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.

News Group tabloid publishes Murdoch death hoax

News Group tabloid publishes Murdoch death hoax

Hackers inject redirect to fake news story.
Darren Pauli Jul 19 2011 11:28AM Security
The Sun hacked, reports Murdoch dead

The Sun hacked, reports Murdoch dead

Hackers inject redirect to fake news story.
Darren Pauli Jul 19 2011 11:11AM Security
Drug, paternity test records exposed

Drug, paternity test records exposed

Records exposed in caches for almost a year.
SC Australia Staff Jul 18 2011 11:07AM Security
Analysis: Voices from a darknet

Analysis: Voices from a darknet

Each service exposed to the internet must be adequately protected.
Mike Caudill Jul 15 2011 11:37AM Security
Pentagon lost 24,000 files in March hack

Pentagon lost 24,000 files in March hack

Foreign intelligence fingered in hack, RSA absolved.
Darren Pauli Jul 15 2011 9:41AM Security
PayPal CSO calls for AntiSec hunt

PayPal CSO calls for AntiSec hunt

Hacking spree will continue unless perps are identified and 'vanned'.
Darren Pauli Jul 14 2011 2:05PM Security
Anonymous claims responsibility for Monsanto hack

Anonymous claims responsibility for Monsanto hack

Twitter and Paypal accounts allegedly hit in retaliation.
Darren Pauli Jul 14 2011 1:19PM Security
Toshiba hacked, admin, reseller logins exposed

Toshiba hacked, admin, reseller logins exposed

Hacker claims to hold a database of 10,000 records.
Darren Pauli Jul 13 2011 11:40PM Security
Anonymous dumps 2500 accounts, claims Monsanto hack

Anonymous dumps 2500 accounts, claims Monsanto hack

Group claims its Twitter and email accounts were hacked in retaliation.
Darren Pauli Jul 13 2011 10:09PM Security
Take AntiSec to the boardroom

Take AntiSec to the boardroom

CSOs need to get into the boardrooms and articulate the risk to the business.
Patricia Titus, CIO, UniSys Jul 13 2011 8:24AM Security
90k US military email accounts posted to BitTorrent

90k US military email accounts posted to BitTorrent

Hackers 'invoice' for security audit.
Darren Pauli Jul 12 2011 12:50PM Security
MS security centre served porn

MS security centre served porn

MS jumps to patch flaw.
Dan Raywood Jul 12 2011 10:37AM Security
German police hacked, suspect tracking data stolen

German police hacked, suspect tracking data stolen

Usernames, passwords, and coordinates stolen in data haul.
Darren Pauli Jul 9 2011 2:57AM Security
Anonymous busted in Italy, Switzerland

Anonymous busted in Italy, Switzerland

Jester has last laugh.
Dan Raywood Jul 9 2011 2:33AM Security
Morgan Stanley loses 34k customer records on unencrypted CDs

Morgan Stanley loses 34k customer records on unencrypted CDs

Data should have been encrypted by default.
Dan Raywood Jul 9 2011 2:33AM Security
Police bust puts kybosh on fraud ring

Police bust puts kybosh on fraud ring

Fraudulent purchases topped $300,000.
SC Australia Staff Jul 8 2011 1:34PM Security
Hackers steal 17,000 accounts, including US military

Hackers steal 17,000 accounts, including US military

Group opens recruitment drive hacking contest.
Darren Pauli Jul 7 2011 2:21PM Security
Anonymous claims Apple login theft

Anonymous claims Apple login theft

Anonymous claims to have taken Apple users' passwords and logins.
Tom Brewster Jul 5 2011 7:56PM Security
NATO server hacked, files published

NATO server hacked, files published

Hackers claim private zero day.
Darren Pauli Jul 5 2011 2:58PM Security
Analysis: Detecting LDAP injections

Analysis: Detecting LDAP injections

Centralised location for authentication is good, but there's problems in implementation.
Andres Riancho Jul 5 2011 1:58PM Security

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