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.

Austar takeover ticked as News hacking heats up

Austar takeover ticked as News hacking heats up

Murdoch hints at legal action.
Martin Hirst Apr 2 2012 10:03AM Security
Visa, Mastercard investigate massive credit breach

Visa, Mastercard investigate massive credit breach

Could involve up to 10 million cards.
Dan Kaplan Apr 1 2012 6:48PM Security
Cisco mum on NDS hacking allegations

Cisco mum on NDS hacking allegations

NDS sale price could plummet, analyst says.
Darren Pauli Mar 30 2012 12:29PM Security
LulzSec redux dumps data from military raid

LulzSec redux dumps data from military raid

Hackers deface site after admin denies evidence of breach.
Dan Kaplan Mar 28 2012 2:04PM Security
Hacktivism tops 2011 data breach causes

Hacktivism tops 2011 data breach causes

Organisations suffer from politically motivated attacks.
Darren Pauli Mar 26 2012 11:10AM Security
Hacktivism booms but SMBs still pwned by robots

Hacktivism booms but SMBs still pwned by robots

Hactivism more prolific than cybercrime, Verizon says.
Darren Pauli Mar 22 2012 4:46PM Security
Indian call centres sold health records, credit cards

Indian call centres sold health records, credit cards

Call centre agent meets reporters with a laptop full of data.
SC Staff Mar 22 2012 9:08AM Security
Data breach costs drop for first time

Data breach costs drop for first time

Bucks six-year trend.
Dan Kaplan Mar 21 2012 11:39AM Security
Conroy opens undergrad pen test competition

Conroy opens undergrad pen test competition

Seeks to entice with Black Hat conference ticket.
Liz Tay Mar 20 2012 8:48AM Security
Inside Telstra's customer information breach

Inside Telstra's customer information breach

Mitigating a breach for 60,000 customers.
Darren Pauli Mar 19 2012 4:35PM Security
Anonymous operating system 'laced with trojans'

Anonymous operating system 'laced with trojans'

SourceForge takes down AnonOS.
Darren Pauli Mar 19 2012 1:12PM Security
Conroy unveils undergraduate hacking challenge

Conroy unveils undergraduate hacking challenge

Seeks to entice with Black Hat conference prize.
Liz Tay Mar 19 2012 12:35PM Security
British cops fined for losing missing persons report

British cops fined for losing missing persons report

While US health insurer fined $1.42 million.
Dan Raywood Mar 16 2012 4:26PM Security
Spooked Sourceforge kills AnonOS

Spooked Sourceforge kills AnonOS

Security concerns flagged with closed-source hacker operating system.
Darren Pauli Mar 16 2012 12:52PM Security
Victorians to vote online next year

Victorians to vote online next year

Security to be tested during by-elections.
Darren Pauli Mar 16 2012 8:16AM Security
RDP flaw a harbinger of breaches

RDP flaw a harbinger of breaches

Small businesses most at risk from dangerous vulnerability.
Darren Pauli Mar 14 2012 1:00AM Security
Incident response and e-voting discussed at Security on the Move

Incident response and e-voting discussed at Security on the Move

Breaches, cloud computing contracts, and fraud go under the spotlight.
SC Australia Staff Mar 13 2012 3:47PM Security
Symantec confirms Norton AV code leaked

Symantec confirms Norton AV code leaked

Symantec has confirmed that source code for its Norton anti-virus has been leaked.
Dan Raywood Mar 13 2012 7:06AM Security
Anonymous hurt by arrests but hard to kill

Anonymous hurt by arrests but hard to kill

Analysis: Police score a win by turning Sabu into an informant.
Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent Mar 12 2012 11:30AM Security
Exclusive: How Sony is fighting back

Exclusive: How Sony is fighting back

Systems that monitor staff and user behaviour could detect social attacks.
Darren Pauli Mar 12 2012 11:26AM Security

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