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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
Another attack takes down Twitter

Another attack takes down Twitter

No clue who the hacker is.
Iain Thomson Aug 12 2009 2:39PM Security
Twitter still reeling from attacks

Twitter still reeling from attacks

Yet to restore all applications.
Phil Muncaster Aug 10 2009 7:11AM Security
Top 10 of Black Hat and Defcon

Top 10 of Black Hat and Defcon

Security woes from Las Vegas.
Iain Thomson Aug 6 2009 9:50AM 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
Little Brother: How RFIDs in everyday objects could make easy targets for hackers

Little Brother: How RFIDs in everyday objects could make easy targets for hackers

Security and privacy advocates argue that RFID tags could make it easier for hackers to target our private information, as RFIDs permeate every facet of everyday life...
Dan Long Jul 20 2009 4:41PM 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
Mass attacks on government and financial sites continue

Mass attacks on government and financial sites continue

Researchers remain unsure of the source of an ongoing distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that is affecting a number of US and South Korean government websites, along with financial institutions, such as the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ sites, as well as various military sites and the Washington Post.
Chuck Miller Jul 9 2009 11:22AM Security
Hacktivists take aim at Iranian elections

Hacktivists take aim at Iranian elections

As protestors continue to clash with police on the streets of Iran, the backlash over the country's controversial election has taken to the web.
Shaun Nichols Jun 16 2009 10:42AM Security
T-Mobile confirms hack but doubts crooks have the goods

T-Mobile confirms hack but doubts crooks have the goods

T-Mobile has confirmed that hackers were able to swipe data from its systems, but the wireless carrier is downplaying the threat to customers.
Dan Kaplan Jun 10 2009 3:00PM Security
MP falls to Facebook hack attack

MP falls to Facebook hack attack

A UK member of parliament has admitted to having his Facebook account hijacked.
Shaun Nichols Jun 2 2009 3:28PM Security
Businesses are next after Dalai Lama hack

Businesses are next after Dalai Lama hack

A Chinese hacking plot uncovered at the weekend could have grave implications for organisations, as most are vulnerable to the social malware techniques used in the attack, a new report warns.
Phil Muncaster Mar 31 2009 10:45AM Security
Massive Chinese cyber hack revealed

Massive Chinese cyber hack revealed

Canadian researchers have revealed an alleged extensive Chinese spying operation, which involved the hacking of over 1000 computers in 103 countries, according to reports.
Phil Muncaster Mar 30 2009 10:37AM Security
Censorship opponents slam website hack

Censorship opponents slam website hack

Opponents of the Federal Government's filtering scheme have condemned last night's hacking of one of its websites as damaging to their fight against censorship.
Brett Winterford Mar 27 2009 3:07PM Security
Censorship opponents slam website hack

Censorship opponents slam website hack

Opponents of the Federal Government's filtering scheme have condemned last night's hacking of one of its websites as damaging to their fight against censorship.
Brett Winterford Mar 27 2009 12:07PM Security
Oz victims in the dark about credit card leak

Oz victims in the dark about credit card leak

Australians whose credit card details and other personal data have been exposed on the public Internet since Friday are yet to be contacted by their credit card merchants or law enforcement authorities.
Brett Winterford Mar 23 2009 3:25PM Security
Cybercrime-as-a-service takes off

Cybercrime-as-a-service takes off

Malware writers that sell toolkits online for as little as $400 will now configure and host the attacks as a service for another $50, a security expert has said.
Ry Crozier Mar 12 2009 2:52PM Security
Student pleads not guilty to Sarah Palin email exposure

Student pleads not guilty to Sarah Palin email exposure

A 21 year old student faces twenty years in prison for accessing Sarah Palin’s email account and publishing what he found.
Iain Thomson Mar 11 2009 3:19PM Security
Spotify user details compromised in major hack

Spotify user details compromised in major hack

Online music service Spotify has become the latest web firm to suffer a major hack, after revealing yesterday that criminals may have accessed user registration details.
Phil Muncaster Mar 6 2009 9:58AM Security
Low-res laptop cams contribute to facial recognition hack

Low-res laptop cams contribute to facial recognition hack

Webcam image resolution and compression are likely contributors to weaknesses in laptop facial recognition systems exposed by Vietnamese researchers at the Black Hat conference, according to a Hitachi Australia product specialist.
Ry Crozier Feb 23 2009 3:33PM Security

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