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.

StratSec opens hack detection service, cyber school

StratSec opens hack detection service, cyber school

Exclusive: Firm in talks with Federal Government to ink breach detection service.
Darren Pauli Sep 15 2011 1:43PM Security
StratSec opens hack detection service, cyber school

StratSec opens hack detection service, cyber school

Exclusive: Firm in talks with Federal Government to ink breach detection service.
Darren Pauli Sep 15 2011 10:23AM Security
uTorrent hacked, served malware

uTorrent hacked, served malware

Security charade.
Tom Brewster Sep 15 2011 7:47AM Security
Aussie blue chips breached in RSA-style attacks.

Aussie blue chips breached in RSA-style attacks.

Big businesses fall to social engineering.
Darren Pauli Sep 13 2011 11:18AM Security
US bill mandates penetration tests

US bill mandates penetration tests

Introduces big fines for breaches.
Angela Moscaritolo Sep 13 2011 8:44AM Security
British health service criticised for data breach

British health service criticised for data breach

Memory stick forgotten.
SC Staff Sep 12 2011 11:40AM Security
BitCoin forum hacked by donor

BitCoin forum hacked by donor

Spruiks CosbyCoins?
Darren Pauli Sep 12 2011 10:39AM Security
US uni warned, then hacked

US uni warned, then hacked

Hacker warned of multiple cross site scripting vulnerabilities on uni site.
Darren Pauli Sep 8 2011 5:27PM Security
Major breach: Ground control

Major breach: Ground control

Lockheed Martin CISO explains how a quick reaction staved off the March hack.
Dan Kaplan Sep 8 2011 3:21PM Security
British health service criticised for data breach

British health service criticised for data breach

Memory stick forgotten.
SC Staff Sep 8 2011 2:09PM Security
NSW school building website defaced

NSW school building website defaced

Irked hacker posts rant on BER homepage.
SC Australia Staff Sep 7 2011 2:18PM Security
Vodafone, Acer sites fall to DNS poisoning

Vodafone, Acer sites fall to DNS poisoning

Hackers redirect visitors from seven prominent sites.
Darren Pauli Sep 5 2011 2:08PM Security
Linux kernel repository compromised

Linux kernel repository compromised

Damage limited by git.
Darren Pauli Sep 5 2011 1:59PM Security
Vendors, news sites fall to Turkish hackers

Vendors, news sites fall to Turkish hackers

DNS hack redirects visitors to hacking group's page.
Darren Pauli Sep 5 2011 12:26PM Security
'Kayla' hacker suspects arrested

'Kayla' hacker suspects arrested

Several men have been arrested on hacking charges over the past few days.
Dan Raywood Sep 5 2011 10:34AM Security
Alleged 'Anonymous 14' plead innocent to PayPal DDoS

Alleged 'Anonymous 14' plead innocent to PayPal DDoS

Banned from the internet.
Angela Moscaritolo Sep 5 2011 10:20AM Security
Chasing hackers and hacktivists

Chasing hackers and hacktivists

Cybercrime investigators face new technologies and strategies, reports Deb Radcliff.
Deb Radcliff Sep 5 2011 10:07AM Security
Anonymous attacked WikiLeaks

Anonymous attacked WikiLeaks

New exploit attack tool undergoes field tests, goes live in September.
Darren Pauli Sep 1 2011 6:12PM Security
Linux kernel repository compromised

Linux kernel repository compromised

Damage limited by git.
Darren Pauli Sep 1 2011 11:28AM Security
Apple, Google hire notable hackers

Apple, Google hire notable hackers

Can't beat em? Then hire em.
Dan Raywood Sep 1 2011 10:18AM Security

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