UK 24-hour breach notification not a big burden 

UK 24-hour breach notification not a big burden

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 6 May 2013 6:50 AM
Enterprises can handle it but not small biz.
Yahoo! closes security hole 

Yahoo! closes security hole

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 17 July 2012 11:46 AM
Promises to beef up security after password breach.
Wyndham Hotels breached, $10m stolen from guests 

Wyndham Hotels breached, $10m stolen from guests

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 27 June 2012 1:51 PM
US Federal Trade Commission alleges the hotel chain failed to implement basic security practices.
Visa expels Global Payments after card breach 

Visa expels Global Payments after card breach

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 11 April 2012 7:48 AM
Cause remains shrouded in mystery.
11,000 tweeters disclose email addresses in one day 

11,000 tweeters disclose email addresses in one day

In Web/client - By SC Staff, 20 January 2012 7:53 AM
More than 11,000 email addresses were published on Twitter over a 24-hour period.
F-Secure finds suspected RSA breach email 

F-Secure finds suspected RSA breach email

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 29 August 2011 9:33 AM
Data mining tool finds malicious Excel file.
Fair punishment for data breaches? 

Fair punishment for data breaches?

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 19 August 2011 4:35 PM
Stakeholders ponder penalties and mandatory notification laws.
Mobile devices cause a rise in data breaches 

Mobile devices cause a rise in data breaches

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 4 August 2011 11:00 AM
Smartphones have overtaken notebooks as the mobile device of choice but security is a problem.
Police arrest truckie over 'Evil' network hack 

Police arrest truckie over 'Evil' network hack

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 27 July 2011 10:21 AM
Updated: Distribute.IT says it's the same 'Evil' that destroyed its servers.
Telstra security exonerated in mailing list error 

Telstra security exonerated in mailing list error

In Messaging - 8 July 2011 3:31 PM
Privacy Commissioner fingers human error, not systemic failure.
Sony breach a strong case for online insurance 

Sony breach a strong case for online insurance

In Risk - By Tanveer A. Zia, 10 May 2011 10:19 AM
Guest opinion: Why online service providers need to cover their users.
Google wipes Street View data, guts cars 

Google wipes Street View data, guts cars

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 5 May 2011 11:12 AM
Update to kill sniffing software.
Sony Online Entertainment suspended  

Sony Online Entertainment suspended

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 3 May 2011 10:41 AM
PlayStation Network investigation uncovers more concerns.
Sony to appoint PlayStation security chief  

Sony to appoint PlayStation security chief

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 2 May 2011 10:25 AM
Sony has created a chief information security officer role to oversee its PlayStation Network which was breached in a high-profile cyber attack last month.
Sony: PSN credit card details were encrypted  

Sony: PSN credit card details were encrypted

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 29 April 2011 12:05 PM
Passwords still a gold mine, says former black hat.
Sony defends notification delay in data fiasco 

Sony defends notification delay in data fiasco

In Risk - By Stewart Mitchell, 28 April 2011 11:05 AM
PlayStation maker claims it took a week to investigate seriousness of data theft.
Hackers breach security vendor's defences 

Hackers breach security vendor's defences

In Crypto - By Stuart Finlayson, 21 April 2011 4:13 PM
Ashampoo informs 14 million customers.
Script kiddies take over from criminal 'masterminds': Verizon study 

Script kiddies take over from criminal 'masterminds': Verizon study

In Crypto - By Angela Moscaritolo, 20 April 2011 12:48 PM
Jailed Gonzalez epitomised the new, rough-and-ready breed of hacker angling for small businesses.
WordPress.com servers hacked to steal source code 

WordPress.com servers hacked to steal source code

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 14 April 2011 10:23 AM
Blogging platform pwned, again.
Epsilon corporate victim list swells 

Epsilon corporate victim list swells

In Crypto - By Angela Moscaritolo, 8 April 2011 12:09 PM
More victims emerge, battered.
Epsilon: Does phishing constitute 'harm'? 

Epsilon: Does phishing constitute 'harm'?

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 8 April 2011 11:59 AM
Comment: High time for data breach notification debate.
Epsilon breach used four-month-old attack 

Epsilon breach used four-month-old attack

In Messaging - By Brett Winterford, 7 April 2011 4:05 PM
ReturnPath had warned partners of breach in November.
The fallout from the Epsilon breach 

The fallout from the Epsilon breach

In Messaging - By Tom Brewster, 7 April 2011 11:30 AM
The Epsilon breach took place late last month, but the ramifications could be serious. Tom Brewster looks at what the consequences could be...
Huge email marketer's database hacked 

Huge email marketer's database hacked

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 5 April 2011 10:32 AM
Customers warned.
BP loses laptop with 13,000 Gulf claimants names  

