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  there was no cyber-attack on Census, data was untouched national Census ended in catastrophe after citizens were unable to access the website to complete the online form. The ABS received 2.3 million Census forms before the website was taken … Read More

  Online reseller Newegg opens Aussie eBay store, slashes membership fee reseller Newegg is marking two years in the Australian market with a membership discount and a local eBay store. The company overnight announced a discount to the Newegg Premier … Read More

  Ransomware is only going to get worse: Cisco Cisco’s 2016 mid-year cybersecurity report noted fragile infrastructures, poor network hygiene and slow detection rates are the primary reasons corporations are falling victim to ransomware attacks. This has led, the report … Read More

  Sunshine Coast to get digital water meters Sunshine Coast will soon be able to check their water usage on a daily basis, analyse their consumption through a self-service dashboard, and receive electronic alerts of leaks when state-owned utility Unitywater … Read More

  DroidJack Uses Side-Load…It’s Super Effective! Backdoored Pokemon GO Android App Found Pokemon GO is the first Pokemon game sanctioned by Nintendo for iOS and Android devices. The augmented reality game was first released in Australia and New Zealand on … Read More

  Australian govt installing ‘traffic lights’ in pavement for smartphone safety To stop smartphone addicts being killed, the Australian government is trialling traffic lights on the road – and it’s going to cost $250,000 to do it. The lights will … Read More

  US nuclear weapons system uses 8-inch floppy disks The United States national auditor has found the government is propping up decades-old systems at the expense of innovation, spending US$61 billion (AU$85 billion) of its US$80-billion 2015 tech budget on … Read More

  JB Hi-Fi in talks to buy The Good Guys JB Hi-Fi is in talks to acquire competing electronics and appliance retailer The Good Guys, which could expand its home appliance footprint by 100 stores. While The Good Guys is … Read More

  Amazon launches competitor to YouTube Amazon.com launched a service on Tuesday that allows users to post videos and earn royalties from them, setting up to compete directly with Alphabet’s YouTube. called Amazon Video Direct, will make the uploaded videos … Read More

World Password Day is Thursday. Remember to change your shared passwords for video on demand sites Thursday, May 5,  For the fourth year, you’ll surely see plenty of articles reminding you why you should change all of your passwords—a strong … Read More