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PayPal patches account hijacking flaw 
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PayPal patches account hijacking flaw Powered by SC Magazine
By Allie Coyne | Dec 4, 2014 | Comment Now 
Bug bounty program unearths serious vulnerability.
 
Google account takeovers down 99 percent 
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Google account takeovers down 99 percent Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Kaplan | Feb 21, 2013 | Comment Now 
Gmail login attempts tested against 120 variables.
 
Mac Flashback hijacked $10k a day: Symantec 
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Mac Flashback hijacked $10k a day: Symantec Powered by SC Magazine
May 2, 2012 | Comment Now 
Click-fraud scheme about the revenue.
 
Twitter boosts security with HTTPS 
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Twitter boosts security with HTTPS Powered by SC Magazine
By Tom Brewster | Mar 17, 2011 | Comment Now 
Combats account hijacking tools.
 
Twitter gets 20 years' good security bond 
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Twitter gets 20 years' good security bond Powered by SC Magazine
By Liam Tung | Mar 14, 2011 | Comment Now 
Settles over security claim.
 
Block The Filter accused of censorship protest hijack 
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Block The Filter accused of censorship protest hijack Powered by SC Magazine
By Ry Crozier | Feb 17, 2010 | Comment Now 
Anonymous faction rebukes picnic organisers.
 
Warcom staffer hijacks blog posts 
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Warcom staffer hijacks blog posts Powered by SC Magazine
By Ry Crozier | Nov 23, 2009 | Comment Now 
Still visible in RSS feeds.
 
Researchers hijack Torpig botnet 
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Researchers hijack Torpig botnet Powered by SC Magazine
By Shaun Nichols | May 5, 2009 | Comment Now 
In an effort to better understand the workings of cybercrime, a group of researchers recently hijacked and dissected a massive botnet.
 
New phishing ploy exploits secure sessions to hijack data 
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New phishing ploy exploits secure sessions to hijack data Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Kaplan | Jan 14, 2009 | Comment Now 
Researchers have discovered a new way for attackers to phish for credentials without the need to send emails or trick users into visiting a malicious website.
 
Clickjacking exploits enable hackers to hijack webcams 
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Clickjacking exploits enable hackers to hijack webcams Powered by SC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo | Oct 9, 2008 | Comment Now 
Using Flash Player and clickjacking techniques, webcams and microphones can be hijacked, prompting Adobe to issue a workaround as users await a fix.
 
Hijacked Facebook accounts used to spread torture pics 
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Hijacked Facebook accounts used to spread torture pics Powered by SC Magazine
By Shaun Nichols | Mar 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
Security researchers claim to have uncovered a new wave of attacks in which profiles on Facebook are used to post images of child torture..
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Who do you trust most to protect your private data?
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Your bank
  35%
 
Your insurance company
  5%
 
A technology company (Google, Facebook et al)
  9%
 
Your telco, ISP or utility
  8%
 
A retailer (Coles, Woolworths et al)
  4%
 
A Federal Government agency (ATO, Centrelink etc)
  18%
 
An Australian law enforcement agency (AFP, ASIO et al)
  15%
 
A State Government agency (Health dept, etc)
  7%
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