Data breaches Data breaches

Technology is getting smarter, but hackers are still stealing data through basic web application flaws. Even sophisticated attacks exploit a series of basic security oversights. In this topic page, we keep tabs on some of the most prominent breaches and discuss how you can avoid being a statistic.

Apple developer website hacked

Apple developer website hacked

Overhauls security.
Allie Coyne Jul 22 2013 12:39PM Security
Syrian Electronic Army claims theft of global phone directory

Syrian Electronic Army claims theft of global phone directory

A million Truecaller accounts stolen.
Adam Greenberg Jul 18 2013 9:58AM Security
Hacker reveals intel agency CIO's raunchy emails, photos

Hacker reveals intel agency CIO's raunchy emails, photos

Follows George H.W. Bush hack.
Danielle Walker Jul 12 2013 9:38AM Security
28 million clear text passwords found after Tianya hack

28 million clear text passwords found after Tianya hack

2011 hack hit 40 million.
Darren Pauli Jul 10 2013 12:35PM Security
Club Nintendo hacked, 24,000 accounts stolen

Club Nintendo hacked, 24,000 accounts stolen

Hackers launched 15 million attempts to access Japan site.
Danielle Walker Jul 9 2013 9:53AM Security
Weev lawyers ask appeals court to toss conviction

Weev lawyers ask appeals court to toss conviction

Say Auernheimer didn't violate fraud act.
Dan Kaplan Jul 3 2013 4:02PM Security
Ubisoft hacked: Usernames, passwords breached

Ubisoft hacked: Usernames, passwords breached

Financial data safe.
Darren Pauli Jul 3 2013 11:44AM Security
Research sheds light on Dark Seoul sabotage gang

Research sheds light on Dark Seoul sabotage gang

South Korea and US corporations targeted.
Danielle Walker Jul 1 2013 8:00AM Security
Researcher hijacks Facebook accounts from mobiles

Researcher hijacks Facebook accounts from mobiles

Source code altered.
Dan Kaplan Jun 27 2013 11:00AM Security
South Korean sites down in 'Anonymous' attack

South Korean sites down in 'Anonymous' attack

Military networks left alone.
Juha Saarinen Jun 26 2013 12:52PM Security
South Korean websites taken down in hack attack

South Korean websites taken down in hack attack

Military networks left alone.
Juha Saarinen Jun 26 2013 6:19AM Security
Senate urged to pass data breach notification law

Senate urged to pass data breach notification law

Privacy Alerts Bill gets glowing tick.
Darren Pauli Jun 25 2013 11:37AM Security
Facebook fixes buggy DYI tool after 6M users exposed

Facebook fixes buggy DYI tool after 6M users exposed

Bug bounty program pays off.
Danielle Walker Jun 25 2013 8:30AM Security
Snowden claims NSA went on hacking spree in China

Snowden claims NSA went on hacking spree in China

Thousands of incidents.
Juha Saarinen Jun 14 2013 6:09AM Security
Data breaches getting cheaper

Data breaches getting cheaper

Better security leads to price fall.
Danielle Walker Jun 7 2013 1:58PM Security
Data breach laws to drive class actions: IIA

Data breach laws to drive class actions: IIA

'Real risk of harm' seen as ambiguous.
Allie Coyne Jun 4 2013 6:34AM Security
Bitcoin supporters seek anti-money laundering approval

Bitcoin supporters seek anti-money laundering approval

Liberty Reserve case delivers wake-up call.
Emily Flitter Jun 3 2013 6:25AM Security
Drupal breach compromised a million accounts

Drupal breach compromised a million accounts

Passwords reset.
Danielle Walker May 31 2013 3:34PM Security
Data breach laws will drive class actions: IIA

Data breach laws will drive class actions: IIA

'Real risk of harm' seen as ambiguous.
Allie Coyne May 31 2013 6:20AM Security
Anonymous doxes English Defence League

Anonymous doxes English Defence League

Donor information posted online.
Dan Raywood May 30 2013 8:32AM Security

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