Twitter hit by fake AV worm 

Twitter hit by fake AV worm

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 24 January 2011 1:29 PM
Sends users to fake anti-virus download site.
Maladverts hit Microsoft and Google sites 

Maladverts hit Microsoft and Google sites

In Web/client - By Eric Doyle, 15 December 2010 1:38 PM
Backdoor programs installed on victims' computers.
Analyst firm estimates cloud security market to hit US$1.5b by 2015 

Analyst firm estimates cloud security market to hit US$1.5b by 2015

In Cloud - By Angela Moscaritolo, 22 October 2010 12:45 PM
Forrester says "highly secure and trusted" cloud services will emerge.
Google-owned social network sees 400,000 users hit by XSS attack 

Google-owned social network sees 400,000 users hit by XSS attack

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 29 September 2010 1:01 PM
Attack on Orkut required no user interaction.
World Cup fans hit by fraud scare 

World Cup fans hit by fraud scare

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 15 September 2010 2:31 PM
Stolen personal details allegedly sold online.
Spain hits Google with Street View lawsuit 

Spain hits Google with Street View lawsuit

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 19 August 2010 12:37 PM
Data collection controversy continues.
YouTube hit by cross-site scripting vulnerability 

YouTube hit by cross-site scripting vulnerability

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 6 July 2010 10:47 AM
YouTube hacked.
Jewish Chronicle hit by DDoS attack following Gaza flotilla incident 

Jewish Chronicle hit by DDoS attack following Gaza flotilla incident

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 3 June 2010 1:26 PM
Frequent target for DDoS attacks.
Facebook hit by new clickjacking attack 

Facebook hit by new clickjacking attack

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 2 June 2010 12:50 PM
Uses 'like' function.
Computer input error leads to massive Dow losses 

Computer input error leads to massive Dow losses

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 7 May 2010 2:16 PM
Trader hit wrong key on massive trade.
Apache.org hit by targeted XSS attack 

Apache.org hit by targeted XSS attack

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 14 April 2010 10:54 AM
Users advised to change their passwords.
BitDefender apologises for faulty update 

BitDefender apologises for faulty update

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 23 March 2010 12:28 PM
False positive problem.
YouTube hit by links that lead to malicious download sites 

YouTube hit by links that lead to malicious download sites

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 26 May 2009 9:58 AM
PandaLabs has claimed that almost 5,000 videos on YouTube contain comments with links to a malicious webpage.
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.
Spam to hit record levels in 2009 

Spam to hit record levels in 2009

In Hackers - 18 December 2008 10:49 AM
Barracuda Networks is predicting that spam volumes will rise to more than 95 per cent of all email in 2009.
US central command hit by malware 

US central command hit by malware

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 1 December 2008 9:49 AM
The United States central command was hit by an attack and affected computers in combat zones in the Middle East.
Malware posing as "High School Musical" files hit P2P networks 

Malware posing as "High School Musical" files hit P2P networks

In Web/client - By Angela Moscsaritolo, 24 November 2008 10:20 AM
Cybercriminals are now distributing malware on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks disguised as music and video files related to the popular Disney movie High School ...
RAF hit with massive data loss 

RAF hit with massive data loss

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 30 September 2008 9:30 AM
As many as 50,000 personnel records at risk from Uk's Royal Airforce securitybreach.
BusinessWeek hit by hackers 

BusinessWeek hit by hackers

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 22 September 2008 9:57 AM
The website of BusinessWeek has been hacked in an attempt to infect the visitors with malware.
60 percent of U.S. businesses hit by cybercrime 

60 percent of U.S. businesses hit by cybercrime

In Web/client - By Sue, 19 September 2008 9:52 AM
A recent U.S. Department of Justice survey indicates that the majority of American businesses have detected one or more cyberattacks.
FBI warns of hit man scam 

FBI warns of hit man scam

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 29 August 2008 10:05 AM
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning internet users of spam emails claiming to come from internet hit men.
Thousands of web servers hit by SQL attack 

Thousands of web servers hit by SQL attack

In Web/client - By Andrew Donoghue, 15 August 2008 10:00 AM
A wave of new SQL injection attacks appears to have infected several thousand web servers, including government and financial services sites.
Olympics news sites hit with attacks 

Olympics news sites hit with attacks

In Web/client - By Sue Marquette Poremba , 13 August 2008 9:50 AM
Hackers are using SQL injection attacks to infect websites with updates on the Olympics.
New ATO scam hits the web 

New ATO scam hits the web

In Messaging - By Ashley Clark, 7 May 2008 4:12 PM
Another phishing email claiming to be from the Australian Tax Office (ATO) is circulating through inboxes under the guise of offering a tax refund.
Google's Orkut hit by self-propagating trojan 

Google's Orkut hit by self-propagating trojan

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 27 February 2008 10:02 AM
Security researchers at Symantec said that attackers are for the first time using a social networking site -- in this case, Google's Orkut -- to deliver a self-propagated ...
Malware bandits go looking for goals on ESPN's Soccernet.com 

Malware bandits go looking for goals on ESPN's Soccernet.com

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 3 December 2007 5:45 PM
Attackers have hijacked banner advertisements on ESPN’s popular sports site, soccernet.com with fake ads purporting to be from skyauction.com in an attempt to lure visitors to ...
OpenOffice hit by 'highly critical' flaw 

OpenOffice hit by 'highly critical' flaw

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 19 September 2007 1:49 PM
A 'highly critical' flaw has been discovered in the OpenOffice suite of products that could allow hackers to access a user's system.
Hackers hit US Consulate General in Russia 

Hackers hit US Consulate General in Russia

In Web/client - By Matt Chapman, 14 September 2007 9:50 AM
Web pages belonging to the US Consulate General in St Petersburg were compromised by hackers earlier this week and used to host malicious code.
Malicious banner ads hit major websites 

