hacking
US charges seven over wide-ranging hacks
Covers APT41, Barium, Winnti, Wicked Panda, and Wicked Spider threats.
Sep 17 2020 11:18AM
NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool
'Drovorub' used to break into Linux systems.
Aug 14 2020 6:52AM
US officials now worry about election logistics more than hacking
Misinformation, poll worker shortages and US postal service slowdowns.
Aug 10 2020 6:42AM
US offers bounties on election-interfering nation state hackers
Rewards of up to US$10 million on the table.
Aug 6 2020 9:01AM
US accuses Chinese nationals of hacking spree
Targeting COVID data, defence secrets.
Jul 22 2020 6:46AM
Australia's banks targeted by 'DoS for ransom' threat
Attackers claim affiliation with hacking group Silence.
Feb 25 2020 7:02PM
UN experts demand probe into alleged Saudi hack of Amazon boss Bezos
Saudi officials dismiss allegations as absurd.
Jan 23 2020 6:57AM
Aussie finance sector attributes the most data breaches to "hacking"
Out of 25 industry verticals.
Jul 18 2019 5:35PM
Outgoing NZ Treasury Secretary slammed for 'clumsy' hacker response to budget data leak
Budget breach should never have happened under any circumstances.
Jun 27 2019 12:50PM
Aluminium producer Hydro hit by cyber attack, shuts some plants
Production hit sending shares lower and aluminium prices higher.
Mar 19 2019 11:58PM
China most active in cyber espionage against US: Coats
More aligned than in decades says intelligence chief.
Jan 30 2019 6:58AM
When Bankwest's female tech staff are told "girls don't hack", this is what they do...
Opinion: Attitudes towards women in IT security need to change for the better, argues Bankwest head of Everyday Banking, Lou Tovey.
Jan 21 2019 6:20PM
US advised to adopt Australia's 'archaic' voting system in the age of hacks
ANU says pencil and paper ballots are better for democracy.
Dec 11 2018 11:29AM
Visa to stop Australian online merchants from storing credit card numbers
Store checkouts to be issued with tokens to thwart breaches.
Oct 17 2018 6:58AM
NATO cyber command grapples with attack rules
Struggles with ground rules for attacks.
Oct 17 2018 6:39AM
Reddit IT admin accounts compromised in site hack
Attackers access old backup file, internal systems.
Aug 2 2018 8:28AM
NSA staffer's backdoored computer may have leaked secrets
Kaspersky report refutes allegations it helped Russia.
Nov 17 2017 6:40AM
Equifax takes down web page after new compromise
Redirected to fake Adobe Flash update.
Oct 13 2017 6:28AM
Mass hack confirmed at comments plugin Disqus
Information taken dates back to 2007.
Oct 9 2017 4:45AM
Exploit vendor offers large bounties for messaging app 0days
Up to US$500,000 on the table.
Aug 24 2017 6:40AM
