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Russia v the Olympics: How hacks, bedbug scares and a fake Tom Cruise could disrupt the Games

Total meltdown or death by a thousand hacks? The Paris Games face the biggest cyber threat so far. And the fallout could reach well beyond cyberspace.

  • Sherryn Groch and Marta Pascual Juanola

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The end of last year’s Melbourne Cup.

Victoria Racing Club suffers cyberattack

Chief executive Steve Rosich said “an unauthorised third party” had accessed the club’s system.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Thousands of people are thought to have been affected by the Ticketek data leak.

Customer data exposed after Ticketek ‘cyber incident’

The ticketing company wrote to Australian customers saying personal details have been compromised.

  • Ben Cubby

What I learnt from watching the Ashley Madison doco with my husband

Dating is surely something that should remain solidly human, but AI is shifting the ground rules.

  • Cherie Gilmour
One of the “golden man” mimes that perform on the streets of Islamabad.

Is the gold mime spying on us? In Pakistan, it’s not a strange question

In Pakistan, where people live in fear of powerful security services, conspiracy theories have long been embraced. Did you know Osama Bin Laden was Jewish?

  • Christina Goldbaum
A strange glitch has hit the Qantas app this morning.

Qantas says issue that exposed customer data to others has been resolved

The software issue gave customers access to the personal information and accounts of other people.

  • Tim Biggs
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LabHost primarily targeted Canadian businesses, but over the years had grown to support the targeting of victims all over the world.

5 things to know about LabHost, the fallen SMS scamming empire

An international sting operation has taken down a software platform responsible for hundreds of thousands of scam messages.

  • Tim Biggs
A Flipper Zero advertised for sale at a Brisbane pawn shop.

Police email warns new device can emulate car fobs, garage door remotes

“There is a trend developing worldwide of emerging technology that allows some devices to be able to read the codes and frequencies from electronic devices,” police said.

  • Bailey Kenzie
Robert Cox has recently had his identity stolen, enabling thieves to buy a luxury vehicle in his name.

The repo man presented Robert’s driver licence. But the picture was someone else

Fraudsters are employing sophisticated new methods, which allowed them to purchase a luxury vehicle worth more than $110,000 in a Victorian man’s name undetected.

  • Rachael Dexter
Hacked off.

Ransom swear: Hacked off cyber crims’ foul-mouthed tirade

Cyber criminals have expressed displeasure – in colourful language – over Australian lawyers’ refusal to meet ransom demands.

  • Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman

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