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.

1.6 million Brit IDs dumped

1.6 million Brit IDs dumped

Health service numbers, names, addresses and birthdates sent to landfill.
Dan Raywood Sep 19 2011 10:59AM Security
Child abuse tip-offs sent unencrypted

Child abuse tip-offs sent unencrypted

British police website endangered citizen information for "several months".
Stewart Mitchel Sep 16 2011 12:18PM Security
Zeus trojan nets 20-year old $3.2 million

Zeus trojan nets 20-year old $3.2 million

US tracking Russian hacker.
Angela Moscaritolo Sep 16 2011 11:59AM Security
Doin' time for data breaches?

Doin' time for data breaches?

UK privacy watchdog has called for prison sentences to be considered for data breaches.
Dan Raywood Sep 16 2011 7:21AM Security
Hacker "soldier" steals $3.2 million

Hacker "soldier" steals $3.2 million

Australia escapes.
Angela Moscaritolo Sep 16 2011 7:16AM Security
Zero day industrial control system exploits published

Zero day industrial control system exploits published

Power, water and waste SCADA systems affected.
Darren Pauli Sep 15 2011 6:37PM 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 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

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