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'Juvenile' attack downs PM, ACMA websites

'Juvenile' attack downs PM, ACMA websites

Broadband minister's site takes collateral damage.
Staff Writers Sep 10 2009 12:54PM Security
Trojans continue to dominate threat detections

Trojans continue to dominate threat detections

Conficker takes top spot.
Dan Raywood Sep 4 2009 10:48AM Security
Smartphone users ignoring malware threats

Smartphone users ignoring malware threats

Half of mobile users that encounter malware fall victim to it.
Phil Muncaster Sep 1 2009 10:43AM Security
Apache Software Foundation site hacked

Apache Software Foundation site hacked

Suffers breach of systems.
Phil Muncaster Aug 31 2009 6:56AM Security
Cisco warns of new Unified Communications flaw

Cisco warns of new Unified Communications flaw

Telephony tool vulnerable to pair of denial of service attacks.
Shaun Nichols Aug 28 2009 2:58PM Security
Researchers crack WPA encryption in 60 seconds

Researchers crack WPA encryption in 60 seconds

Newer WPA2 devices safe... for now.
V3.co.uk staff Aug 28 2009 6:02AM Security
New mass SQL injection attack infects 56,000 websites

New mass SQL injection attack infects 56,000 websites

Tens of thousands of websites have been compromised with a suite of malware containing backdoors, password stealers and downloaders, according to a security firm.
Angela Moscaritolo Aug 25 2009 11:47AM Security
More Mac DNS changing malware uncovered

More Mac DNS changing malware uncovered

Despite conventional wisdom, Mac malware remains alive and well.
Dan Kaplan Aug 25 2009 11:33AM Security
Civilians cyberattacked Georgia in 2008 war

Civilians cyberattacked Georgia in 2008 war

Attacks on Georgian government websites during the 2008 war with Russia were carried out by civilians - with little or no direct involvement on the part of the Russian government or military -- according to a new report.
Chuck Miller Aug 19 2009 11:36AM Security
Outspoken cop questions whether to "turn the Internet off"

Outspoken cop questions whether to "turn the Internet off"

Panic erupts as IT security issues hit mainstream television.
Munir Kotadia Aug 18 2009 2:53PM Security
EFTel, aaNet suffer denial of service attack

EFTel, aaNet suffer denial of service attack

Three weeks of dropouts and packet loss for NSW customers.
Ry Crozier Aug 18 2009 12:31PM Telco/ISP
LimeWire cited as identity theft attack vector

LimeWire cited as identity theft attack vector

The use of LimeWire as a tool for identity theft has been highlighted by a court case in Seattle.
Iain Thomson Aug 13 2009 2:49PM Security
Another attack takes down Twitter

Another attack takes down Twitter

No clue who the hacker is.
Iain Thomson Aug 12 2009 2:39PM Security
Interception law reforms come under attack

Interception law reforms come under attack

Proposed changes deemed "scary" by civil rights experts.
Ben Grubb Aug 12 2009 6:09AM Security
Russian hackers took down Twitter

Russian hackers took down Twitter

Attack may have been attempt to silence pro-Georgian blogger.
Phil Muncaster Aug 10 2009 8:15AM Security
Attacks on social networking sites fade away

Attacks on social networking sites fade away

Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal back online after attack.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2009 10:18AM Security
Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal attacked

Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal attacked

A series of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) against popular social media sites appear to have stopped after causing hours of mayhem.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2009 9:50AM Security
Authorities close in on South Korea hackers

Authorities close in on South Korea hackers

Researchers uncover command server in UK.
Shaun Nichols Jul 14 2009 12:45PM Technology
Conficker still dominating attack landscape

Conficker still dominating attack landscape

Botnet claimed two thirds of attack traffic.
Shaun Nichols Jul 10 2009 3:04PM Security
New Mac malware attack spotted

New Mac malware attack spotted

Trojan masquerades as fictional MacCinema software.
Shaun Nichols Jul 9 2009 3:02PM Security

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