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.

Exclusive: Half a million credit cards stolen from Aussie business

Exclusive: Half a million credit cards stolen from Aussie business

Consumers could be fleeced millions, banks on high alert.
Darren Pauli Aug 15 2012 3:06PM Security
Hackers breach Battle.net gaming community

Hackers breach Battle.net gaming community

Aussie encrypted passwords, email details stolen.
Darren Pauli Aug 13 2012 1:08PM Security
Battle.net hacked, Aussie account data compromised

Battle.net hacked, Aussie account data compromised

Hackers access encrypted passwords, recovery questions from North American servers.
Darren Pauli Aug 10 2012 3:00PM Security
Australian Institute of Business Brokers hacked

Australian Institute of Business Brokers hacked

Usernames, passwords published for 260 accounts.
Darren Pauli Aug 10 2012 7:20AM Security
Australian Institute of Business Brokers hacked

Australian Institute of Business Brokers hacked

Usernames, hashed passwords published for 260 accounts.
Darren Pauli Aug 9 2012 9:22AM Security
Hacked Reuters blog appears still unpatched

Hacked Reuters blog appears still unpatched

Site still running a vulnerable version of Wordpress.
Fahmida Y. Rashid Aug 8 2012 12:29PM Security
Privacy probes launched into AAPT, Melbourne IT

Privacy probes launched into AAPT, Melbourne IT

Data breach investigated.
Staff Writers Aug 7 2012 3:35PM Security
AAPT, Melbourne IT face privacy probe

AAPT, Melbourne IT face privacy probe

Data breach investigated.
Staff Writers Aug 7 2012 2:39PM Security
Data breach costs LinkedIn up to $1 million

Data breach costs LinkedIn up to $1 million

LinkedIn's 2Q earnings call reveals that the company spent between $500,000 to $1 million on forensic work surrounding a recent data compromise.
Marcos Colon Aug 6 2012 3:36PM Security
Yahoo! hit with data breach lawsuit

Yahoo! hit with data breach lawsuit

Claims Yahoo! didn't properly protect user personal information.
Dan Kaplan Aug 6 2012 1:36PM Security
Queensland GCIO defends web security

Queensland GCIO defends web security

Does open for business mean open to attack?
John Hilvert Aug 6 2012 11:00AM Security
Months-long hacking spree exposes 8.7 million Koreans

Months-long hacking spree exposes 8.7 million Koreans

Hacked since February.
Staff Writers Jul 30 2012 9:22PM Security
Hackers release stolen AAPT data

Hackers release stolen AAPT data

But nothing sensitive yet revealed in leaks.
Darren Pauli Jul 30 2012 7:02AM Security
Anonymous dumps hacked AAPT data

Anonymous dumps hacked AAPT data

But nothing sensitive yet revealed in leaks.
Darren Pauli Jul 29 2012 2:51AM 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 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

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