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British, US agencies brace for Olympic cyber attacks 

British, US agencies brace for Olympic cyber attacks

US Secret Service advises on defensive strategies.
Yahoo! plugs leaky Axis extension 

Yahoo! plugs leaky Axis extension

Chrome plugin loses shine at launch.
Herpes bot master outed 

Herpes bot master outed

Lax identity protection leads to downfall.
App removes faces from Facebook 

App removes faces from Facebook

Lets privacy pundits find unauthorised photos on social networks.
Hacker hawks exploit in blue chip email system 

Hacker hawks exploit in blue chip email system

NASA implicated in exploit auction.
Telstra re-issues 35,000 passwords after GameArena hack 

Telstra re-issues 35,000 passwords after GameArena hack

Financial data unaffected.
Aussie biz face $1.1 million for repeat breaches 

Aussie biz face $1.1 million for repeat breaches

Proposed reforms could mandate patching, security upgrades.
Secret list exposes Aussie passport holders' data risk 

Secret list exposes Aussie passport holders' data risk

Personal files of 109 Aussies at high risk of inappropriate access.
Perth man faces spam action in NZ 

Perth man faces spam action in NZ

Government files High Court case.
Targeted attacks cost biz $200k, study says 

Targeted attacks cost biz $200k, study says

A recent survey indicates that successful targeted attacks end up costing companies more than $200,000.
Cookie compliance deadline looms for Brit sites 

Cookie compliance deadline looms for Brit sites

Privacy watchdog promises to go easy.
Thousands affected in billing cloud breach 

Thousands affected in billing cloud breach

Usernames, passwords and credit cards stolen.
Site registers 10 million stolen passwords 

Site registers 10 million stolen passwords

Aussie site booms in opening year.
ABC employee disciplined for uploading Bitcoin miner 

ABC employee disciplined for uploading Bitcoin miner

Given restricted access but retains job.
Cyber crime ringleader sentenced to five years in prison 

Cyber crime ringleader sentenced to five years in prison

One of the masterminds behind the infamous "Operation Phish Phry" was sentenced to five years in prison.
British police extract data from suspect phones 

British police extract data from suspect phones

Call history, texts and contacts pulled from prisoners.
AusCERT2012: ACT targets staff jailbreaks 

AusCERT2012: ACT targets staff jailbreaks

Personal data nuked.
AusCERT2012: Locking down Mozilla's Web Apps 

AusCERT2012: Locking down Mozilla's Web Apps

Top tips to boost web site security.
AusCERT2012: FreeBSD talks amateur bug hunting 

AusCERT2012: FreeBSD talks amateur bug hunting

Squashing bugs shouldn't just be left to the pros.
AusCERT2012: Calls for real-time drug reporting 

AusCERT2012: Calls for real-time drug reporting

Pseudoephedrine blocks not enough.
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