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Financial spam tops list in August

Financial spam tops list in August

Financial spam topped the list of most prevalent spam during August, according to a report from Trend Micro.
Vivienne Fisher Sep 14 2005 9:41AM Security
How not to get hacked: Microsoft

How not to get hacked: Microsoft

Microsoft pushed security to the front of its Tech.Ed agenda on the Gold Coast this week, holding a developer and technical support session aimed explaining the easiest routes to hack attack on any IT network.
Fleur Doidge Sep 1 2005 3:18PM Security
Sonoma in state over uni hack

Sonoma in state over uni hack

A hacker broke into the computer system of a northern Californian university and accessed the records and social security numbers of over 60,000 people.
René Millman Aug 9 2005 11:59AM Security
Venezuelan pleads guilty to U.S. military hack

Venezuelan pleads guilty to U.S. military hack

A 26-year-old Venezuelan pleaded guilty last week to hacking into a U.S. military computer.
David Quainton Aug 2 2005 10:43AM Security
270,000 at risk after USC hack

270,000 at risk after USC hack

The University of Southern California (USC) has warned 270,000 applicants their personal information may have been compromised after its systems were hacked.
David Quainton Jul 20 2005 11:46AM Security
Viruses on the increase: report

Viruses on the increase: report

The time it takes for a PC to get infected by an internet worm is dropping, according to a security firm.
Staff Writers Jul 5 2005 11:02AM Security
Hacker and sidekick Sidekick hack trick exposed

Hacker and sidekick Sidekick hack trick exposed

Social engineering rather than technical wizardry was responsible for the leak of Paris Hilton's address book onto the internet.
René Millman May 20 2005 1:48PM Security
Intel soothes Hyperthreading hack fear

Intel soothes Hyperthreading hack fear

Intel allayed concerns over the possibility of hackers using a vulnerability in its Hyperthreading technology to steal cryptographic keys from compromised servers.
René Millman May 18 2005 1:43PM Security
Teen Swede canned over Cisco hack

Teen Swede canned over Cisco hack

Swedish police have arrested a teenager in connection with the alleged theft of source code thought to belong to Cisco.
René Millman May 11 2005 1:25PM Security
Australians risking online threats

Australians risking online threats

A security vendor survey has suggested that most Australians use the internet for bill-paying and personal banking but don't take adequate precautions against online threats.
Staff Writers May 9 2005 11:23AM Security
Hackers double Symbian attack

Hackers double Symbian attack

Some 52 previously unknown trojans targeting mobile phone operating system Symbian appeared in the 24 hours ending 20 April, a security firm said.
Staff Writers Apr 22 2005 10:01AM Security
La Vida Guerra in phone hack shame

La Vida Guerra in phone hack shame

Graphic pictures of a pin-up model are circulating the web after her T-Mobile sidekick phone was allegedly hacked.
David Quainton Apr 15 2005 9:53AM Security
Durst gets lawsuit rolling after sex-video hack

Durst gets lawsuit rolling after sex-video hack

Fred Durst, frontman of nu metal band Limp Bizkit, is suing websites that posted pornographic video clips hacked from his computer. The singer is suing for $80 million after his computer was hacked into when he took it in for repair.
David Quainton Mar 7 2005 9:45AM Security
Botnets predicted as major security threat in 2005

Botnets predicted as major security threat in 2005

Botnets could be one of the major security threats of 2005, according to a security company.
Vivienne Fisher Feb 28 2005 2:45PM Security
T-Mobile reacts to Hilton's Sidekick hack

T-Mobile reacts to Hilton's Sidekick hack

The US arm of telecom firm T-Mobile has responded to the hacking of hotel-chain heiress Paris Hilton’s T-mobile Sidekick with a warning: Don’t use simple passwords.
David Quainton Feb 22 2005 12:06PM Security
Sidekick hack ends Paris Hilton's Simple Life

Sidekick hack ends Paris Hilton's Simple Life

A group hosted on a Korean website is claiming to have hacked hotel-chain heiress Paris Hilton’s address book. Scores of celebrities have had their private phone numbers posted on the web, including pop princess Avril Lavigne, tennis player Andy Roddick and nu-metal party-boy Fred Durst.
David Quainton Feb 21 2005 5:15PM Security
Defenses for the ‘click and hack’ age

Defenses for the ‘click and hack’ age

Malicious attacks are evolving and, as Robert Clyde discovers, defenses to these attacks should evolve too
Robert Clyde Jan 12 2004 5:08PM Security
EDS to hack work force as profits sag

EDS to hack work force as profits sag
Staff Writers Oct 31 2002 12:00AM Financial Services
Hack attacks multiply in June

Hack attacks multiply in June
Fleur Doidge Jan 1 2000 12:00AM Security

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