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.

New devices make hotspots a hacker's paradise

New devices make hotspots a hacker's paradise

Users advised to try TOR as a fallback option when without a VPN.
Brett Winterford Jun 17 2009 3:44PM Security
Hackers offer T-Mobile data to highest bidder

Hackers offer T-Mobile data to highest bidder

A group of hackers claims to have completely cracked T-Mobile's network in the US, and stolen proprietary operating data, customer databases and financial records.
Iain Thomson Jun 10 2009 6:11AM Security
Hackers offer T-Mobile data for sale to highest bidder

Hackers offer T-Mobile data for sale to highest bidder

A group of hackers is claiming to have completely cracked T-Mobile’s network in the Unites States and stolen proprietary operating data, customer databases and financial records.
Iain Thomson Jun 9 2009 2:59PM Security
Hackers hit US Army websites

Hackers hit US Army websites

A group of computer hackers based in Turkey breached the sites of two U.S. Army facilities, leveraging SQL injection attacks.
Chuck Miller Jun 2 2009 12:10PM Security
RIM warns of BlackBerry PDF vulnerability

RIM warns of BlackBerry PDF vulnerability

Research In Motion (RIM) has released details of a flaw in its BlackBerry Attachment Service that could allow hackers to remotely execute code and gain control of a BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Phil Muncaster May 28 2009 6:22AM Security
Hackers use spoofed WiFi access points to steal credentials as Switch Cascade introduced

Hackers use spoofed WiFi access points to steal credentials as Switch Cascade introduced

Spoof WiFi access points may cause a problem for users of wireless technology.
Dan Raywood May 22 2009 9:14AM Security
Majority of adolescents online have tried hacking

Majority of adolescents online have tried hacking

A new study from Panda Security found that 67 per cent of teenagers surveyed admitted to having tried to hack into friends' instant messaging or social network accounts.
Greg Masters May 18 2009 10:56AM Security
Dark Market infiltrator claims that hackers are involved in organised crime

Dark Market infiltrator claims that hackers are involved in organised crime

The FBI agent who infiltrated a notorious hacker community has spoken about his experiences.
SC Australia Staff May 12 2009 10:32AM Security
North Korea recruits hackers

North Korea recruits hackers

North Korea has strengthened its cyber warfare unit with the recruitment of 100 hackers.
Dan Raywood May 7 2009 11:03AM Security
Hackers hold US medical data hostage

Hackers hold US medical data hostage

Hackers have taken control of the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) in the U.S. and are demanding a US$10 million (A$13.6 million) ransom for the return of patient’s records.
Iain Thomson May 6 2009 2:08PM Security
Hackers hold US medical data hostage

Hackers hold US medical data hostage

Hackers have taken control of the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) and are demanding a US$10 million ransom for the return of patient’s records.
Iain Thomson May 6 2009 10:19AM Security
Hackers targeting human/machine interfaces

Hackers targeting human/machine interfaces

Better security technology means that hackers are focusing more on the point where humans meet machines in their efforts to penetrate systems, an IBM security expert has said.
Iain Thomson Apr 27 2009 6:48AM Security
Joint Strike Fighter defence project hacked

Joint Strike Fighter defence project hacked

Hackers have broken into the US Department of Defense’s US$300 billion Joint Strike Fighter program, which is partly funded by the UK and also counts Australia as a development partner.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 22 2009 6:31AM Security
Pharmacy hackers busted in Romania

Pharmacy hackers busted in Romania

Romanian authorities, in cooperation with the FBI, have nabbed five people accused of stealing credit card information from US pharmaceutical firms.
Dan Kaplan Apr 15 2009 11:16AM Security
Hackers prey on Ford searches to boost rankings

Hackers prey on Ford searches to boost rankings

Attackers are using the Ford Motor Company name to poison search engine results with some 1.2 million malicious links that lead to rogue security software, according to PandaLabs.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 15 2009 11:10AM Security
Hackers breach US electric grid

Hackers breach US electric grid

News of a recent security breach in the US electrical grid is prompting new security worries and calls for better protections.
Shaun Nichols Apr 9 2009 10:30AM Security
Mobile hackers cash in on lack of protection offered by networks

Mobile hackers cash in on lack of protection offered by networks

Inadequate messaging protection leads to greater profit for mobile hackers, according to Cloudmark.
SC Australia Staff Apr 3 2009 11:58AM Security
Solving the hacking problem

Solving the hacking problem

To avoid hacking and malicious alteration of the application, software companies are turning to new anti-tamper solutions that will protect the entire application, as well as maintain code integrity.
Andrew McClennan Mar 30 2009 4:51PM Security
Mobile devices remain uncracked in competition

Mobile devices remain uncracked in competition

A hacking contest organised at the CanSecWest has failed to crack any of the mobile devices on offer, despite managing to get through most mainstream browsers.
Iain Thomson Mar 26 2009 10:22AM Security
Hacker cracks Mac in two minutes flat

Hacker cracks Mac in two minutes flat

A hacking competition at the CanSecWest security conference in Canada has seen a multitude of hacking techniques demonstrated that get through fully patched browsers.
Iain Thomson Mar 20 2009 2:52PM Security

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