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.

Third of UK firms vulnerable to hackers

Third of UK firms vulnerable to hackers

Almost a third of UK organisations have unpatched critical vulnerabilities compromising their IT security, new research warned today.
Robert Jaques May 15 2007 2:33PM Security
Hackers steal 22,000 Social Security numbers from University in US

Hackers steal 22,000 Social Security numbers from University in US

The University of Missouri is the latest university to fall victim to cybercrime, after hackers breached a database and lifted more than 20,000 Social Security numbers (SSNs).
Dan Kaplan May 10 2007 10:17AM Security
Survey: Web becomes hackers method of choice

Survey: Web becomes hackers method of choice

Hackers are increasingly choosing to spread malware via the web rather than by email, new figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck May 3 2007 10:13AM Security
CanSecWest hacking contest slammed

CanSecWest hacking contest slammed

Gartner took a jab at TippingPoint and CanSecWest officials this week, criticising them for a recent hacking contest that revealed a then-unpatched flaw in QuickTime.
Frank Washkuch May 3 2007 9:53AM Security
Hacking damages 'routinely' overstated

Hacking damages 'routinely' overstated

Dodgy dealings in the McKinnon case, says hacker panel.
Iain Thomson Apr 30 2007 11:21AM Security
Hacking tools top malware threats

Hacking tools top malware threats

Backdoors, key-loggers and droppers the main malware menaces.
Matt Chapman Apr 27 2007 11:46AM Security
Analysis: hackers eye up fibre optic data networks

Analysis: hackers eye up fibre optic data networks

Security risk should not be underestimated.
Staff Writers Apr 26 2007 3:50PM Security
Hacking contest yields QuickTime exploit

Hacking contest yields QuickTime exploit

Researcher wins US$10,000 bounty with JavaScript attack.
Shaun Nichols Apr 26 2007 11:11AM Security
Philippine government seeks a few good hackers

Philippine government seeks a few good hackers

Web-based election system to undergo 'penetration testing'.
Iain Thomson Apr 23 2007 2:05PM Security
Hackers turn to PowerPoint for virus infection

Hackers turn to PowerPoint for virus infection

Slack patching leaves application open.
Iain Thomson Apr 19 2007 1:00PM Security
Hackers, laptop thieves compromise personal information of 17,500 in US state

Hackers, laptop thieves compromise personal information of 17,500 in US state

Two separate incidents — both resulting in data breaches — have left the personal information of 17,500 Ohio State University students, faculty members and staff compromised.
Frank Washkuch Apr 19 2007 9:47AM Security
Hackers spread worm via Skype IM

Hackers spread worm via Skype IM

A worm posing as a link to glamour model images has been spread via the Skype IM chat system, it was reported today.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 17 2007 6:39AM Security
Hackers access personal data of 46,000 University of California affiliates

Hackers access personal data of 46,000 University of California affiliates

Hackers have compromised a server to access the personal information of some 46,000 students, faculty and staff at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dan Kaplan Apr 10 2007 10:33AM Security
eEye releases third-party patch for Windows .ani handling flaw

eEye releases third-party patch for Windows .ani handling flaw

Attacks exploiting a critical unpatched Windows vulnerability were today linked to Chinese hackers and the February cross-site scripting attack on the website of Dolphins Stadium, the site of Super Bowl XLI.
Frank Washkuch Apr 2 2007 1:43AM Security
Hackers bank on Trojans to steal financial data

Hackers bank on Trojans to steal financial data

Banker Trojans a fast-growing threat.
Robert Jaques Mar 30 2007 12:01PM Security
Hackers launch porn Spam attack

Hackers launch porn Spam attack

Hackers are targeting websites and blogs by exploiting the trackback feature to launch spam attacks, experts have warned.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 20 2007 3:16PM Security
Protecting your computer from scammers

Protecting your computer from scammers

The Government's latest initiative against scammers gets a round of applause from Senator Helen Coonan.
Staff Writers Mar 20 2007 12:29PM Security
Hackers threaten month of MySpace vulnerabilities

Hackers threaten month of MySpace vulnerabilities

Two hackers are planning to fill April's calendar with a month's worth of MySpace vulnerabilities - if the project isn't an April Fools' Day prank.
Frank Washkuch Mar 20 2007 1:40AM Security
Experts warn of Mother's Day hacking attack

Experts warn of Mother's Day hacking attack

Hackers are expected to exploit the mass-dispatch of Mother's Day emails this weekend to launch malware attacks, experts have warned.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 19 2007 1:00AM Security
Chinese hackers wake up to malware riches

Chinese hackers wake up to malware riches

Chinese hackers evolve from copycats into malware authors.
Tom Sanders Mar 16 2007 1:21PM Security

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