Malicious banner ads hit major websites

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 11 September 2007 2:43 PM
A web security firm has identified a widespread attack in which fake malicious advertisements, able to avoid content scanning, are seeking to infect users of popular websites.
Vulnerabilities hit products relying on CA anti-virus engine 

Vulnerabilities hit products relying on CA anti-virus engine

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 8 June 2007 10:31 AM
CA has said that products relying on its anti-virus engine contain two vulnerabilities that could be exploited to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. The company has ...
GoDaddy hit by major DDoS attacks 

GoDaddy hit by major DDoS attacks

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 13 March 2007 7:18 AM
Domain registrar GoDaddy.com said it "came under significant and sustained" DDoS attacks on Sunday that temporarily disabled or slowed many of its hosted websites, CISO Neil ...
Swedish bank hit by ($1.5M) internet fraud 

Swedish bank hit by ($1.5M) internet fraud

In Messaging - By Matt Chapman, 22 January 2007 1:49 PM
Swedish bank Nordea has suffered the biggest internet fraud in history after more than eight million kronor ($1.5M) disappeared as a result of tailor-made Trojans launched by ...
Global IT spending to hit US'$1.5 trillion by 2010' 

Global IT spending to hit US'$1.5 trillion by 2010'

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 11 January 2007 3:09 PM
Global IT spending is expected to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2010, new research shows.
Four million UK users hit by ID theft 

Four million UK users hit by ID theft

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 13 December 2006 9:53 AM
Figures released by Sainsbury's Bank in the UK have shown that 4.1 million Britons have fallen victim to identity theft.
Windows hit by 'extremely critical' zero-day flaw 

Windows hit by 'extremely critical' zero-day flaw

In Web/client - By Tom Sanders, 8 November 2006 10:32 AM
Microsoft has issued a warning about a new exploit in all Windows versions except Windows 2003 that is actively being exploited by attackers.
NAB hit by DoS attack 

NAB hit by DoS attack

By Tim Lohman, 20 October 2006 3:16 PM
The National Australia Bank (NAB) has reported that it was hit with a denial of Service Attack (DoA) on Wednesday.
Three-quarters of phish hit Paypal, Ebay 

Three-quarters of phish hit Paypal, Ebay

By René Millman, 31 July 2006 1:26 PM
Three-quarters of the net's phishing attacks target eBay and Paypal users, according to new findings.
Study: Email-borne malware successfully hit 80 percent of businesses 

Study: Email-borne malware successfully hit 80 percent of businesses

By Dan Kaplan, 25 July 2006 9:53 PM
Multiple variants of malware carried through emails have successfully entered more than eight out of 10 businesses, a new report shows.
Microsoft hit with second Windows Genuine Advantage lawsuit 

Microsoft hit with second Windows Genuine Advantage lawsuit

By Frank Washkuch, 5 July 2006 7:35 PM
Microsoft was hit this week with another lawsuit charging that the company’s Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program violates spyware regulations. It was the second such suit ...
U.K. businesses hit by weekend virus blitz 

U.K. businesses hit by weekend virus blitz

By René Millman, 27 February 2006 3:08 PM
More than 3.2 million emails containing a password stealing virus deluged U.K. businesses over the weekend.
Viruses hit 'rock bottom' in 2005 

Viruses hit 'rock bottom' in 2005

By Dan Kaplan, 17 January 2006 8:54 PM
Viruses accounted for less than 1 percent of malware threats detected last year by PandaLabs, the security firm reported Monday.
Taxpayers hit by new phishing scam 

Taxpayers hit by new phishing scam

By René Millman, 30 November 2005 12:15 PM
American taxpayers have been receiving a new phishing email that claims to be notification of a refund from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Scammers are taking advantage of ...
New type of phishing could hit mobile phone users 

New type of phishing could hit mobile phone users

By René Millman, 1 November 2005 1:18 PM
Experts have warned of a new type of phishing that could siphon bank details from mobile phone users.
Mozilla nightmare continues as site hit by hackers 

Mozilla nightmare continues as site hit by hackers

By David Quainton, 21 September 2005 10:59 AM
Not-for-profit software group Mozilla has been hit by hackers downloading infected source code onto its website.
CA hit by yet more vulnerabilities 

CA hit by yet more vulnerabilities

By René Millman, 24 August 2005 2:48 PM
Computer Associates is warning customers of yet more flaws affecting a large swathe of its products.
Internet Explorer hit by critical flaw 

Internet Explorer hit by critical flaw

By David Quainton, 4 July 2005 1:00 PM
Microsoft is warning users about an unpatched vulnerability within Internet Explorer. The warning arrives after research company SEC Consult published a demonstration how ...
Check Point charlies hit a spot of patchy bother 

Check Point charlies hit a spot of patchy bother

By David Quainton, 13 June 2005 3:42 PM
Up to 50,000 users experienced firewall crashes after buggy Zone Labs’ ZoneAlarm firewall updates were released.
Phishers hit Hilton Honors Club 

Phishers hit Hilton Honors Club

By David Quainton, 7 June 2005 4:57 PM
Phishers are targeting smaller organisations to maximise profit and fool even the net savvy, the latest report from the Anti-phishing Working Group (APWG) shows.
Defacers hit phishers in war of the web 

Defacers hit phishers in war of the web

By David Quainton, 23 May 2005 2:21 PM
Vigilante defacers are turning the tables on phishing groups by taking down spoofed websites.
Two million hit the Opera 

Two million hit the Opera

By David Quainton, 5 May 2005 11:10 AM
In a further challenge to Internet Explorer’s browser hegemony Opera 8 has reached two million downloads.
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