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.

Hackers use SEO poisoning to spread malware related to Facebook 'Fan Check' application

Hackers use SEO poisoning to spread malware related to Facebook 'Fan Check' application

Fan Check application spreads malware to Facebookers.
Dan Raywood Sep 10 2009 9:29AM Security
Hackers already exploiting IIS flaws

Hackers already exploiting IIS flaws

Microsoft urges researchers to disclose vulnerabilities responsibly.
Phil Muncaster Sep 7 2009 12:06PM Security
Hackers already exploiting IIS flaws

Hackers already exploiting IIS flaws

Microsoft urges researchers to disclose vulnerabilities responsibly.
Phil Muncaster Sep 7 2009 10:28AM Security
Survey finds that hackers ramp up efforts for Christmas

Survey finds that hackers ramp up efforts for Christmas

Hackers are more active over the Christmas holidays and take a break at the weekend.
SC Australia Staff Aug 26 2009 11:13AM Security
Cisco wireless flaw discovered

Cisco wireless flaw discovered

Could lead to a "full breach".
Dan Kaplan Aug 26 2009 10:36AM Security
Hackers prefer Firefox and Opera

Hackers prefer Firefox and Opera

Browsers with smaller installed base targeted.
Phil Muncaster Aug 22 2009 12:08PM Security
Cisco flaw enables 'simulated' DDoS attack

Cisco flaw enables 'simulated' DDoS attack

Patch Cisco routers immediately, expert warns.
Munir Kotadia Aug 21 2009 3:40PM Security
US report links Russian hackers and military

US report links Russian hackers and military

Technical report claims attacks on Georgia were co-ordinated with Russia's five-day campaign.
Tom Young Aug 18 2009 3:03PM Security
Twilight star's pictures become latest malware threat

Twilight star's pictures become latest malware threat

Users have been warned not to click on links purporting to take them to the images.
Phil Muncaster Aug 17 2009 10:15AM Security
Another attack takes down Twitter

Another attack takes down Twitter

No clue who the hacker is.
Iain Thomson Aug 12 2009 2:39PM Security
Russian hackers took down Twitter

Russian hackers took down Twitter

Attack may have been attempt to silence pro-Georgian blogger.
Phil Muncaster Aug 10 2009 8:15AM Security
Vale John Hughes, nerd with 1000 faces

Vale John Hughes, nerd with 1000 faces

Obituary: To whom will geeks turn to have their stories told?
Nate Cochrane Aug 7 2009 2:53PM Oddware
More ATMs in Las Vegas hotels hit by hackers

More ATMs in Las Vegas hotels hit by hackers

Several ATMs in Las Vegas have been exploited by hackers as a delegate reveals the extent of the incidents.
Dan Raywood Aug 5 2009 10:47AM Security
Hackers break into MI5 website

Hackers break into MI5 website

Visitors' personal information may be compromised, but no risk to UK security.
Phil Muncaster Jul 31 2009 10:12AM Security
Little Brother: How RFIDs in everyday objects could make easy targets for hackers

Little Brother: How RFIDs in everyday objects could make easy targets for hackers

Security and privacy advocates argue that RFID tags could make it easier for hackers to target our private information, as RFIDs permeate every facet of everyday life...
Dan Long Jul 20 2009 4:41PM Security
North Korea blamed for DDoS attacks on United States and South Korea

North Korea blamed for DDoS attacks on United States and South Korea

A series of distributed denial-of-service attacks on American and South Korean websites have been blamed on North Korea.
Dan Raywood Jul 10 2009 10:46AM Security
Hacking attacks work of individual group, not North Korea, says Finnish security expert

Hacking attacks work of individual group, not North Korea, says Finnish security expert

A major DDoS attack against US and South Korean government websites is not thought to be the work of North Korean interests, says a security expert
Daniel Long Jul 10 2009 10:17AM Security
Mass attacks on government and financial sites continue

Mass attacks on government and financial sites continue

Researchers remain unsure of the source of an ongoing distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that is affecting a number of US and South Korean government websites, along with financial institutions, such as the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ sites, as well as various military sites and the Washington Post.
Chuck Miller Jul 9 2009 11:22AM Security
Researchers warn of critical iPhone vulnerability

Researchers warn of critical iPhone vulnerability

Could allow hackers to remotely execute code.
Phil Muncaster Jul 4 2009 7:52AM Hardware
Online world pitches in for Iran protests

Online world pitches in for Iran protests

A major international online effort is emerging to aid those protesting Iran's presidential elections.
Shaun Nichols Jun 18 2009 3:10PM Security

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