Hackers scrape Aussies' social media profiles for targetted ransomware
Sophisticated software steals personal information from social media so victims trust AustraliaPost scam email containing ransomware.
Sophisticated software steals personal information from social media so victims trust AustraliaPost scam email containing ransomware.
If your phone is infected, your legitimate bank app will send your details to criminals, who can also intercept your SMS messages without you knowing to get around bank security.
Security experts say the malicious software has pierced the image of safety Apple customers have long enjoyed.
Apple is in the middle of a legal fight with the FBI over creating a 'back door' to unlock a terrorist's iPhone.
As Apple locks heads with the FBI over 'back door' access to a locked iPhone, you may be wondering how secure your own smartphone is.
It looks identical to your bank's online portal. But don't be fooled.
Google bolsters utility further by warning users of embedded content like ads that pretend to be from a legitimate company to get users to download dodgy unwanted software.
An Australian model, who is being applauded for responding to men who send her unsolicited images on social media by telling their girlfriends, shares why she does it.
Fresh tips to recognise today's crop of online scammers.
​Beware of pranksters on Twitter today if you're an Apple user.
Richard Thornton did a factory reset on his second-hand iPhone 5, but the buyer kept receiving his voicemail.
Our passwords are bad, and we should feel bad about it.
If you stayed, ate or played at a Hyatt hotel between August 13 and December 8, 2015, there's a good chance your credit or debit card data was stolen and sent to US-based cyber thieves.
'The internet belongs to the world's people, not its governments', protest group says.
New laws proposed by the Turnbull government would force some companies to notify Australians if their personal data is breached as the result of a hack or cyber attack, but some experts say the rules don't go far enough.
You'd think a Microsoft operating system or the notorious Adobe Flash would top a list of software with the most vulnerabilities last year, but you'd be wrong.
Even in the high-tech world of 2016, crims will be able to side-step your account security by making a phone call and saying they're you.
Tech giant is trialling password-less account login with select users.
Company says plan to give intelligence agencies extra online surveillance powers could weaken the security of personal data for millions of people and paralyse the tech sector.
Type of scam that has already seen $80,000 stolen in 2015 ramps up significantly ahead of Christmas.