Kyle Ellison

Kyle Ellison

Independent Correspondent



107 articles by Kyle Ellison

Scams

Love hurts: Online dating scams are Australia's top financial fraud

Love hurts: Online dating scams are Australia's top financial fraud

Scams

Love hurts: Online dating scams are Australia's top financial fraud

Australians were tricked out of around AUS$82 million (US$66 million) during 2014, with online dating scams accounting for the biggest losses.

Kyle Ellison18 May 20151 min. read


Malware

Jamie Oliver website makes a meal of malware clean-up

Jamie Oliver website makes a meal of malware clean-up

Malware

Jamie Oliver website makes a meal of malware clean-up

The website of celebrity TV chef and food activist Jamie Oliver has been compromised with malware for the third time this year, potentially infecting the computers of the site's visitors.

Kyle Ellison13 May 20151 min. read


New Facebook scam promises "shocking video," but contains only malware

New Facebook scam promises "shocking video," but contains only malware

New Facebook scam promises "shocking video," but contains only malware

When you see what this Facebook clickbait really links to, your jaw will drop.

Kyle Ellison12 May 20151 min. read


Privacy

Photobucket hackers face charges over photo-stealing app

Photobucket hackers face charges over photo-stealing app

Privacy

Photobucket hackers face charges over photo-stealing app

Two men were arrested last week for allegedly developing hacking software that steals user information and photos from the image-hosting website Photobucket.

Kyle Ellison11 May 20151 min. read


Privacy

NSA phone surveillance ruled illegal by US appeals court

NSA phone surveillance ruled illegal by US appeals court

Privacy

NSA phone surveillance ruled illegal by US appeals court

The mass collection of American phone records and metadata by the National Security Agency (NSA) has been ruled illegal by a US appeals court.

Kyle Ellison08 May 20151 min. read


Less Technical

Millions of WordPress sites left vulnerable by plugin flaw

Millions of WordPress sites left vulnerable by plugin flaw

Less Technical

Millions of WordPress sites left vulnerable by plugin flaw

Millions of WordPress sites are vulnerable to a scripting flaw found in two popular plugins, one of which can be found in the default installation of the blogging platform.

Kyle Ellison07 May 20151 min. read


Cybercrime

Australian game hacker flees to Europe before trial

Australian game hacker flees to Europe before trial

Cybercrime

Australian game hacker flees to Europe before trial

An Australian man facing 25 hacking charges has fled to Europe, ahead of being trialled for attacks which targeted major computer firms.

Kyle Ellison06 May 20152 min. read


Microsoft to overhaul security updates for Windows 10

Microsoft to overhaul security updates for Windows 10

Microsoft to overhaul security updates for Windows 10

Microsoft is set to introduce a new update system for Windows 10 that will effectively do away with Patch Tuesday.

Kyle Ellison05 May 20151 min. read


Cybercrime

Ryanair hack: $5 million stolen from low-cost airline

Ryanair hack: $5 million stolen from low-cost airline

Cybercrime

Ryanair hack: $5 million stolen from low-cost airline

Budget airline Ryanair has been the victim of a major banking hack, with more than $5 million stolen from its business account last week.

Kyle Ellison01 May 20151 min. read