 | | |  | The private details of millions of Australians are at the mercy of cybercriminals because of flimsy security around a critical government website, experts warn. Ben Grubb reports. | | Top stories 12:32pm | A multi-millionaire internet advertising mogul has been sacked from the company he founded after police alleged that he was caught on camera striking his girlfriend 117 times during a 30-minute assault last year. | ADAM TURNER 12:26pm | Streaming TV giant Hulu has stepped up efforts to block non-US viewers. Are international expansion plans afoot? | BEN GRUBB 2:09pm | Australians were unable to access key online government services including Centrelink and the Child Support website on Monday, as the sites experienced technical issues leaving users and staff without access. | Karissa Bell 10:27am | Sydney-born founder of dogecoin discusses the currency's future and unexpected journey from joke to reality. | Jim Finkle 10:35am | Hackers have already exploited a security flaw in Internet Explorer, the first known attack since support for the Windows XP operating system ended. | MEGAN LEVY 10:27am | An organised crime gang with links to Eastern Europe is suspected of targeting more than 40 ATMs across Sydney and skimming thousands of dollars from unsuspecting customers. | Tim Biggs 11:43am | A dig in a New Mexico landfill has uncovered a trove of game cartridges and equipment believed to have been dumped there by Atari following the fall of the games industry in the early '80s. | MEGAN LEVY 2:26pm | Using your hand to shield your PIN while using an ATM may no longer be enough to protect against skimmers, who are using increasingly sophisticated equipment to deceive customers, police say. | Karissa Bell 12:21pm | Nissan has unveiled a new prototype that could potentially do away with car washes. | Apple has offered to fix some older iPhone 5 smartphones with flawed on-off buttons. | Will Oremus | How is it possible that Facebook keeps getting more addictive over time, rather than less? | Esteban Israel | Technology companies and other participants in the internet ecosystem should control it, free of government intervention, talkfest concluded. | Will Oremus | An extension for Google's Chrome browser replaces the word "literally" with "figuratively" on sites and articles across the web, with deeply gratifying results. | Jason Hill | You can fail at a demanding Trials course dozens of times, subjecting your hapless motorcycle rider to countless indignities, yet still have a great time. | ADAM TURNER | Rather than letting your smartphone keep you awake playing games, let it lull you to sleep with soothing nature sounds. | Drew Turney | The new Johnny Depp film Transcendence is not just sci-fi fantasy. | Kathleen Miller and Jonathan D. Salant 2:26am | Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to sue the US Air Force, saying it should be allowed to compete in a satellite-launch market monopolised by the two biggest defence contractors. | David Lazarus | Verizon will monitor not just mobile activities but also what customers do on wired or Wi-Fi-connected computers, then share that data with marketers. | Hanna Ingber | Follow these tips to clean out your Twitter feed and Facebook timeline and make social media platforms more useful. | | | Advertisement  More stories Advertisement  Compare & Save | Find the best mobile phone plan | | |  | | | | | Security Reminder: Fairfax Media digital never requests personal or credit card information via email. Be wary of suspicious emails claiming to offer Fairfax Media digital services. You are receiving this email as a registered Fairfax Media digital member. Your username is: garn14.tech@blogger.com. Your email address is: garn14.tech@blogger.com. If you do not want to receive further announcements from Fairfax Media digital, please unsubscribe here. Fairfax Media Limited. ABN 15 008 663 161.
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