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Security

Update on major Aussie cyber breach

A Sydney university has given an update on the investigation into a major breach of its IT network that affected thousands.

Asia

Sign of where Australia’s priorities lie

The new Immigration and Home Affairs Minister has only been in the job for five minutes but is already heading overseas to visit a key ally.

Security

Tech giant’s big move on dodgy apps

A mobile phone giant has revealed its latest move on cyber security as experts raise alarm bells over a rise in malware attacks.

Security

‘Sorry’: Update after blue screen of death

The boss of the company now synonymous with the “blue screen of death” fiasco has “personally” apologised for the worldwide outage.

Internet

Massive threat issued to tech giants

The eSafety Commissioner has officially put the tech giants on notice: Do more to protect Aussie kids or cop massive fines.

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Security

‘Blue screen of death’ company accepts fate

The company responsible for the “blue screen of death” that left millions of people stranded says it’s “absolutely” prepared for compensation claims.

Internet

Tech outage effects could linger for weeks

Computer systems at businesses across the Australian economy could be dealing with the fallout from the Microsoft outage for weeks to come.

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Security

Blue Screen of Death workaround revealed

After a faulty update plunged computers and tech systems all over the world into chaos, a workaround to the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death” has been revealed.

UPDATEDSecurity

‘Be careful’: Chilling warning amid IT crisis

Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil says there have been reports of phishing scams amid the CrowdStrike IT outage.

UPDATEDInternet

What services are still out across Australia

Many people are still struggling after a global IT outage left airlines, banks and businesses scrambling.

Security

Aussies up in arms over tech outage

Hysterical Aussie shoppers have warned each other to “stock up on toilet paper” as a global tech outage causes chaos at supermarkets across the country.

Security

Outage a warning for ‘cyber warfare’

A major tech outage dubbed the “biggest the world has ever seen” could be a “dress rehearsal” for what a cyber terror attack could look like, an expert has warned.

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Porn driving spike in nude AI attacks

Sparked by a string of deepfake porn and sexually explicit images created at Australian high schools, experts say unfiltered AI tools have collided with misogyny.

Kids

‘No, Alexa!’: Mum stops AI at vital moment

Home assistants and chatbots powered by AI are going rogue, with chilling examples emerging.

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Internet

Warning as tax scams on the rise

Authorities have warned taxpayers to be aware of tax scams targeting Aussies as they submit their tax returns.

Security

Tricky scammer move exposed

Telstra cybersecurity experts have warned scammers are more likely to target Aussies on particular days. Here’s what you need to watch out for.

Hacking

Warning over ‘clever’ Google scam

Google Chrome users are the latest group of people to be targeted in a new scam.

Hacking

Students caught hacking sensitive school system

A group of students have been expelled from a Catholic high school after it was discovered they had been hacking an IT system to access sensitive information.

Hacking

Warning over new nbn scam

Unsuspecting Aussies are being duped by opportunistic scammers pretending to be nbn workers.

UpdatedSocial Media

Horror Nazi note left in Jewish student’s bag

The complexity of the anti-Semitic prejudice hitting Australian Jews has been laid bare in one shocking story.

Internet

‘Disgraceful’: AI nude scandal slammed

Up to 50 young girls have been targeted, with pictures of their faces used to create explicit images.

Hacking

‘Malicious’ way Aussies are being hacked

Australians are warned to be vigilant amid a surge in malicious viruses hidden in emails and popular video games.

Security

Medibank sued after cyber attack hits 9.7m

Medibank is being taken to court after the personal information of 9.7 million Australians was stolen in a cyber attack.

Hacking

Hacked Aussie health provider collapses

An Australian e-prescription provider has collapsed weeks after a massive data breach had resulted in customer information being posted on the dark web.

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Hacking

‘Rising threat’ Aussies not prepared for

The rise of AI is opening new pathways for hackers to exploit Aussies – and its rapid evolution is leaving a shortage of experts to stop it.

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Security

500 million customers in ‘Ticketmaster hack’

Hackers Shiny Hunters are allegedly trying to sell the information for $US500,000 on the dark web.

Security

New scam warning after Aussies lose $15.5m

Australians are being urged to watch out for one specific type of scam, after a total $15.5m was lost last year.

Politics

‘Dynamic strain’: Dire outlook for telcos

As Telstra swings the axe on thousands of jobs, a major warning has been issued that Aussie telcos are under “dynamic strain” amid sliding margins in the sector.

Security

‘Everyone a target’: New terror facing Aussies

A spike in reported cyber breaches has raised alarm bells about the nation’s capacity to defend itself against escalating attacks – with everyone now a “prime target”.

Security

Thousands hit in uni cyber breach

7,500 people have been affected by a cyber breach at Western Sydney University.

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