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 to face decade in jail

Hackers to face decade in jail

Hackers in the U.K. could face ten years in jail under stiff new laws passed in parliament.
René Millman Mar 8 2006 4:44PM Security
Profit driven hackers a growing threat

Profit driven hackers a growing threat

Quiet, targeted and profit-driven. These are the adjectives describing the current attacks ruling the IT threat landscape, according to Symantec’s latest Internet Security Threat Report, released today.
Dan Kaplan Mar 7 2006 9:33PM Security
Former federal auditor cops to hacking charge

Former federal auditor cops to hacking charge

An IT security expert once employed by the federal government now faces a five-year jail term after pleading guilty to monitoring the email and PC use of his superior, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a Wednesday statement.
Frank Washkuch Mar 2 2006 7:14PM Security
Crimeware code sells trojans to hackers

Crimeware code sells trojans to hackers

Security experts have detected a new crimeware creation system that sells made-to-measure trojans to hackers for $990.
William Eazel Feb 27 2006 10:05AM Security
The threat from anonymous networks

The threat from anonymous networks

Eliminating anonymous traffic on corporate networks is vital to securing infrastructure, according to experts.
Rene Millman Feb 23 2006 10:34AM Security
From RSA 2006: Today's hackers are making money

From RSA 2006: Today's hackers are making money

Malicious hackers have come a long way from the computer geeks who would write viruses for relatively harmless kicks, a panel of security experts said this week.
Frank Washkuch Feb 17 2006 7:30PM Security
Russian hackers sold WMF exploit

Russian hackers sold WMF exploit

Criminal gangs are selling malware source codes to exploit flaws such as the recent WMF vulnerability in a worrying new trend.
René Millman Feb 6 2006 4:39PM Security
Dan Newman, Instructor and hacking expert on the Ethical Hacking course (CEH) at The Training Camp

Dan Newman, Instructor and hacking expert on the Ethical Hacking course (CEH) at The Training Camp
Staff Writers Jan 25 2006 2:36PM Security
RPG site bit by hackers

RPG site bit by hackers

Video game creator White Wolf Publishing, the maker of popular “World of Darkness” role-playing games, had user data from its website stolen earlier this month.
Frank Washkuch Dec 20 2005 9:40PM Security
Hackers find first Xbox cracks

Hackers find first Xbox cracks

It didn’t take long for hackers to find the first security openings in games for Microsoft's new Xbox 360 system.
Frank Washkuch Dec 20 2005 9:30PM Security
U.K. Charity Commission warns against high-tech hackers

U.K. Charity Commission warns against high-tech hackers

Charities need to be on their guard against internet fraud, the Charity Commission warned today after criminal hackers broke through the online security systems of a Christian organization.
William Eazel Dec 12 2005 9:36AM Security
Security experts warn that hackers are exploiting IE bug

Security experts warn that hackers are exploiting IE bug

Security experts have warned internet users to take care when surfing the web, following sightings of malware planted on websites that exploits a recently discovered Internet Explorer security vulnerability that has not yet been patched by Microsoft.
William Eazel Dec 5 2005 2:42PM Security
Browser developers gang up on hackers

Browser developers gang up on hackers

Developers from four rival firms met to work on combating security threats with proposals for safer next generation browsers.
René Millman Nov 24 2005 1:35PM Security
Keyloggers: Weapon of choice for hackers

Keyloggers: Weapon of choice for hackers

Keylogging is quickly becoming the favorite technique of hackers looking for financial gain, data released this week claimed.
Frank Washkuch Nov 15 2005 10:33PM Security
Debate: Should information security firms appoint former hackers to development roles?

Debate: Should information security firms appoint former hackers to development roles?
Simon Khalaf Nov 11 2005 3:46PM Security
Hackers up pressure on P2P networks

Hackers up pressure on P2P networks

A newly published security report has identified 22 previously undocumented Peer to Peer (P2P) attacks in October which were targeted at networks including Kazaa and eDonkey. The study from Instant Messaging (IM) security firm Akonix Systems indicates a 19 percent increase in malicious P2P exploits compared with the volume recorded in September 2005.
William Eazel Nov 1 2005 10:49AM Security
Hackers resort to guerrilla tactics

Hackers resort to guerrilla tactics

Hackers are more likely to make regular, small-scale attacks on networks instead of trying to cause complete system shutdown, according to new research.
René Millman Oct 26 2005 2:10PM Security
British businesses call for tougher sentences for hackers

British businesses call for tougher sentences for hackers

More than eight out of ten British businesses think hackers should get longer sentences, according to a new poll.
René Millman Oct 12 2005 12:13PM Security
U.S. air traffic control system 'open to hackers'

U.S. air traffic control system 'open to hackers'

America's air traffic control systems are open to attack from hackers and cyber-terrorists according to a new GAO report.
René Millman Sep 27 2005 12:31PM Security
Mozilla nightmare continues as site hit by hackers

Mozilla nightmare continues as site hit by hackers

Not-for-profit software group Mozilla has been hit by hackers downloading infected source code onto its website.
David Quainton Sep 21 2005 10:59AM Security

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