crime

Hackers ransom Romney tax returns

Hackers ransom Romney tax returns

Claims Pricewaterhouse Coopers network was hacked.
Darren Pauli Sep 6 2012 11:45AM Security
Aussie businesses smashed by insider fraud

Aussie businesses smashed by insider fraud

Bring Your Own Disaster.
Darren Pauli Sep 3 2012 4:02PM Security
Toyota alleges ex-contractor sabotaged IT systems

Toyota alleges ex-contractor sabotaged IT systems

Claims systems broken into, altered.
Staff Writers Aug 30 2012 3:40PM Security
Exclusive: Online betting scam robs Aussies blind

Exclusive: Online betting scam robs Aussies blind

Scam websites continue to operate amid claims that investigation stalls.
Darren Pauli Aug 27 2012 4:31PM Security
WorldPay 'casher' jailed for helping to steal $77k

WorldPay 'casher' jailed for helping to steal $77k

Fraudster gets 30 months prison.
Dan Kaplan Aug 24 2012 11:56AM Security
Feds give LulzSec leader 'Sabu' six-month sentencing reprieve

Feds give LulzSec leader 'Sabu' six-month sentencing reprieve

Snitching stall.
Dan Raywood Aug 24 2012 9:36AM Security
Exclusive: Half a million credit cards stolen from Aussie business

Exclusive: Half a million credit cards stolen from Aussie business

Consumers could be fleeced millions, banks on high alert.
Darren Pauli Aug 15 2012 3:06PM Security
Site sells 554 Australian credit cards

Site sells 554 Australian credit cards

Victims spread across all states and territories.
Darren Pauli Aug 7 2012 12:30PM Security
Chinese search giant fires staff in bribery scandal

Chinese search giant fires staff in bribery scandal

Staff bribed to delete forum posts.
Staff Writers Aug 7 2012 5:08AM Security
#BlackHat: How exploit kits fuel online crime

#BlackHat: How exploit kits fuel online crime

Researcher examines how exploit kits function and who profits off them.
Dan Kaplan Jul 27 2012 2:46AM Security
Hundreds receive SMS death threats

Hundreds receive SMS death threats

Scammers demand ransom.
SC Australia Staff Jul 23 2012 1:57PM Security
Buy 500 hacked Twitter accounts for less than a pint

Buy 500 hacked Twitter accounts for less than a pint

Hacker offers entry-level cyber crime service.
Darren Pauli Jul 20 2012 4:57PM Security
Estonian hacker gets seven years for epic credit card theft

Estonian hacker gets seven years for epic credit card theft

Hacker helped steal tens of millions of credit card numbers.
Dan Kaplan Jul 20 2012 12:52PM Security
Tasmanian cops decline to 'censor internet'

Tasmanian cops decline to 'censor internet'

Posting to Facebook isn't a crime.
Ry Crozier Jul 13 2012 12:39PM Telco/ISP
Jail sought for Scarlett Johansson hacker

Jail sought for Scarlett Johansson hacker

Hacker posted stolen nude pics of celeb online.
Marcos Colon Jun 28 2012 9:59AM Security
FBI sting busts 24 trading stolen cards, crime tools

FBI sting busts 24 trading stolen cards, crime tools

UGNazi hacking leader arrested.
Dan Kaplan Jun 27 2012 10:28AM Security
LulzSec duo plead guilty to DDoS against CIA

LulzSec duo plead guilty to DDoS against CIA

Hackers face British authorities for several high-profile website attacks.
Fahmida Y. Rashid Jun 26 2012 10:24AM Security
Jailed carders fenced Apple gear

Jailed carders fenced Apple gear

Family and friends in on iRacket.
Dan Kaplan Jun 24 2012 7:43AM Security
Carder 'Fortezza' pleads innocent

Carder 'Fortezza' pleads innocent

Accused of hawking more than 44,000 credit cards.
Greg Masters Jun 18 2012 9:35AM Security
Accused LulzSec hackers face US extradition

Accused LulzSec hackers face US extradition

According to an indictment unsealed Wednesday, Ryan Cleary was part of a hacktivist group that targeted Fox Entertainment Group, Sony Pictures and PBS in data heists and defacements.
Dan Kaplan Jun 15 2012 7:47AM Security

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