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UK Prime Minister unknowingly messages impersonator
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (45+ words) British PM Andy Burnham exchanged messages with a person posing as the chief of staff to US President Donald Trump. August 18, 2026 — 6:35am...
Shut down by algorithm: Small businesses suffer online nightmare
1+ week, 6+ day ago (836+ words) August 12, 2026 — 5:30am Small businesses’ online shops are being switched off by computer algorithms with no warning or apparent human oversight, the small business ombudsman’s office says, as digital platform disputes become its biggest source of complaints. These disputes have quadrupled to…...
Your TV is watching you every second. Here’s how
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1084+ words) August 9, 2026 — 7:30pm Television prices have plummeted due to hidden tech that harvests lucrative user data by analysing everything watched onscreen, privacy experts warn, with some models now sold at a loss by manufacturers pivoting to make money from customers’ data. Once…...
Rogue AI fakes identities, switches languages to trick humans
2+ week, 5+ day ago (616+ words) August 6, 2026 — 5:20am Cutting-edge AI went on a hacking spree including concocting fake identities to trick human engineers and then covering its tracks. During testing by a UK-government-run AI lab, ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Mythos went rogue, sending fraudulent emails and attempting to…...
Questions raised over laptop access for accused spies in custody
3+ week, 1+ day ago (465+ words) August 3, 2026 — 5:13pm A magistrate has asked lawyers to explain how a Russian couple accused of spying on Defence systems for the Kremlin will use a laptop while in custody in Brisbane. At a hearing on Monday, the Brisbane Magistrates Court heard…...
Did AI really ‘go rogue’? Not exactly, but we have plenty to fear
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1020+ words) July 30, 2026 — 3:30pm It’s an ancient fear. It goes back thousands of years. You find it in the story of Prometheus in ancient Greek mythology. And in stories like that of Surtr in Norse mythology. What if our inventions and discoveries get…...
Origin Energy knew database was hacked weeks before telling customers
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (38+ words) The Age Origin Energy knew for about three weeks its database had been hacked before it alerted customers. Updated July 28, 2026 — 6:19pm,first published 6:16pm...
Origin Energy says 900,000 customers had their data hacked
4+ week, 14+ hour ago (384+ words) July 28, 2026 — 11:43am Australia’s largest electricity and gas retailer has confirmed that the personal information of about 900,000 current and former customers was hacked in a major cybersecurity incident. Origin Energy chief executive Frank Calabria issued an apology to customers on Tuesday and…...
Origin confirms customer details stolen in cyber hack
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (43+ words) The Age One of Australia's largest energy providers has confirmed the private details of some of its customers have been stolen in a cyber hack. Updated July 23, 2026 — 6:21pm,first published 6:19pm...
Origin Energy confirms data breach has exposed customer information
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (333+ words) July 23, 2026 — 4:14pm Origin Energy, the largest Australian power and gas company, has confirmed that a hacker has gained unauthorised access to some customers’ private information, including names, addresses and partial credit card and bank account numbers. The company said on Thursday…...