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Mark Bouris reveals a Twitter stalker came to his house

As part of Unplug24 – which encourages Aussies to abstain from social media today – one of the nation’s best-known businessmen has spoken about a Twitter stalker invading his private life.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos September 19, 2024: Social media apps on phone. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

Man used apps to lure kids: cops

A man will front court on dozens of horrific charges after he allegedly used social media apps to groom kids before sexually assaulting them.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - August 26, 2025: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Director-General of Security of Australia Mike Burgess, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw, Minister for Foreign AffairsÃÂ Penny Wong, Minister for Home Affairs, Tony Burke hold a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

3 nations willing to kill on Australian soil

There are at least three foreign nations willing to carry out assassinations on Australian soil, ASIO boss Mike Burgess has warned.

Reddit and Kick will be captured in the social media ban. Picture: Reddit / Kick / Supplied

Huge update on looming social media ban

The Albanese government has made some surprise additions to its social media ban affecting kids under 16 from next month.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the beginning of a bilateral meeting with President of Congo Republic Denis Sassou Nguesso (not pictured) in The Great Hall of People in Beijing on September 4, 2025. President Xi has held talks with almost 30 world leaders around the edges of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin and a huge military parade marking 80 years since World War II's end. (Photo by Lintao Zhang / POOL / AFP)

China-backed hackers targeting WFH Aussies

Australians who work from home have become the latest target for Chinese state-backed hackers, a disturbing new report has revealed.

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Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke has issued a grim warning to Australians after hackers released the data of 5.7m Qantas customers.

One thing you must not do after Qantas hack

Almost six million Australians had their data accessed and stolen in a major cybersecurity breach earlier this year.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos September 10, 2024: Snapchat , Instagram, YouTube, Roblox and tik tok and X (Twitter). The Albanese government says it will introduce legislation to enforce age restrictions on social media before the next federal election, but is still mulling over what that age it should be restricted to. Picture: NewsWire / Aaron Francis

Message to social media giants as ban looms

The minister overseeing Australia’s social media ban will sit down with platforms this week to make clear the government’s expectations.

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Christine Gadsby is Blackberry's chief security advisor. Picture: Supplied / NewsWire

Why security expert won’t ever text this

In a world where data is worth more than gold, a security expert has dropped a grim warning about how people use their phones.

Christine Gadsby is Blackberry's chief security advisor. Picture: Supplied / NewsWire

Why security expert won’t ever text this

In a world where data is worth more than gold, a security expert has dropped a grim warning about how people use their phones.

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Experts warn fake AI-generated images circulating online about missing four-year-old Gus Lamont can be incredibly distressing for family and friends.

Sick truth behind shocking Gus ‘update’

Thousands of people shared a shocking “update” on missing four-year-old Gus Lamont – it laid bare a very modern problem.

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A cybercrime group threatens to expose personal details of 5.7 million Qantas customers unless Salesforce meets their urgent ransom demands by 3pm AEST today.

‘Should have paid’: Qantas ransom update

A notorious cyberhacker group threatening to leak the personal data of 5.7 million Qantas customers have issued a major update.

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A cybercrime group threatens to expose personal details of 5.7 million Qantas customers unless Salesforce meets their urgent ransom demands by 3pm AEST today.

‘Should have paid’: Qantas ransom update

A notorious cyberhacker group threatening to leak the personal data of 5.7 million Qantas customers have issued a major update.

An example of the 'oi mate' scam text now targeting Australians. Picture: news.com.au

Aussies warned: Do not open this text

It reads like a mate asking you about the pokies, but Aussies are warned to delete this chummy text immediately.

Community members gather for a vigil honoring the life of Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed on a commuter train last month, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Australia’s demand after refugee killing

Australia has made a major move following a widely circulated video documenting the killing of a Ukrainian refugee in New York.

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