Domino's customers targeted by scammers as personal data leaks
Domino's customers left steaming after company fails to disclose data leak.
Consumer Security
New Wi-Fi flaw affects nearly every internet-connected device
A security flaw could render your home network as readable as the Wi-Fi at a coffee shop.
Tech giant leaves secret data exposed to public internet
Professional services company Accenture inadvertently exposes huge sets of potentially sensitive data, including that of Caltex Australia.
There are real risks to a national facial recognition database
Someone had been drinking the Turnbull Kool-Aid in Willoughby this morning, with Today Show Extra co-host Sonia Kruger welcoming with open arms the prime minister's push for a national facial recognition database.
Apple opens up on privacy amid Face ID concerns
Apple has released more details about the iPhone X's Face ID feature, publishing a new privacy site which addresses some of the concerns that people have had since the face-scanning feature was announced.
Pirate Bay plants secret tracker to hijack users' CPU
Frequent visitors to popular torrent site The Pirate Bay are up in arms after the site secretly added a feature to the site that sapped users' CPU resources to mine cryptocurrency.
Flaw lets airborne viruses attack Bluetooth-enabled devices
BlueBorne would not require a user to click on a link or download a file as it spreads silently via Bluetooth-enabled devices.
How much access police have to your data
The Australian government wants new powers to access encrypted communications, but do they need them?
These 42 Disney apps are spying on your kids, lawsuit claims
Disney accused of secretly collecting personal information on some of its youngest customers and sharing it illegally with advertisers without parental consent.
'Incognito Mode' not as private as you think
Information about what you do online, down to every single URL, can likely be purchased on the web by anyone who wants it.
'Hero' who stopped Wannacry has been arrested
A British security researcher, who became an internet hero after he was credited with stopping a malicious software attack earlier this year, has been arrested at the Las Vegas airport and charged in connection with a separate attack.
How to protect against ransomware
In the wake of the ransomware outbreaks using Wannacry and the related follow-up, Petya, there has been a lot of discussion about digital protection. But how can you be sure your data is safe?
Woman loses $46,000 in iTunes gift card scam
A 74-year-old Melbourne woman has been swindled out of $46,000 by scammers who groomed her to buy 330 iTunes gift cards as part of their crime.
Global cyber attack could spur $68b in losses: report
A major, global cyber attack could trigger an average of $US53 billion ($68 billion) of economic losses, a report says.
Is the government's cybersecurity strategy failing?
Citing a UN report that says Australia is lagging on cybersecurity cooperation, Labor's spokeswoman on cyber security and defence says our fall from fourth place to seventh is 'a direct result of the Turnbull government's failure to effectively implement its own cyber security strategy and engage with international partners'.
Nearly 20,000 Australians caught up in Bupa data breach
Bupa's international health insurance arm was hit by a malicious act in its UK office, putting the private information of almost 20,000 Australian customers in danger.
What if encryption back door is an open invite to hackers?
The government has further detailed legislation, to be introduced this year, which will oblige tech companies and telcos to assist law enforcement in accessing encrypted information.
Kaspersky backs Google, Apple's privacy stance
Eugene Kaspersky, the colourful Russian cyber security executive, says technology companies must respect the individual's privacy and products should not be made to be broken.
WannaCry speed camera fines will stand, says government
Thought you had dodged a speeding fine? You haven't been so lucky.
How 'NotPetya' spread from Ukraine, and why it may still be a threat
Hijacking the servers of a company which makes a popular accounting program, hackers sent false software updates to around a million computers, which kicked off the massive worldwide spread of 'NotPetya' last week. Experts now believe the apparent mass ransom attempt was merely a cover for something more nefarious, and Ukrainian authorities are scrambling to untangle it.