BP loses laptop with 13,000 Gulf claimants names

In Crypto - By Liam Tung, 31 March 2011 12:56 PM
Gulf of Mexico data spill.
Corporate data is new target of cybercrime 

Corporate data is new target of cybercrime

In Risk - By Brittaney Kiefer, 30 March 2011 9:54 AM
Transnationals' intellectual property ripe for the pluck.
Hacker takes off with TripAdvisor's customer email database  

Hacker takes off with TripAdvisor's customer email database

In Crypto - By Nate Cochrane, 24 March 2011 11:58 PM
Personal details for as many as 20 million travellers in the wind.
Hackers fake SSL certificates for web services 

Hackers fake SSL certificates for web services

In Crypto - By Ry Crozier, 24 March 2011 3:29 PM
Sophisticated attack thought to be state-sponsored.
Play.com leaks customer data 

Play.com leaks customer data

In Risk - By Nicole Kobie, 23 March 2011 10:20 AM
Online retailer's marketing firm makes customers targets for phishers.
No encryption on Defence's lost and found memory stick 

No encryption on Defence's lost and found memory stick

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 23 March 2011 10:12 AM
Loss had minimal security impact, Defence says.
RSA breach leaves customers waiting for answers  

RSA breach leaves customers waiting for answers

In Crypto - By Angela Moscaritolo, 21 March 2011 12:17 PM
Where to now for SecurID users?
Hackers breach RSA IT systems 

Hackers breach RSA IT systems

In Crypto - 18 March 2011 11:45 AM
Data on two-factor tokens stolen.
RIM offers JavaScript workaround for BlackBerry breach 

RIM offers JavaScript workaround for BlackBerry breach

In Web/client - By Stewart Mitchell, 18 March 2011 11:28 AM
Admits security hole in operating system.
Defence investigates lost and found memory stick 

Defence investigates lost and found memory stick

In Crypto - 14 March 2011 12:59 PM
Classified information found on Qantas flight.
Breach costs rise to $7.2m: study 

Breach costs rise to $7.2m: study

In Crypto - By Angela Moscaritolo, 11 March 2011 9:25 AM
Average cost a breach lifts 7 percent to $214, says US research.
UK Identity and Passport Service in data breach blunder 

UK Identity and Passport Service in data breach blunder

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 23 February 2011 9:50 AM
Renewal applications missing but no one wants to explain how.
Vodafone breached Privacy Act, Commissioner reports 

Vodafone breached Privacy Act, Commissioner reports

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 16 February 2011 4:57 PM
Shared logins and passwords a national concern.
Anonymous empire strikes back against HBGary 

Anonymous empire strikes back against HBGary

In Messaging - By Alvaro Guzman Bastida, 16 February 2011 9:56 AM
Leaks remaining emails.
Hacker lays bare lonely hearts site 

Hacker lays bare lonely hearts site

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 14 February 2011 8:25 AM
User details purloined from SQL injection exploit wind up on blackhat e-commerce site.
Spammers steal 400k user identities from recruiter 

Spammers steal 400k user identities from recruiter

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 14 February 2011 8:24 AM
Job seekers' identities compromised in massive data breach.
Vodafone sacks staff over alleged security breach 

Vodafone sacks staff over alleged security breach

In Risk - 14 January 2011 9:03 AM
Expedites IT security measures.
Gawker breach prompts LinkedIn, Yahoo password resets 

Gawker breach prompts LinkedIn, Yahoo password resets

In Networks - By Angela Moscaritolo, 20 December 2010 1:56 PM
Antiquated encryption algorithm a key security flaw.
AFP: Google off the hook for privacy breach 

AFP: Google off the hook for privacy breach

In Risk - By John Hilvert, 6 December 2010 9:40 AM
Low chance of criminal prosecution.
Network glitch reveals Telstra customer accounts 

Network glitch reveals Telstra customer accounts

In Messaging - By Liz Tay, 24 November 2010 2:09 PM
Up to 3,000 social media accounts breached.
UK backflips on Google Street View breach 

UK backflips on Google Street View breach

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 4 November 2010 9:16 AM
Actually, it was a breach.
Researcher fights data breach pay cut 

Researcher fights data breach pay cut

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 27 October 2010 9:22 AM
Is IT responsible?
Hacker nabs 110k student details 

Hacker nabs 110k student details

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 19 October 2010 9:38 AM
Uni could have become a botnet.
Pirate hound reported for shoddy IT systems  

Pirate hound reported for shoddy IT systems

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 28 September 2010 2:12 PM
Law firm now under privacy attack.
Symantec warns of a Sality.AE virus threat 

Symantec warns of a Sality.AE virus threat

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 23 September 2010 2:06 PM
As remote workers most likely to breach rules.
Data breach victims get $19.05 payout 

Data breach victims get $19.05 payout

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 23 September 2010 9:06 AM
Busy day for administrator.
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