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.

AAPT hack exploited 'very old' Cold Fusion hole

AAPT hack exploited 'very old' Cold Fusion hole

Stolen data held on dedicated server.
Darren Pauli Jul 27 2012 1:01PM Security
AAPT hack exploited 'very old' Cold Fusion hole

AAPT hack exploited 'very old' Cold Fusion hole

Stolen data held on dedicated server.
Darren Pauli Jul 27 2012 11:30AM Security
SQLi increased by 69 per cent this year

SQLi increased by 69 per cent this year

Vendor detected half a million attacks.
Dan Raywood Jul 27 2012 2:29AM Security
Confirmed: AAPT hacked

Confirmed: AAPT hacked

Anonymous' victim ISP revealed.
James Hutchinson , Juha Saarinen Jul 26 2012 2:32PM Security
AAPT confirms data breach

AAPT confirms data breach

Anonymous' victim ISP revealed.
James Hutchinson , Juha Saarinen Jul 26 2012 1:21PM Security
Hacker threatens to release stolen ISP data

Hacker threatens to release stolen ISP data

Victim said to be among Australia's largest telcos.
Darren Pauli Jul 25 2012 5:30PM Security
Anonymous to release 40GB cache from hacked ISP

Anonymous to release 40GB cache from hacked ISP

Victim said to be among Australia's largest telcos.
Darren Pauli Jul 25 2012 12:51PM Security
Anonymous hits QLD Govt sites

Anonymous hits QLD Govt sites

Hackers strike over data retention plans.
Staff Writers Jul 25 2012 12:44PM Security
1295 clear text Minecraft accounts posted online

1295 clear text Minecraft accounts posted online

Migrated accounts appear affected.
Darren Pauli Jul 24 2012 12:46PM Security
Eight million passwords stolen from gaming site

Eight million passwords stolen from gaming site

Crypto crackers break one-way hash.
Darren Pauli Jul 24 2012 10:43AM Security
Cichlid Forums hacked, 60,000 accounts stolen

Cichlid Forums hacked, 60,000 accounts stolen

Encrypted passwords at risk.
SC Australia Staff Jul 23 2012 10:58AM Security
Hacker McKinnon refuses medical test in extradition proceedings

Hacker McKinnon refuses medical test in extradition proceedings

Matter taken to High Court.
Greg Masters Jul 23 2012 9:40AM Security
Buy 500 hacked Twitter accounts for less than a pint

Buy 500 hacked Twitter accounts for less than a pint

Hacker offers entry-level cyber crime service.
Darren Pauli Jul 20 2012 4:57PM Security
Estonian hacker gets seven years for epic credit card theft

Estonian hacker gets seven years for epic credit card theft

Hacker helped steal tens of millions of credit card numbers.
Dan Kaplan Jul 20 2012 12:52PM Security
Dropbox calls pros to investigate spam outbreak

Dropbox calls pros to investigate spam outbreak

Says no evidence of hack.
Darren Pauli Jul 18 2012 3:29PM Security
Billabong suffers customer data breach

Billabong suffers customer data breach

Hackers publish 21,485 clear text passwords.
Darren Pauli Jul 16 2012 12:39PM Security
NVIDIA forums hacked

NVIDIA forums hacked

Stolen passwords hashed and encrypted.
Darren Pauli Jul 13 2012 4:54PM Security
5 percent of stolen passwords were valid: Yahoo!

5 percent of stolen passwords were valid: Yahoo!

No word on why passwords weren't encrypted.
Darren Pauli Jul 13 2012 11:48AM Security
[confirmed] 21,485 clear text passwords stolen from Billabong

[confirmed] 21,485 clear text passwords stolen from Billabong

Clear text passwords published online.
Darren Pauli Jul 13 2012 11:01AM Security
Clear security failings in Yahoo! password breach

Clear security failings in Yahoo! password breach

Leaving passwords in readable text is negligent.
Darren Pauli Jul 12 2012 6:56PM Security

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