As she walked down the aisle in her local supermarket in March 2021, Natalie, 41, answered a call on her mobile. “You need to come home now,” said her partner Suzanne. “Don’t panic, but there’s something that you need to see.” When she walked through the door, Suzanne handed herContinue Reading
An Aussie mum’s devastating experience after giving birth has highlighted the importance of a new email trend that Aussies have noticed for Mother’s Day this year. In the lead up to May 12, a number of companies are now offering customers the option to opt-out of receiving email communications andContinue Reading
Online retail giant The Iconic has vowed to issue refunds to customers affected by online security breaches which left people out of pocket by hundreds of dollars. Customers reported a large number of hacking attempts and security breaches, with hackers successfully compromising accounts and placing fraudulent orders without their permission.Continue Reading
Libraries in several affluent Sydney suburbs have been hit by a cyberattack, potentially exposing the data of anyone who used library services. Woollahra Council has been contacting residents in surrounding suburbs with library accounts warning them their data has been exposed, including passwords, contact information and partial credit card details.Continue Reading
David Sharaz first noticed Brittany Higgins when he was working as a producer for Karl Stefanovic’s brother Pete on his Sky News breakfast program. It was May 2020 and Mr Sharaz had recently separated from his first wife, a Labor staffer called Alexandra Craig. They had married in March 2018Continue Reading
Firing off an email to Services Australia’s spokesman could be the quick fix many with Centrelink issues are looking for. But officials had to explain at a senate estimates hearing why people who had located Hank Jongen’s email on Reddit were able to have their issues resolved when people whoContinue Reading
A Sydney sex worker filmed her client without consent and sent the video to his fiance, before unexpectedly turning up to an intersection and getting into his car while he was on the way to work. Brooke Ariel Grace Baker also sent the man 244 texts within five hours andContinue Reading
Guy Sebastian’s former manager could be entitled to an acquittal after he was jailed for embezzling more than $620,000 of the pop singer’s earnings, a court has been told. Titus Day was led away from court in handcuffs after learning he would spend at least 2½ years behind bars inContinue Reading
A new “quick fire” scam is taking over online marketplaces, with fraudsters targeting everyday users buying and selling their goods online. Sydney mum Paige Hinson listed garden furniture on Facebook Marketplace after her young family moved to a new house in the western suburbs. Within minutes of listing an outdoorContinue Reading
A common trick used by scammers is turning people off a handy payment system used by millions. PayID scams often crop up when someone tries to sell something on a sale service like Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree. Australians lost $260,000 to PayID-specific impersonation scams last year, according to Scamwatch, butContinue Reading