Private school students’ personal data proves prime target for hackers

Private school students’ personal data proves prime target for hackers

Cybercriminals see private schools as increasingly attractive extortion targets and are threatening to publish sensitive data on the dark web.

  • byMatthew Knott

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Warnings for older mobile phones,medical devices as 3G shuts down

Warnings for older mobile phones,medical devices as 3G shuts down

Tens of thousands of older mobile phones and other devices will cease to work from Monday,when the nation’s 3G network is finally shuttered.

  • byMary Ward
New ‘nutrition labels’ to combat AI deepfakes
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New ‘nutrition labels’ to combat AI deepfakes

Amid mounting concerns about deepfakes and AI-generated misinformation,one tech giant thinks it has an answer.

  • byDavid Swan
Brisbane Jetstar flights cancelled,delayed after IT glitch

Brisbane Jetstar flights cancelled,delayed after IT glitch

Passengers should brace for delays and cancellations following Friday’s IT outage,while some Brisbane supermarkets also remain offline.

  • byTony Moore
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
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
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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
Best foot forward
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Best foot forward

Even if it’s into sock cyberspace.