Security

Security

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.

Online

New scam targets Facebook users

A NEW scam is targeting Facebook users with a scarily realistic fake message about security settings.

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Censorship

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.

Security

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.

Security

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.

Security

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.

Censorship

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.

Security

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.

Censorship

This country has banned Twitter

TWITTER has been switched off in one European country following mass protests over a new internet censorship law.

Security

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.

Security

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.

Security

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.

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Security

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.

Online

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.

Security

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.

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Security

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..

Security

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.

Security

Assange: UK spied on WikiLeaks

THE UK’s intelligence-gathering agency “spied” on people who contacted WikiLeaks, Julian Assange has claimed.

Security

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.

North America

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.

Security

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.

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Censorship

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’.

Security

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.

Security

‘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.

Security

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.

Technology

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.

Security

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.

Online

‘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.

Security

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.

Security

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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