Hacker sent messages to thousands of Australians after compromising early warning system

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Subscribers to Queensland Early Warning Network told: "Your personal data is not safe"

A hacker sent unauthorised warning messages to thousands of Australians over the weekend after compromising an official Early Warning Network. The attacker compromised a login with illicitly gai...

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