An ex-employee of the wireless data communication and wired products maker Ubiquiti has been arrested and charged with data theft and a bid to extort his employer while he masqueraded as a whistleblower and anonymous attacker, the US Department of Justice says.

Melbourne based digital marketing agency Smith Brothers Media (SBM) has completed a merger with Brisbane creative digital agency Follow.

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