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Computers are crashing across the country.

Major IT outage update: ‘Fix’ deployed

A major computer outage impacting Australia and other nations could soon be resolved after a fix was deployed, CrowdStrike has revealed.

A vyber expert has warned the global tech outage could be a ‘dress rehearsal’ for a cyber terror attack

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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Internet explodes after cashier sacked

Viral video that led to a hardware store checkout worker being sacked has been viewed millions of times, sparking a massive internet debate.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -NewsWire Photos APRIL 12 2023 - A general view of a person seen on a mobile phone in the Pitt Street Mall in Sydney CBD. Picture NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Decades-behind laws leaving Aussies exposed

A prominent human rights lawyer says lagging, decades-old laws have left Australians exposed to a rapidly advancing phenomenon.

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‘Does it access Wi-Fi?’: TikTok CEO stunned

Boomer Republican Congressmen have been roasted for asking a series of ridiculous questions during a grilling of TikTok’s CEO.

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PERTH , AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 7 2022 Generic pictures of Perth Crown Towers, hotel & Casino. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sharon Smith

Aussie giant hit by cybercriminals

The business group has been swept up in a larger global data breach after hackers said they had obtained company files.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 27, 2022 a worker walks along a path at Googleâs Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. - Google on February 8, 2023 announced a slew of features powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) as it ramped up a battle with Microsoft to maintain its dominance of the web search industry. The latest announcements however fell short of investor expectations and Google's share price plummeted by more than seven percent on February 7 amid growing doubts that the company will fend off its rival. (Photo by NOAH BERGER / AFP)

Major warning for Australian Google users

Google has issued an urgent warning to some Aussie users after discovering eight weak spots that could be used to steal data and money.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos March 27 2023: Richard Boyle departs the Adelaide District Court. Boyle hopes he will be protected by public interest disclosure laws after he aired claims of aggressive tax office debt collection methods in 2018. NewsWire / David Mariuz

Huge blow for ATO whistleblower

The man who blew the whistle on intimidation practices within the Australian Taxation Office has lost a bid to have a criminal trial thrown out.

In this picture taken on October 6, 2020, a user checks the dating app Tinder on a mobile phone in Islamabad. - Unlike in many countries where meeting online is routine, Pakistanis who use dating apps regularly face harassment and judgmental relatives -- and now also have to contend with a government clampdown. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP) / To go with 'PAKISTAN-MARRIAGE-DATING', FOCUS by David Stout and Kaneez Fatima in Lahore

Major change in Aussie dating apps

A government probe into the safety of online dating apps has triggered some big changes on the sites.

A comparison of an original and deepfake video of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (Elyse Samuels/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Scary new tactic being used by scammers

More than half a billion dollars was lost to scams and hacks last year. See why it’s set to balloon and what tactics scammers are using.

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Hidden hacking danger in your old laptop

Australians are being warned of a ‘catastrophic’ risk to national security and their personal data as companies fail to dispose of their old equipment properly.

Anti-transgender campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull has been forced to cut a rally short after she was attacked with juice and grabbed by the throat in New Zealand today. MUST CREDIT Picture: Dylan Reeve

‘Worst place’: Activist fires back at NZ

An anti-trans rights campaigner has fired parting shots at New Zealand after she cut her speaking tour short and fled the country.

Aussie artist Matt Corby has slammed TikTok musicians. Picture: Supplied

‘Fleeting’: Aussie artist slams TikTok musos

An ARIA award-winning singer and songwriter has spoken out against artists using TikTok to crack the music industry.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 23, 2019 Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before the House Financial Services Committee on

Zuckerberg announces huge personal news

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have taken to Instagram to announce some exciting family news.

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