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Hacker codenamed 'Alf' from Home and Away stole secret data on Joint Strike Fighter jets and surveillance planes

Updated yesterday at 7:45pm

A mystery hacker who was given the alias of an Australian soap opera character

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Quoting from http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/human-services-to-use-private-contractor-serco-as-centrelink-call-centre-provider-20171010-gyyfuq.html

OCTOBER 11 2017 –

12:30 PM

 

Human Services to use private contractor Serco as Cen

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iPhone hacking: FBI allowed to keep details secret of how it broke encryption on terrorist's phone

Updated yesterday at 8:15pm

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Quoting from http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/in-selling-west-and-east-block-will-we-sell-off-our-heritage-too-20170928-gyq9bt.html

SEPTEMBER 28 2017 - 1:43PM

In selling West and East Block, will we sell off our heritage, too?

Peter Dowling

 

I rec

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Tax time IT problems strike again at Australian Taxation Office

Doug Dingwall 
  • Doug Dingwall

Tax Office staff have struggled with IT problems that struck the agency with slow internet and email, as tech woes continue to hobble it in the peak

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Quoting from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-18/government-to-overhaul-privacy-code-after-series-of-errors/8537272

 

Government to overhaul privacy code amid fears public is losing confidence

By political reporter Henry Belot

Updated 5 minutes ago

 

PHO

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Ransomware attack still looms in Australia as Government warns WannaCry threat not over

Updated about an hour ago

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Quoting from http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/ato-immigration-vulnerable-to-cyber-attacks-anao-report-finds-20170315-guyg33.html

 

MARCH 15 2017 - 6:36PM

 

ATO, Immigration vulnerable to cyber-attacks, ANAO report finds

Doug Dingwall

 

A lack of sec

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