How this small non-profit group beat a malicious cyberattack
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How this small non-profit group beat a malicious cyberattack

Hackers attempted to commit credit card fraud against UN Women Australia,but its chief executive says the group managed to beat the attackers with the help of its technology partners.

  • byDavid Swan

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Russian gang behind hack exposing family violence victims,government agencies

Russian gang behind hack exposing family violence victims,government agencies

The Black Basta ransomware gang is behind the major hack that has hit about 200 Australian organisations and federal government agencies,cybersecurity experts say.

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

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.

  • byTim Biggs
Bad gateway! Naughty gateway!
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Bad gateway! Naughty gateway!

Edgy behaviour from the edge server.

Rain gauges,school zone signs:The tech still using soon-to-be-dismantled 3G

Rain gauges,school zone signs:The tech still using soon-to-be-dismantled 3G

With the 3G network set to close next year,businesses and governments are being urged to upgrade their assets now,before the signal is switched off.

  • byMary Ward
William Wulf,computer pioneer who opened way for internet,dies at 83

William Wulf,computer pioneer who opened way for internet,dies at 83

This computing visionary played a pivotal role in the transformation of the internet from a small network to the modern information superhighway.

  • byBrian Murphy
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Best foot forward
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Best foot forward

Even if it’s into sock cyberspace.

A nip and tick affair
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A nip and tick affair

Dog days up the coast.

A dozen undersea cables connect Australia to the internet. What happens if they get hacked – or cut?
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A dozen undersea cables connect Australia to the internet. What happens if they get hacked – or cut?

Hundreds of undersea cables link up the worldwide web,with about a dozen connected to Australia. How does this little-known network work – and what happens if it’s sabotaged?

  • bySherryn Groch andFelicity Lewis
Fruit grower warns bank,tax data compromised in cyberattack

Fruit grower warns bank,tax data compromised in cyberattack

Avocado and berry grower Costa Group is the latest Australian company to fall victim to cyber thieves.

  • byEmma Koehn
Qld businesses sound alarm over lack of access to high-speed internet

Qld businesses sound alarm over lack of access to high-speed internet

Three-quarters of the state’s businesses say they’re affected,with more than one-third of those describing the impact as “critical”.

  • byMatt Dennien