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.

Indian trio charged with hacking, pump-and-dump stock scam

Indian trio charged with hacking, pump-and-dump stock scam

Three Indian men have been arrested on the suspicion of hacking into US brokerage accounts to boost the value of their shares, the US Justice Department (DOJ) said yesterday.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 14 2007 7:26AM Security
Icann shield beats DNS hackers

Icann shield beats DNS hackers

February attack beaten by Anycast system installed in 2002.
Clement James Mar 13 2007 12:24PM Security
US$3m frozen after pump-and-dump hacking

US$3m frozen after pump-and-dump hacking

A US federal judge froze US$3 million in assets from a Latvian bank's US trading account accused of orchestrating what the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is calling "a modern-day, technological version of the traditional ‘pump-and-dump' market manipulation scheme."
Ericka Chickowski Mar 13 2007 1:16AM Security
Hackers crack Xbox 360 security

Hackers crack Xbox 360 security

Security hole left open for three months.
Tom Sanders Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Security
US university changes passwords after attempted hacking

US university changes passwords after attempted hacking

Texax University officials have asked nearly 100,000 network users to change passwords after hackers attempted to access university accounts.
Frank Washkuch Mar 2 2007 12:36AM Security
Hackers criticised for exposing child abusers

Hackers criticised for exposing child abusers

Poll suggests hacking abuser's computer was not ethical.
Iain Thomson Mar 1 2007 8:15AM Security
Poll: Child abuse suspicion no excuse for hacking

Poll: Child abuse suspicion no excuse for hacking

Nearly two-thirds of computer users are against illegally infecting or hacking into a computer, even if it is suspected of belonging to a paedophile, a new poll shows.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 1 2007 12:45AM Security
Report: Chinese hackers waging cyberwar on US

Report: Chinese hackers waging cyberwar on US

Chinese hackers are waging war against the United States through the cyber realm, a senior defense official said last week.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 22 2007 2:12PM Security
Spyware-aided hackers in US$300 000 online bank robbery in Turkey

Spyware-aided hackers in US$300 000 online bank robbery in Turkey

Turkish police have arrested 17 people who allegedly hacked into internet banking accounts and stole US$300,000.
Fiona Raisbeck Feb 16 2007 3:34PM Security
Hackers roll out Valentine's Day rootkit

Hackers roll out Valentine's Day rootkit

Nurech.B spreads through e-card spoofs.
Robert Jaques Feb 16 2007 10:25AM Security
UK smoking ban opens doors for hackers

UK smoking ban opens doors for hackers

No smoke without fire.
Robert Jaques Feb 15 2007 9:50AM Security
Web app exploits biggest hacking target in 2007

Web app exploits biggest hacking target in 2007

Remotely exploitable vulnerabilities will be the most widespread global threat vector this year due to the lack of effective security, according to an expert at global security vendor, Secure Computing.
Negar Salek Feb 8 2007 1:37PM Security
PCs targeted by hackers every 39 seconds

PCs targeted by hackers every 39 seconds

Most attacks based on automated scripts.
Robert Jaques Feb 7 2007 10:09AM Security
Super Bowl XLI: Hackers use Dolphin Stadium website to exploit PCs

Super Bowl XLI: Hackers use Dolphin Stadium website to exploit PCs

Hackers today embedded a JavaScript-enabled trojan in the website of Dolphin Stadium, home to Sunday's Super Bowl XLI, stadium officials confirmed to SCMagazine.com.
Dan Kaplan Feb 2 2007 7:47PM Security
Two Dutch hackers jailed for online crime

Two Dutch hackers jailed for online crime

Two hackers have been jailed in the Netherlands for infecting millions of computers with malware and stealing personal data, including credit card details, to purchase electronic goods.
Fiona Raisbeck Feb 2 2007 9:32AM Security
US retailer faces lawsuit as congressman calls for investigation into hacking

US retailer faces lawsuit as congressman calls for investigation into hacking

TJX Companies, the parent firm of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, was hit with a flurry of lawsuits this week resulting from hackers breaching company servers.
Frank Washkuch Jan 31 2007 7:36PM Security
Hackers use trojan to access server with personal information of 70,000 Vermont residents

Hackers use trojan to access server with personal information of 70,000 Vermont residents

The personal information of as many as 70,000 current and former Vermont residents may have been compromised by hackers using a trojan to breach state PCs last month.
Frank Washkuch Jan 30 2007 6:32PM Security
Gaming prestige outweighs financial profit for Chinese hackers

Gaming prestige outweighs financial profit for Chinese hackers

More than half of all Chinese malware writers are stealing login details of online gaming ‘heroes’ for cultural prestige rather than targeting financial organisations for financial gain, claims Sophos.
Negar Salek Jan 24 2007 3:01PM Security
Gaming prestige outweighs financial profit for Chinese hackers

Gaming prestige outweighs financial profit for Chinese hackers

More than half of all Chinese malware writers are stealing login details of online gaming ‘heroes’ for cultural prestige rather than targeting financial organisations for financial gain, claims Sophos.
Negar Salek Jan 24 2007 2:43PM Security
Political hackers disfigure website of Gorbachev organisation

Political hackers disfigure website of Gorbachev organisation

Politically minded hackers attacked the website of an organisation run by former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev last week, accusing him of the massacre of 130 people in 1990.
Frank Washkuch Jan 24 2007 9:42AM Security

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