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Twitter stops phishing with DMARC 
Security
Twitter stops phishing with DMARC
By Dan Kaplan | Feb 25, 2013 | Comment Now 
Email security.
 
Google kills account hijacks with statistics 
Security
Google kills account hijacks with statistics
By Joshua Gliddon | Feb 21, 2013 | Comment Now 
Hijacking down 99.7 percent.
 
Facebook fights spam with own programming language 
Software
Facebook fights spam with own programming language
By Darren Pauli | Jan 25, 2013 | Comment Now 
Lightweight and extremely efficient, coder says.
 
Telstra bill scam hits customers 
Telco/ISP
Telstra bill scam hits customers
By Ry Crozier | Jan 15, 2013 | Comment Now 
A 'cut above' average phishing emails.
 
Melbourne IT error sends Twitter t.co offline 
Telco/ISP
Melbourne IT error sends Twitter t.co offline
By Ry Crozier | Oct 9, 2012 | Comment Now 
Phishing investigator puts domain on hold.
 
Scammers attack payroll outsourcer 
Security
Scammers attack payroll outsourcer
By Darren Pauli | Aug 6, 2012 | Comment Now 
Customers faced with Java exploit.
 
iCode review tackles public wifi malware 
Security
iCode review tackles public wifi malware
By Darren Pauli | Jun 14, 2012 | Comment Now 
Telcos, security experts discuss anti-botnet scheme.
 
Clever phishing scams disturb ATO  
Security
Clever phishing scams disturb ATO
By John Hilvert | May 21, 2012 | Comment Now 
Social engineering, faxes on the radar.
 
UK police arrest six over student loans phishing scam 
Security
UK police arrest six over student loans phishing scam
By Stewart Mitchell | Dec 13, 2011 | Comment Now 
Suspects allegedly net more than $1.5m.
 
Microsoft drops Czech botnet suit 
Security
Microsoft drops Czech botnet suit
By Dan Kaplan | Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Asks former defendant for help.
 
Exclusive: Epsilon locks down with grid pattern log-in 
Security
Exclusive: Epsilon locks down with grid pattern log-in
By Brett Winterford | May 17, 2011 | 2 Comments 
'Strong authentication' introduced to stamp out further data breaches.
 
Hackers breach security vendor's defences 
Security
Hackers breach security vendor's defences
By Stuart Finlayson | Apr 21, 2011 | 2 Comments 
Ashampoo informs 14 million customers.
 
China accused of stealing 'terabytes' of US data 
Security
China accused of stealing 'terabytes' of US data
By Brian Grow and Mark Hosenball | Apr 15, 2011 | 5 Comments 
WikiLeaks cables reveal America's worst fears.
 
Flash exploit found in spate of new phishing attacks 
Security
Flash exploit found in spate of new phishing attacks
By Lia Timson | Apr 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Exploit carried via Microsoft Word attachments.
 
Epsilon breach used four-month-old attack 
Security
Epsilon breach used four-month-old attack
By Brett Winterford | Apr 7, 2011 | 1 Comment 
ReturnPath had warned partners of breach in November.
 
Analysis: Epsilon breach reveals "spear-phishing" risk 
Security
Analysis: Epsilon breach reveals "spear-phishing" risk
Apr 6, 2011 | Comment Now 
Major banks and retailers impacted.
 
Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming 
Networking
Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming
By Tom Brewster | Mar 18, 2011 | Comment Now 
Rustock, the once dominant spam botnet, seems to have been taken out of contention.
 
IE9 a 'non-event' for most businesses 
Software
IE9 a 'non-event' for most businesses
By Tom Brewster | Mar 16, 2011 | 1 Comment 
No Windows XP compatibility.
 
Senators accuse Google of "phishing for profit" 
Security
Senators accuse Google of "phishing for profit"
Oct 29, 2010 | Comment Now 
Senate Committee points to double standard.
 
Warning: Five phone scams to avoid 
Telco/ISP
Warning: Five phone scams to avoid
Oct 12, 2010 | 4 Comments 
ACCC and ACMA advise Australians to "hang up" on scammers.
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