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  • Malware

Bad Rabbit ransomware spreads across Internet

Another major ransomware attack is spreading across the Internet infecting thousands of computers. Initially hitting both Russia and the Ukraine,…

7 years ago
  • In The News

Tech firms vow to remove extremist content within hours

Tech firms including Facebook, Twitter and Google have agreed to do more to ensure that extremist posts get taken down…

7 years ago
  • Facebook

It’s not just you, Facebook has broken

Social networking giant Facebook has suffered a major glitch as users from around the world rush to report that they…

7 years ago
  • In The News

Fake Adblock Plus extension installed by 37,000 users

A fake Chrome extension for AdBlock Plus stayed online at the Chrome Web Store fooling over 37,000 visitors into downloading…

7 years ago
  • In The News

Creepy “smart” camera begins to spy on its owner

A woman from the Netherlands received quite a scare recently when her smart camera started to talk to her. Rilana…

7 years ago
  • In The News

Google promote fake thread incorrectly identifying Las Vegas shooter

A 4Chan message thread that had incorrectly identified the Las Vegas Mandalay Bay shooter was promoted by Google's "Top Stories"…

7 years ago
  • In The News

Online “natural wellness blogger” fined $410,000 for fraud

An online fraudster claiming to be a social media “wellness blogger” has this week been fined $410,000AUD for misleading readers.…

7 years ago
  • Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg regrets dismissive comment on influence of fake news

In a post this week on Facebook, the social networking site's CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he regretted dismissing the idea…

7 years ago
  • Stay Safe Online

Alabama county pays cyber criminals to get their data back

That moment when your entire network gets hit by a nasty ramsomware attack and you realise that your backup servers…

7 years ago
  • In The News

Is the Internet’s most famous hoaxer Paul Horner dead?

When we hear news beginning to break that the Internet's most prolific hoaxer (by far) has died, the natural response…

7 years ago