOK head honcho Mark Zuckerberg has called the US President to unleash his frustrations. But there’s more than a little hypocrisy on display.
Facebook users scammed by ‘naked friends’
DON’T let curiosity get the better of you. Avoid checking out your naked Facebook friends if you want to stay safe online and free from infection.
Virus warning for LinkedIn users
WARNING for workers tempted to click on emails from LinkedIn: It’s likely you’ll be the victim of malware and viruses.
Inside the secret internet
YOU may think you’re accessing the whole internet, but you are only seeing 4 per cent. Deep below, there are drug peddlers, arms dealers and even hit men.
Data miners dig into kids at school
DETAILED personal information about Australian children is up for grabs each time they log in at school, and parents have no idea.
Dumb things we do on smartphones
THINK your mobile is safe from viruses and unsafe websites? Think again. Each time you scan a QR code, you’re taking a risk.
We’re watching you: millions of webcam users spied on
MILLIONS of Yahoo users have had their private webcam activity watched by UK spies according to leaked documents..
A contagious airborne Wi-Fi virus
THEY call it the “Chameleon” virus. Scientists didn’t think what it is capable of was possible. But they were wrong.
Assange: UK spied on WikiLeaks
THE UK’s intelligence-gathering agency “spied” on people who contacted WikiLeaks, Julian Assange has claimed.
Has Google just killed the password?
NEW time-saving technology will let you login to all your accounts with an ultra-sonic sound only your mobile can hear. Sounds good.
NSA says Snowden did steal passwords
FORMER NSA analyst Edward Snowden gained access to at least some classified documents he later disclosed by copying a password from a co-worker.
Tech firms reveal spy ‘requests’
GOOGLE, Microsoft, Facebook and Yahoo have spilled the beans on US spy agency demands to hand over emails and photos.
YouTube suspends Abbott’s account
TONY Abbott may claim he’s “delivered on his promise”, but over the weekend his YouTube video was taken down for ‘deceptive content’.
The weird and worrying weapons seized at airports
THEY brought what onto a plane? Every gun, ninja star, suicide vest and deadly tube of lipstick passengers tried to smuggle on-board revealed.
‘Something wrong’ with US nuclear weapons
DRUG use, security lapses and leadership failures. Why the US military has admitted its nuclear missile arsenal has serious issues.
The most popular passwords of 2013
HUMANITY needs help. The 25 most popular passwords of the year have just been announced, and they are truly bad.
Could data collection have stopped 9/11?
AMERICANS don’t trust the NSA, but supporters argue that the data collection programs are integral to homeland security and may prevent another 9/11-type attack.
NSA hacks way into 100,000 computers
THE NSA has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world, using radio waves to conduct surveillance on those machines.
‘Guccifer’ adds more celebs to hack list
HACKER “Guccifer”, who famously targeted the Bush family, claims to have added lost more celebrities to his list of victims.
Snapchat to release ‘more secure app’
SNAPCHAT will put out a more secure version of its application after a breach that allowed hackers to collect information of some 4.6 million users.
Push to give Snowden clemency
THE New York Times and The Guardian have called for NSA leaker Edward Snowden to be granted clemency for his revelations on US government spying.
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