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.

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
450,000 Yahoo accounts reportedly hacked, published online

450,000 Yahoo accounts reportedly hacked, published online

Clear text passwords dumped.
Darren Pauli Jul 12 2012 3:48PM Security
Formspring 420,000 lost passwords were encrypted, salted

Formspring 420,000 lost passwords were encrypted, salted

Moves quickly to disable passwords.
Fahmida Y. Rashid Jul 12 2012 11:17AM Security
Plesk zero-day may be behind thousands of hacked sites

Plesk zero-day may be behind thousands of hacked sites

Company works on fix.
Darren Pauli Jul 11 2012 3:33PM Security
Stratfor hackers stole passwords, credit cards from 1000 Canadian officials

Stratfor hackers stole passwords, credit cards from 1000 Canadian officials

Client list stolen by hacktivists.
Danny Bradbury Jul 11 2012 10:27AM Security
Chinese AV firm fudged figures, Anonymous says

Chinese AV firm fudged figures, Anonymous says

Researchers claim comScore script shows drastically inflated traffic numbers.
Darren Pauli Jul 3 2012 5:21PM Security
Hacker Trick faces jail over Blair email hack

Hacker Trick faces jail over Blair email hack

Judge warns of possible prison time.
Darren Pauli Jul 2 2012 11:49PM Security
Judge approves Stratfor lawsuit settlement over breach

Judge approves Stratfor lawsuit settlement over breach

Stratfor plans to settle with its subscribers.
Dan Kaplan Jun 29 2012 3:41PM Security
Telstra account gaffe breached Privacy Act

Telstra account gaffe breached Privacy Act

ACMA, Privacy Commissioner find contraventions.
Darren Pauli Jun 29 2012 10:47AM Security
Telstra account gaffe breached Privacy Act

Telstra account gaffe breached Privacy Act

Privacy office drops probe due to quick incident response.
Darren Pauli Jun 29 2012 10:24AM Security
Jail sought for Scarlett Johansson hacker

Jail sought for Scarlett Johansson hacker

Hacker posted stolen nude pics of celeb online.
Marcos Colon Jun 28 2012 9:59AM Security

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