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.

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
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

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