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.

Man accused of hijacking 90 internet accounts

Man accused of hijacking 90 internet accounts

Telco identifies suspicious activity from personal and business accounts.
Liz Tay Dec 16 2010 2:56PM Security
Anonymous attacks threaten to stall Christmas shopping

Anonymous attacks threaten to stall Christmas shopping

MasterCard, Visa and PayPal all hit by attacks from notorious hacking group.
Barry Collins Dec 10 2010 10:08AM Security
#Wikileaks vector for phishing attack

#Wikileaks vector for phishing attack

Be careful to whom you donate online (when the time comes).
Staff Writers Dec 9 2010 12:02AM Security
Anonymous hackers could face 10 years in prison

Anonymous hackers could face 10 years in prison

Parliamentary DDoS offenders warned.
Liz Tay Dec 3 2010 12:45PM Security
Hackers launch DDoS attacks in Pirate Bay rage

Hackers launch DDoS attacks in Pirate Bay rage

"Heinous crime against freedom".
Tom Brewster Dec 1 2010 2:06PM Security
Cablegate: German criticisms of US data protection revealed

Cablegate: German criticisms of US data protection revealed

Wikileaks data dump validates German privacy advocates' worst fears.
Nate Cochrane Nov 29 2010 12:47PM Security
Calls for compulsory data breach law v2.0

Calls for compulsory data breach law v2.0

Telling your customers is just the start.
Nate Cochrane Nov 25 2010 2:34PM Security
Hackers blamed for MessageLabs spam

Hackers blamed for MessageLabs spam

Antispam company insists it can keep customers in check.
Brett Winterford Nov 12 2010 11:16AM Security
Hacked British Royal Navy site sinks

Hacked British Royal Navy site sinks

Hacker claims to breach site security.
Tom Brewster Nov 10 2010 7:23AM Security
Anonymous wage vendetta on copyright laws

Anonymous wage vendetta on copyright laws

Proud pirates protest on Guy Fawkes Day.
Liz Tay Nov 5 2010 4:38PM Security
Researcher fights data breach pay cut

Researcher fights data breach pay cut

Feels "Scapegoated".
Liam Tung Oct 27 2010 10:24AM Security
Operation Payback strikes Portugal

Operation Payback strikes Portugal

Portuguese email leak.
Liam Tung Oct 21 2010 2:19PM Security
Expiring passwords easily hacked

Expiring passwords easily hacked

Four in 10 passwords can be hacked in three seconds, according to US researchers.
Eric Doyle Oct 18 2010 1:24PM Security
Hackers waiting for IP addresses to run out

Hackers waiting for IP addresses to run out

Cyber criminals are ready to pounce when current IPv4 web addresses run out and firms migrate to IPv6, a security firm warns.
Tom Brewster Oct 14 2010 1:50PM Security
Operation Payback directs DDoS attack at AFACT

Operation Payback directs DDoS attack at AFACT

Thousands of bystanders taken out.
Brett Winterford Sep 28 2010 1:54PM Security
NBA star Shaquille O'Neal accused of hacking

NBA star Shaquille O'Neal accused of hacking

Alleged to have thrown a laptop into a lake.
Angela Moscaritolo Sep 17 2010 12:41PM Security
Optus extends traffic system to consumers

Optus extends traffic system to consumers

Measures road congestion using mobile phones.
Ry Crozier Sep 10 2010 6:40AM Networking
Government surveillance a slippery slope: Ponemon

Government surveillance a slippery slope: Ponemon

No looking back from Patriot Act, data retention laws.
Liz Tay Sep 2 2010 11:14AM Security
Geolocation threats rise following demonstration of router hacking that can pinpoint a person's home

Geolocation threats rise following demonstration of router hacking that can pinpoint a person's home

Personal privacy could now be considered as dead following the demonstration of extraction of geolocation information from a web browser without using IP geolocation data.
Dan Raywood Aug 11 2010 1:38PM Security
Computer users sanction peacetime cybercrime raids

Computer users sanction peacetime cybercrime raids

Relaxed attitude uncovered in latest Sophos report.
Ry Crozier Aug 4 2010 8:23AM Security

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