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BBC builds 22,000 system botnet

BBC builds 22,000 system botnet

A team of journalists and security experts from the BBC said that it has managed to purchase itself a botnet containing more than 22,000 infected PCs.
Shaun Nichols Mar 13 2009 2:52PM Security
Heroin hacker steals information on 59,000 workers

Heroin hacker steals information on 59,000 workers

American company Luxottica Retail, the former owner of the Things Remembered stores seemed to have forgotten to have the right amount of security on the company mainframe.
Nick Farrell Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Security
ICANN to transfer 281,000 domains to new registrar

ICANN to transfer 281,000 domains to new registrar

Following the termination of domain registrar EstDomains' accreditation, ICANN announced it will transfer 281,000 domains to an approved provider.
Dan Kaplan Nov 26 2008 9:56AM Security
Future is rank for 3,000 Xerox employees

Future is rank for 3,000 Xerox employees

Tech giant Xerox is the latest company to announce large-scale redundancies and blame it on the current economic turmoil.
Stewart Meagher Oct 27 2008 6:49AM Training & Development
More than 5,000 pirated eBay credentials found on web

More than 5,000 pirated eBay credentials found on web

A security researcher has discovered a loot of eBay credentials on a Google cache.
Dan Kaplan Oct 15 2008 10:10AM Security
10,000 LinkedIn users targeted in spear phishing attack

10,000 LinkedIn users targeted in spear phishing attack

A LinkedIn "spear phishing" email scam loaded malicious software to steal usernames and passwords.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 10 2008 9:48AM Security
Telstra gives $400,000 to employee's charities

Telstra gives $400,000 to employee's charities

Telstra has given its employees the chance to donate to their favourite charities and community organisations as part of a $400,000 grants scheme.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2008 3:08PM Training & Development
Criminal gangs compromise more than 200,000 websites

Criminal gangs compromise more than 200,000 websites

Criminal gangs have acquired login details for more than 200,000 websites.
Dan Raywood Oct 7 2008 9:54AM Security
62,000 phones and PDAs left in London cabs

62,000 phones and PDAs left in London cabs

During the past six months, dozy Londoners have left a whopping 55,843 mobile phones and 6,193 other handheld devices in the back of black cabs, according to a report.
Sylvie Barak Sep 17 2008 3:26PM Hardware
Email libel costs £110,000

Email libel costs £110,000

A single email has cost the University of Salford £110,000 (about $237,000) after it alleged fraud in an expenses claim..
Iain Thomson Aug 26 2008 7:59AM Security
Hacker runs up US$12,000 Federal phone bill

Hacker runs up US$12,000 Federal phone bill

A hacker who compromised phone systems for the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) left the government with a US$12,000 phone bill.
Shaun Nichols Aug 25 2008 9:48AM Security
Hacker runs up US$12,000 Federal phone bill

Hacker runs up US$12,000 Federal phone bill

A hacker who compromised phone systems for the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) left the government with a US$12,000 phone bill..
Shaun Nichols Aug 23 2008 4:39PM Security
Apple making 800,000 iPhones a week

Apple making 800,000 iPhones a week

Apple is currently asking its Taiwanese assembly plant to churn out 800,000 iPhones every week according to Tech Crunch.
Stewart Meagher Aug 5 2008 7:38AM Hardware
Portugal buys 500,000 Intel Classmate PCs

Portugal buys 500,000 Intel Classmate PCs

The Portuguese government has announced that it is buying half a million Intel Classmate laptops to give to children starting in school.
Iain Thomson Aug 1 2008 8:01AM Hardware
Optus outage disrupts QLD airport, emergency services

Optus outage disrupts QLD airport, emergency services

A backhoe and a faulty network card took down mobile, landline and Internet services for more than 1 million Queenslanders yesterday.
Kathryn Small Jul 16 2008 4:31PM Telco/ISP
Chip uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode

Chip uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a low-power microchip which they claim uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode, and 10 times less in active mode, than comparable commercially available chips..
Staff Writers Jun 20 2008 7:59AM Hardware
Fire takes down 9,000 servers

Fire takes down 9,000 servers

A fire at a Texas data centre known as The Planet has affected 9,000 servers, bringing down Web pages across the globe..
Iain Thomson Jun 3 2008 7:20AM Networking
HP private eyes fined US$600,000

HP private eyes fined US$600,000

The four private investigators involved in the HP spying scandal have been fined a total of US$600,000 by a US court..
Andrew Charlesworth May 31 2008 4:29PM Networking
Californian indicted in US$50,000 scam of E*Trade, Schwab.com

Californian indicted in US$50,000 scam of E*Trade, Schwab.com

The FBI has indicated a California man for an ingenious scam that bilked US$50,000 -- a few pennies at a time -- from online brokerage companies E*trade and Schwab.com.
Jim Carr May 30 2008 2:37PM Security
Fake MP3 attack hits 360,000 PCs

Fake MP3 attack hits 360,000 PCs

Attackers are using fake MP3 files to launch one of the largest malware attacks in recent years, experts warned today..
Shaun Nichols May 9 2008 7:39AM Security

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