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

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
Tasmanian outage a reminder that internet networks are fragile

Tasmanian outage a reminder that internet networks are fragile

The ubiquity of the mobile internet has had a major impact on our lives,leaving homes and businesses at a loss when there’s an outage.

  • byTim Biggs
The race to repair Tonga’s fibre optic lifeline

The race to repair Tonga’s fibre optic lifeline

As the ash clouds clear after the devastating volcanic eruption,engineers are scrambling to repair the critical single undersea cable linking Tonga with the world.

  • byPat Sheil
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5G rollout disrupts inbound US flights from around the world

5G rollout disrupts inbound US flights from around the world

Airlines around the world are adjusting their schedules and aircraft deployments for flights to the US over fears that a 5G rollout by AT&T and Verizon Communications near American airports could interfere with key safety systems.

  • byAnurag Kotoky
Digital medical record systems causing fatigue and burnout in health staff

Digital medical record systems causing fatigue and burnout in health staff

As the health sector abandons paper records,doctors and nurses are struggling to use their digital replacements,according to a new survey.

  • byStuart Layt
‘We’re going in hard on this one’:ACCC sues Telstra,Optus,TPG over NBN speed claims

‘We’re going in hard on this one’:ACCC sues Telstra,Optus,TPG over NBN speed claims

The ACCC is taking Telstra,Optus and TPG to court,hoping to exact a large enough penalty to prevent future misleading conduct.

  • byTim Biggs
Fastly outage was temporary but far from trivial

Fastly outage was temporary but far from trivial

You may have barely noticed the global partial internet outage on Tuesday night,but some businesses and services would have felt it hard.

  • byTim Biggs
Fastly’s quick recovery wins praise after internet mayhem

Fastly’s quick recovery wins praise after internet mayhem

Cloud services platform Fastly has seen its stock price jump,and is being praised by experts,despite a fault in its systems taking a sizeable chunk of the internet offline.

  • byTim Biggs