Herpes bot master outed 

Herpes bot master outed

Lax identity protection leads to downfall.
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.
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.
Alleged LulzSec hacker Hammond pleads innocent 

Alleged LulzSec hacker Hammond pleads innocent

Accused Stratfor hacker Jeremy Hammond plans to fight the charges filed against him for the devastating breach of the global affairs firm.
Has th3j35t3r been unmasked? 

Has th3j35t3r been unmasked?

Hackers shuts down Twitter account, blog entries following alleged threats.
'TeaMp0isoN' members arrested 

'TeaMp0isoN' members arrested

Soca suspects nabbed.
Twitter assures users after 55,000 accounts hacked 

Twitter assures users after 55,000 accounts hacked

Victims of mass hacking notified.
Chinese uni hacked, 150,000 accounts dumped 

Chinese uni hacked, 150,000 accounts dumped

Twin attacks also breaches European foreign exchange site.
Hackers hold Belgian bank to ransom 

Hackers hold Belgian bank to ransom

Ransom refused: 'We don't like blackmail'.
700 US Govt staff details hacked  

700 US Govt staff details hacked

Home addresses and phone numbers published on Pastebin.
Card brands dump Global Payments 

Card brands dump Global Payments

Visa asks company to re-validate to PCI standards.
Cybercrime shop manages hacked web sites 

Cybercrime shop manages hacked web sites

Offers counter anti-virus, vulnerability discovery.
Hacked Skype IP address search launched 

Hacked Skype IP address search launched

Skype user locations, ISPs revealed.
Microsoft squashes Hotmail hijack bug 

Microsoft squashes Hotmail hijack bug

Accounts cracked in 60 seconds.
High stakes poker site hacked   

High stakes poker site hacked

Hacker grabs usernames, passwords.
Mafia muscle in on Russian cyber crime 

Mafia muscle in on Russian cyber crime

Mob rule brings profits and professionalism.
VMWare ESX source code leaked 

VMWare ESX source code leaked

Company confirms leak affected 2004 product.
Prank terror calls unravel prolific hacker group 

Prank terror calls unravel prolific hacker group

Leader of LulzSec-hating hacktivists arrested.
Imported hackers protect NSW's critical infrastructure 

Imported hackers protect NSW's critical infrastructure

State government contractor turns black hats white.
Thieving staff safe from US hacking laws 

Thieving staff safe from US hacking laws

US court decision could benefit #wikileaks source Bradley Manning.
Cisco mum on NDS hacking allegations 

Cisco mum on NDS hacking allegations

NDS sale price could plummet, analyst says.
Conroy opens undergrad pen test competition 

Conroy opens undergrad pen test competition

Seeks to entice with Black Hat conference ticket.
Victorians to vote online next year 

Victorians to vote online next year

Security to be tested during by-elections.
40,000 credit cards stolen after porn sites popped 

40,000 credit cards stolen after porn sites popped

Hackers target porn mega websites.
Entrapment claims emerge after LulzSec arrests 

Entrapment claims emerge after LulzSec arrests

Did Sabu's handlers go too far?
Anonymous attacks, defaces security firm website 

Anonymous attacks, defaces security firm website

Responds to international hacker arrests.
Feds arrest LulzSec leaders in international sting 

Feds arrest LulzSec leaders in international sting

LulzSec brought down amid allegations leader talked to feds.
RankMyHack mulls dedicated DoS access 

RankMyHack mulls dedicated DoS access

Gives grunt to hacktivism.
Hackers steal Michael Jackson catalog from Sony 

Hackers steal Michael Jackson catalog from Sony

Attack discovered during routine monitoring.
Allphones hacked, staff passwords exposed 

Allphones hacked, staff passwords exposed

Hacker claims 703 accounts listed.
NASA loses $7 million to repeat breaches  

NASA loses $7 million to repeat breaches

Agency reveals scorching security report.
FBI warns businesses to shape up security 

FBI warns businesses to shape up security

Grey hats demonstrate weak security postures.
Did Lulzsec's slip seal its fate? 

Did Lulzsec's slip seal its fate?

Group gave clues to cops after accessing lulzsecurity over a UK router.
Encrypted data possibly stolen in Valve hack 

Encrypted data possibly stolen in Valve hack

Hacked database contained 35 million user records.
Anonymous hacks FTC over Google privacy, ACTA 

Anonymous hacks FTC over Google privacy, ACTA

Hackers claim to have rooted hundreds of FTC servers.
Student jailed for hacking Facebook 

Student jailed for hacking Facebook

Not just 'harmless experimentation'.
Nortel Networks hacked for a decade 

Nortel Networks hacked for a decade

The Canadian telecoms company Nortel Networks was reportedly hit by hackers for nearly 10 years.
Ticketmaster mailing system hacked 

Ticketmaster mailing system hacked

Spammers cash in on UK click-through traffic.
Symantec source code posted to BitTorrent 

Symantec source code posted to BitTorrent

Symantec warns of pending breaches.
Hackers claim Symantec would pay $50,000 extortion  

Hackers claim Symantec would pay $50,000 extortion

Source code hacker claims Symantec offered hush money.
FBI call intercepted by Anonymous 

FBI call intercepted by Anonymous

Hackers intercept intelligence on Anonymous, LulzSec crackdown.
Haditha massacre emails exposed in hacker raid 

Haditha massacre emails exposed in hacker raid

Anonymous dumped 300 GB of communications lifted from the legal representatives of Frank Wuterich.
Verisign hacked, data stolen 

Verisign hacked, data stolen

Security pros detected hacks in 2010, warned execs the following year.
Pentagon, NASA hacker TinKode arrested 

Pentagon, NASA hacker TinKode arrested

Romanian hacker accused of breaching government systems.
Aussie domain reseller Netfleet hacked 

Aussie domain reseller Netfleet hacked

Runs an exhaustive investigation with CERT Australia and the AFP.
Privacy Commissioner probes Fairfax hack 

Privacy Commissioner probes Fairfax hack

Investigation launched into security and privacy compliance.
Fairfax microsites hacked 

Fairfax microsites hacked

Third party hosted sites give hackers the keys to the front door.
Hawaii's first data breach: Uni settles with 98,000 victims 

Hawaii's first data breach: Uni settles with 98,000 victims

Offers victims two-years credit reporting and fraud protection.
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