Twitter gets 20 years' good security bond 

Twitter gets 20 years' good security bond

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 14 March 2011 9:41 AM
Settles over security claim.
iTunes account details on sale for 15 cents in China 

iTunes account details on sale for 15 cents in China

In Risk - By Stewart Mitchell, 10 January 2011 10:00 AM
Credit card details exposed.
Hackers target instant messaging applications 

Hackers target instant messaging applications

In Messaging - 29 June 2010 10:08 AM
Security experts detect surge in malware targetting IM users.
Facebook scrambles to tighten user privacy 

Facebook scrambles to tighten user privacy

In Risk - By David Neal, 17 May 2010 9:26 AM
New policies and procedures after 'emergency' meeting.
Euro Commission suffers emission trading system hack 

Euro Commission suffers emission trading system hack

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 8 February 2010 10:22 AM
Account details harvested.
ATO glitch leaves first home owners waiting 

ATO glitch leaves first home owners waiting

In Risk - By Charis Palmer, 18 December 2009 11:10 AM
Tax Office works overtime to meet crucial payment deadlines.
RockYou hack compromises 32 million passwords  

RockYou hack compromises 32 million passwords

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 16 December 2009 10:53 AM
Hacker threatens to "publish everything".
Controversial historian suffers email hack 

Controversial historian suffers email hack

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 18 November 2009 10:20 AM
Activists steal account data from David Irving.
Verified Britney Spears Twitter account hacked 

Verified Britney Spears Twitter account hacked

In Messaging - 13 November 2009 10:55 AM
False tweets feature Satan-worshipping.
Zeus botnet pushes fake MySpace update 

Zeus botnet pushes fake MySpace update

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 12 November 2009 11:20 AM
Similar to Facebook scam.
Zeus phishing wave targets Outlook Web Access users 

Zeus phishing wave targets Outlook Web Access users

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 16 October 2009 11:05 AM
Aims to steal business bank accounts.
PayPal suspends hacker's account after bogus SSL post 

PayPal suspends hacker's account after bogus SSL post

In Risk - By Chuck Miller, 8 October 2009 11:38 AM
Black Hat demonstration was followed by exploits in the wild.
Facebook hacking site discovered 

Facebook hacking site discovered

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 21 September 2009 11:30 AM
Site charges US$100 per hacked account - but is it a scam?
Twitter takes aim at Aussie 'paid follower' company 

Twitter takes aim at Aussie 'paid follower' company

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 18 August 2009 10:45 AM
uSocial says Twitter is looking to shut it down.
Twitter starts scanning for malicious links 

Twitter starts scanning for malicious links

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 4 August 2009 9:50 AM
Finally addresses malware problem.
E-mail hack brings big data breach for Twitter 

E-mail hack brings big data breach for Twitter

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 16 July 2009 9:37 AM
Stolen documents surface, but company denies account theft.
Britney Spears Twitpic account hacked, fake death posted 

Britney Spears Twitpic account hacked, fake death posted

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 30 June 2009 10:42 AM
Reports of the death of Britney Spears have been greatly exaggerated -- and caused by hackers.
French hacker lays claim to Twitter attacks 

French hacker lays claim to Twitter attacks

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 4 May 2009 9:47 AM
A French hacker is taking credit for a recent high-profile attack on microblogging site Twitter.
Apple posts iTunes 8.1 update, fixes bug 

Apple posts iTunes 8.1 update, fixes bug

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 13 March 2009 2:35 PM
Apple has released an updated version of its iTunes media player application, adding an extra layer of security.
Big security hole punched in Windows 7 

Big security hole punched in Windows 7

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 2 February 2009 10:54 AM
A prolific Aussie blogger is warning of a possible security hole in the latest beta version of Windows 7.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's bank account hacked  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's bank account hacked

In Risk - By Angela Moscaritolo, 21 October 2008 9:49 AM
Security professionals weigh in on what may have caused the most recent high-profile personal account breach -- this one involving French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Palin's personal email account hacked, contents leaked 

Palin's personal email account hacked, contents leaked

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 18 September 2008 12:41 PM
A hacker group broke into the email account for GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
Trojans account for over half of malware 

Trojans account for over half of malware

By René Millman, 14 July 2006 11:41 AM
Over 54 percent of the new malware in the second quarter of 2006 were trojans, according to new data.
100,000 account holders warned on security breach 

100,000 account holders warned on security breach

By René Millman, 26 May 2005 1:08 PM
Over 100,000 bank customers are to be notified that sensitive account information had been stolen following the arrest of members of a cyber crime syndicate.
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