Google (finally) gives everyone two-factor authentication 

Google (finally) gives everyone two-factor authentication

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 11 February 2011 10:49 AM
Email security filters down from Google Apps.
Chinese auction site pulls plug on hacked iTunes accounts 

Chinese auction site pulls plug on hacked iTunes accounts

In Risk - By Stewart Mitchell, 12 January 2011 2:39 PM
Taobao responds to complaints and media exposure.
Spam with shortened URLs account for 18 per cent of all spam 

Spam with shortened URLs account for 18 per cent of all spam

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 23 July 2010 1:59 PM
Storm botnet responsible for most.
Apple bans 'fraudulent' developer from App Store 

Apple bans 'fraudulent' developer from App Store

In Applications - By Lawrence Latif, 7 July 2010 11:28 AM
Reassures community after iTunes hacks.
Microsoft starts stolen accounts database 

Microsoft starts stolen accounts database

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 18 June 2010 10:37 AM
Internet Fraud Alert will report stolen credentials and data.
South Korea accounts for third of the world's malware 

South Korea accounts for third of the world's malware

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 13 April 2010 1:23 PM
Rapid rise of viruses from Asian nation.
Yahoo accounts of journalists based in China and Taiwan hacked 

Yahoo accounts of journalists based in China and Taiwan hacked

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 1 April 2010 3:11 PM
Foreign journalists and academics targeted.
Google to scan for suspicious email activity 

Google to scan for suspicious email activity

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 25 March 2010 12:19 PM
Users will be notified of shady Gmail logins.
Researchers dissect ZeuS botnet blueprint 

Researchers dissect ZeuS botnet blueprint

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 8 March 2010 10:14 AM
Malware startup costs put at $2,753.
Twitter accounts compromised in torrent site scam 

Twitter accounts compromised in torrent site scam

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 February 2010 11:53 AM
Poor password management to blame.
Hacked Hotmail accounts used weak passwords 

Hacked Hotmail accounts used weak passwords

In Networks - By David Neal, 8 October 2009 9:55 AM
Majority were easy to pick.
Mass account theft hits Hotmail users 

Mass account theft hits Hotmail users

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 6 October 2009 12:22 PM
Phishing operation blamed for loss of thousands of passwords.
Fake Twitter accounts lead to scareware sites 

Fake Twitter accounts lead to scareware sites

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 22 September 2009 11:25 AM
Fake profiles auto-generated.
Facebook beefs up security 

Facebook beefs up security

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 21 July 2009 2:44 PM
Facebook is to introduce a set of security measures that will aim to reduce the amount of compromised accounts with a 'suspicious activity' page.
Twitter introduces verified accounts to cut down on impersonators and malicious links 

Twitter introduces verified accounts to cut down on impersonators and malicious links

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 15 June 2009 10:21 AM
Twitter has introduced the first phase of its Verified Accounts program to help profile users confirm their accounts.
Twitter tackles impersonators 

Twitter tackles impersonators

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 9 June 2009 10:35 AM
Twitter unveiled plans Saturday to tackle on-site impersonators, a problem that is increasing as the microblogging site grows in popularity.
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.
Twitter struck by new Easter worm attacks 

Twitter struck by new Easter worm attacks

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 14 April 2009 10:18 AM
Twitter has been hit by yet more security incidents over the Easter weekend, although the intent seems to have been mischief rather than password harvesting this time.
Facebook defends its security and privacy tools 

Facebook defends its security and privacy tools

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 25 March 2009 10:18 AM
Facebook has reassured customers about the security and privacy of its service, claiming that its automated systems spot and take down thousands of fake or malicious accounts ...
Bank accounts may be hit after Monster.com hacking 

Bank accounts may be hit after Monster.com hacking

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 29 January 2009 10:46 AM
Usernames and passwords may be the largest concern of the Monster.com data breach.
Privileged accounts create 'gaping hole' for IT security 

Privileged accounts create 'gaping hole' for IT security

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 14 January 2009 11:14 AM
The potential abuse of privileged accounts in the current financial environment is a gaping hole in company security.
SecureWorks: Commercial banking accounts targeted by Prg trojan variant 

SecureWorks: Commercial banking accounts targeted by Prg trojan variant

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 18 December 2007 9:33 AM
A Russian criminal organisation known as UpLevel and its German affiliates are using a version of the Prg trojan to attack commercial banking clients, according to anti-virus ...
New Trojan compromises accounts from 300 organisations 

New Trojan compromises accounts from 300 organisations

In Networks - By Ericka Chickowski, 21 March 2007 3:14 AM
Three hundred companies and government organisations have been attacked by a new Trojan with multiple variants that gets around SSL protections, a researcher with SecureWorks ...
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