Recent articles by Dan Raywood

Amazon criticised for security of lost passwords

Amazon criticised for security of lost passwords

Amazon has been criticised for relying on insecure methods for granting access to its sites after users claimed to have forgotten their passwords.
Dan Raywood Aug 6 2009 10:28AM Security
More ATMs in Las Vegas hotels hit by hackers

More ATMs in Las Vegas hotels hit by hackers

Several ATMs in Las Vegas have been exploited by hackers as a delegate reveals the extent of the incidents.
Dan Raywood Aug 5 2009 10:47AM Security
McAfee makes move into SaaS with acquisition of MX Logic

McAfee makes move into SaaS with acquisition of MX Logic

McAfee is to acquire MX Logic in a deal worth over a $A201 million.
Dan Raywood Aug 4 2009 12:04PM Security
Delegates at hacker conference caught out by malicious ATM

Delegates at hacker conference caught out by malicious ATM

Delegates at the recent DefCon hacker conference may have been caught unawares by a malicious ATM kiosk.
Dan Raywood Aug 4 2009 11:35AM Security
Facebook hits back at rumours over use of members' photos

Facebook hits back at rumours over use of members' photos

Facebook has dismissed viral claims that it has changed its policy on user photos to allow them to be used in adverts on the site.
Dan Raywood Jul 28 2009 11:04AM Security
Sophos blocked from YouTube over malicious Erin Andrews video

Sophos blocked from YouTube over malicious Erin Andrews video

Security vendor Sophos has been caught out by censorship after a guidance video was blocked for 'inappropriate content'.
Dan Raywood Jul 24 2009 11:21AM Security
Hacker Croll details Twitter hack

Hacker Croll details Twitter hack

The weakness of a password and poor security measures led to the Twitter hacking last week.
Dan Raywood Jul 23 2009 10:54AM Security
Internet Explorer and Firefox both hit by web exploits

Internet Explorer and Firefox both hit by web exploits

Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox have been hit by browser attacks.
Dan Raywood Jul 23 2009 10:44AM Security
Mobile malware is stepping up

Mobile malware is stepping up

Malicious applications that infect mobile devices are going to become more prevalent.
Dan Raywood Jul 22 2009 9:45AM Security
Irish ISP Eircom hit by multiple attacks

Irish ISP Eircom hit by multiple attacks

The Irish ISP is experiencing an unprecedented volume of traffic that officials believe is the result of multiple DNS poisoning attacks.
Dan Raywood Jul 21 2009 10:22AM Security
TechCrunch claims it contacted Twitter ahead of publication of hacked documents

TechCrunch claims it contacted Twitter ahead of publication of hacked documents

Questions have been placed over whether TechCrunch could face a legal threat after it published hacked company documents belonging to micro-blogging site Twitter.
Dan Raywood Jul 20 2009 12:26PM Security
Oracle patches show a major database vulnerability

Oracle patches show a major database vulnerability

Updates issued this week by Oracle should be applied immediately, according to Imperva.
Dan Raywood Jul 17 2009 3:16PM Security
Congressman urges US to carry out revenge cyber attacks on North Korea

Congressman urges US to carry out revenge cyber attacks on North Korea

US President Barack Obama has been urged to launch a 'show of force or strength' against North Korea following allegations made of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Dan Raywood Jul 15 2009 10:58AM Security
ImageShack hit by hacking group

ImageShack hit by hacking group

The image-hosting site ImageShack was compromised over the weekend.
Dan Raywood Jul 14 2009 10:22AM Security
Twitter users infected by Koobface virus

Twitter users infected by Koobface virus

Micro-blogging site Twitter has been hit by the Koobface virus.
Dan Raywood Jul 13 2009 11:12AM Security
North Korea blamed for DDoS attacks on United States and South Korea

North Korea blamed for DDoS attacks on United States and South Korea

A series of distributed denial-of-service attacks on American and South Korean websites have been blamed on North Korea.
Dan Raywood Jul 10 2009 10:46AM Security
BT scraps plans to use Phorm

BT scraps plans to use Phorm

BT has scrapped plans to use the Phorm Webwise system that tracks the internet habits of its customers.
Dan Raywood Jul 7 2009 11:07AM Security
Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection

Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection

Users are still not taking basic steps to protect their computers and themselves from cyber attack, according to ESET.
Dan Raywood Jul 7 2009 11:01AM Security
Sponsored links on Yahoo and Google host malicious rogue software

Sponsored links on Yahoo and Google host malicious rogue software

Cybercriminals are using sponsored links on both Yahoo and Google to promote malicious applications.
Dan Raywood Jun 16 2009 4:55PM Security
SQL attack to affect over 100,000 websites

SQL attack to affect over 100,000 websites

The strength of SQL injections has been demonstrated with an attack on a large internet service provider.
Dan Raywood Jun 10 2009 3:11PM Security

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