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Super Bowl XLI: Hackers use Dolphin Stadium website to exploit PCs

Super Bowl XLI: Hackers use Dolphin Stadium website to exploit PCs

Hackers today embedded a JavaScript-enabled trojan in the website of Dolphin Stadium, home to Sunday's Super Bowl XLI, stadium officials confirmed to SCMagazine.com.
Dan Kaplan Feb 2 2007 7:47PM Security
Two Dutch hackers jailed for online crime

Two Dutch hackers jailed for online crime

Two hackers have been jailed in the Netherlands for infecting millions of computers with malware and stealing personal data, including credit card details, to purchase electronic goods.
Fiona Raisbeck Feb 2 2007 9:32AM Security
Hackers use trojan to access server with personal information of 70,000 Vermont residents

Hackers use trojan to access server with personal information of 70,000 Vermont residents

The personal information of as many as 70,000 current and former Vermont residents may have been compromised by hackers using a trojan to breach state PCs last month.
Frank Washkuch Jan 30 2007 6:32PM Security
Gaming prestige outweighs financial profit for Chinese hackers

Gaming prestige outweighs financial profit for Chinese hackers

More than half of all Chinese malware writers are stealing login details of online gaming ‘heroes’ for cultural prestige rather than targeting financial organisations for financial gain, claims Sophos.
Negar Salek Jan 24 2007 3:01PM Security
Gaming prestige outweighs financial profit for Chinese hackers

Gaming prestige outweighs financial profit for Chinese hackers

More than half of all Chinese malware writers are stealing login details of online gaming ‘heroes’ for cultural prestige rather than targeting financial organisations for financial gain, claims Sophos.
Negar Salek Jan 24 2007 2:43PM Security
Political hackers disfigure website of Gorbachev organisation

Political hackers disfigure website of Gorbachev organisation

Politically minded hackers attacked the website of an organisation run by former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev last week, accusing him of the massacre of 130 people in 1990.
Frank Washkuch Jan 24 2007 9:42AM Security
Hackers break HD-DVD copy protection

Hackers break HD-DVD copy protection

Pirated movies beginning to appear on P2P networks.
Shaun Nichols Jan 18 2007 9:35AM Security
Hackers breach money transfer company accessing 80,000 customers

Hackers breach money transfer company accessing 80,000 customers

A MoneyGram International server has been breached, allowing cybercrooks access to the personal information of nearly 80,000 people.
Dan Kaplan Jan 16 2007 4:40PM Security
Hackers unleash worm that targets VoIP

Hackers unleash worm that targets VoIP

Hackers have released a worm that attacks Skype, the voice over IP (VoIP) application, security experts warn.
Fiona Raisbeck Dec 20 2006 11:06AM Security
Hackers launch image spam campaign

Hackers launch image spam campaign

Computer hackers have launched an image spam campaign that claims to offer cut price versions of Microsoft's Vista, security experts warn.
Fiona Raisbeck Dec 20 2006 9:23AM Security
Hackers target MySpace in new cyber war

Hackers target MySpace in new cyber war

Computer hackers are planning to target social networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook, in a multi-billion-pound "cyber war" next year, security experts warn.
Fiona Raisbeck Dec 13 2006 9:53AM Security
Hackers release new strains of Spamta worm

Hackers release new strains of Spamta worm

Hackers have spread seven new variants of the Spamta worm, it was reported today.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 15 2006 11:11AM Security
Hackers target online brokerages

Hackers target online brokerages

Thieves attempt to make unauthorised trades worth millions of dollars.
Clement James Nov 14 2006 9:45AM Security
Hackers use Wikipedia to spread malware

Hackers use Wikipedia to spread malware

Hackers are using online encyclopaedia Wikipedia to spread malware, according to a security firm.
Will Head Nov 6 2006 9:32AM Security
Hackers breach Ohio hospital's databases, obtain personal information of 240,000

Hackers breach Ohio hospital's databases, obtain personal information of 240,000

An Ohio pediatric hospital is notifying patients and donors - totaling as many as 240,000 people - that their personal information may have been compromised by hackers.
Frank Washkuch Oct 30 2006 6:45PM Security
Hackers pounce on Google Code Search

Hackers pounce on Google Code Search

Tool can unearth a 'treasure trove' of vulnerabilities.
Clement James Oct 10 2006 9:53AM Security
Hackers up the ante with targeted attacks

Hackers up the ante with targeted attacks

Targeted attacks represent the biggest IT security threat to companies, a senior Gartner analyst warned today.
Will Head Sep 19 2006 3:48PM Security
Hackers abuse UK government wiki

Hackers abuse UK government wiki

Swastika pasted onto Defra website.
Matt Chapman Sep 7 2006 8:45AM Security
The Month: Online multiplayer games at risk from hackers

The Month: Online multiplayer games at risk from hackers

Online multiplayer games are at increasing risk from hackers, according to a Microsoft security development engineer.
Staff Writers Sep 4 2006 3:56PM Security
Hackers steal personal info of 19,000 AT&T customers

Hackers steal personal info of 19,000 AT&T customers

Hackers hijacked AT&T's computer system over the weekend and accessed the personal information of about 19,000 customers using the company's online store, the telecom giant said late Tuesday.
Dan Kaplan Aug 30 2006 6:34PM Security

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