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50 Million Facebook accounts hacked on 28th September – Change your password NOW!
It’s time to change your password again! The shocking report comes as Facebook is in the grips of a major identity theft crisis in which criminals exploited a bug giving them access to 50 million user accounts. The latest attack hasn’t just impacted the social network, but many other sites as well. On Friday evening, Facebook revealed that hackers had gained access
Be aware of requests to make tax payments via unusual methods
The ATO will never threaten you with arrest if you don’t pay a debt immediately. Call your financial institution immediately if you have given your bank or credit card details to a scammer. Most big banks will cover any loss if someone makes an unauthorised transaction on your account, as long as you have protected your client number and
Southern Downs Community to share ideas on $1M in funding at Drought Relief Forums
The community is being called upon to put forward its ideas on how $1 million in Federal Government funding is best spent to benefit the Southern Downs in the face of drought. Drought Relief Forums will be hosted by Southern Downs Regional Council at Warwick Town Hall on 11 September and Stanthorpe Civic Centre on 14 September 2018. Earlier this month, the Federal Government
Be Connected for every Australian online
Be connected is an Australian wide initiative empowering, all Australians to thrive in a digital world. We have on-line learning resources as well as a Network of community partners – GraniteNet is also part of this wonderful program. We are one of the networks that you can join up to. Be Connected can help you: Learn the basics and
Don’t give away too much about yourself online..
Don’t give away too much about yourself More and more quizzes, games and surveys are popping up on social media. They may seem harmless, but taking these quizzes might mean you are giving away more about yourself than you originally thought. These quizzes ask seemingly innocent questions, such as “What was your first job?”, “What is your favourite pet’s name?”
Do you really need a VPN, and why scaremongering is being used by mass media advertising.
A friend of mine recently said to me; “If you cannot do something honestly, then perhaps you need to find another way”. Apparently the big VPN companies have not heard of that, with nearly 50% being on board with big data moguls, and the mere few that act interdependently, all of which are required by law to give up your
All Facebook Users Advised to check their Privacy Settings, And Facebook’s Privacy Policy
15 March 2018 What’s happened? The private information of millions of Facebook users across the globe has potentially been used to generate political advertising. Political research firm Cambridge Analytica has been accused of mining the data of 50 million Facebook users to engineer political advertising during the 2016 US election campaign. The Australian Privacy Commissioner is looking into whether any
That Dam Ride 25th February 2018
25 February at 5:00–12:00 Storm King Dam Eukey Rd, Stanthorpe, Queensland 4380 Sick of riding on the esplanade on the Gold Coast? Sick of the smog in Brisbane? Too humid on the Sunny Coast? Come to Stanthorpe and enjoy the fresh air, rolling hills, beautiful scenery and cooler climate. All that and more is waiting on Feb 25. A few
Apple releases security update for macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 – addresses a serious security vulnerability
Friday 1 December 2017 Apple releases security update for macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 Apple has just released a security update to its macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 operating system. The update addresses a serious security vulnerability that, in certain circumstances, could enable an attacker to gain full access to your Mac and everything on it without a password. Apple has
Alert Priority HIGH – New AFP traffic infringement scam
12 October 2017 New AFP traffic infringement scam Fake emails claiming to be traffic infringement notices from the Australian Federal Police, contain a link to the notice that can steal your financial details if you click on it. These widely circulated fake emails look convincing at first glance, but the subject line ‘Your info about violation is now public’