Computer device theft hits Commonwealth agencies 

Computer device theft hits Commonwealth agencies

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 5 April 2011 5:33 PM
IT system misuse remains key fraud vector.
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.
Another round of phishing hits Twitter 

Another round of phishing hits Twitter

In Web/client - By Chuck Miller, 28 May 2009 11:25 AM
After last week's phishing attacks on social networking sites, yet another round has struck Twitter.
Computer virus hits space station 

Computer virus hits space station

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 28 August 2008 10:03 AM
A computer virus has made it onto the International Space Station (ISS), but Nasa says there is no danger to critical systems.
Malware to hit 1 million mark in days 

Malware to hit 1 million mark in days

In Applications - By Negar Salek, 15 July 2008 2:48 PM
Security vendor, F-Secure is days away from capturing its unprecedented one millionth piece of malware.
Shape-shifting malware hits the web 

Shape-shifting malware hits the web

In Applications - By Clement James, 16 May 2008 9:48 AM
Security experts have warned that new developments in malware are allowing criminals to stay one step ahead of security software.
Fake MP3 attack hits 360,000 PCs 

Fake MP3 attack hits 360,000 PCs

In Networks - By Shaun Nichols, 9 May 2008 9:47 AM
Attackers are using fake MP3 files to launch one of the largest malware attacks in recent years, experts warned today..
SQL attack hits thousands of sites 

SQL attack hits thousands of sites

In Crypto - By Shaun Nichols, 14 January 2008 2:48 PM
Security experts have warned that a single automated SQL attack has compromised thousands of websites..
Spam hits 97 percent of all email 

Spam hits 97 percent of all email

In Messaging - By Robert Jaques, 8 January 2008 3:06 PM
Spam levels reached 97.02 percent in December 2007 and viruses accounted for 0.11 percent of email traffic, new monitoring data reveals..
Patched Microsoft Word exploit hits the wild 

Patched Microsoft Word exploit hits the wild

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 October 2007 10:13 AM
Virus writers are actively exploiting a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Word that was patched on Tuesday, researchers said today.
P2P data leak hits ABN Amro 

P2P data leak hits ABN Amro

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 25 September 2007 9:40 AM
Data on more than 5,000 ABN Amro customers has reportedly been found on the BearShare peer-to-peer network.
Zero-day flaw hits Windows XP 

Zero-day flaw hits Windows XP

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 20 September 2007 6:40 AM
Vulnerabilities in MFC42 and MFC71 could allow remote code execution.
ActiveX vulnerability hits Yahoo Widgets 

ActiveX vulnerability hits Yahoo Widgets

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 30 July 2007 8:35 AM
Researchers at security research firm Secunia have revealed a "highly critical" security vulnerability in Yahoo's desktop Widgets. Widgets are software plug-ins that allow ...
Password flaw hits Firefox and Safari 

Password flaw hits Firefox and Safari

In Networks - 26 July 2007 3:08 PM
The latest versions of Firefox and Safari contain a password management security flaw that could allow certain websites to access stored usernames and passwords.
'Critical' BitTorrent flaw hits Opera 

'Critical' BitTorrent flaw hits Opera

In Web/client - By Matt Chapman, 23 July 2007 10:18 AM
A 'highly critical' vulnerability has been found in the Opera web browser which could be exploited to remotely compromise a user's system.
Email attack hits Pentagon computers 

Email attack hits Pentagon computers

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 22 June 2007 10:29 AM
1,500 PCs taken offline following break-in.
Spam hits records levels in February 

Spam hits records levels in February

In Messaging - 16 March 2007 11:04 AM
Botnets to blame, says monitoring firm Postini.
Critical bug hits Yahoo Messenger 

Critical bug hits Yahoo Messenger

In Messaging - By Tom Sanders, 19 December 2006 10:53 AM
IM flaw allows attackers to take control of a system.
Broadcom Wi-Fi flaw hits notebooks 

Broadcom Wi-Fi flaw hits notebooks

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 15 November 2006 10:09 AM
Notebook computers from vendors including Dell, Gateway and HP are subject to a wireless card vulnerability that could allow remote installation and execution of malware.
Rare worm hits Symbian mobiles, Windows PCs 

Rare worm hits Symbian mobiles, Windows PCs

By Frank Washkuch, 31 August 2006 8:00 PM
An anti-virus firm warned mobile device users of a new crossover worm this week.
Political hacking hits MySpace 

Political hacking hits MySpace

By Dan Kaplan, 17 July 2006 5:09 PM
Several bloggers are reporting today a MySpace hacking scheme in which malware writers embed Flash-based malicious code in profiles and redirect victims to an online tirade ...
Owl worm hits network printers 

Owl worm hits network printers

By René Millman, 12 May 2006 1:53 PM
Experts have discovered a worm that attempts to send a photograph of an owl to attached network printers.
Chip-and-Pin fraud hits Shell 

Chip-and-Pin fraud hits Shell

By René Millman, 8 May 2006 4:21 PM
Petrol firm Shell has suspended Chip-and-Pin payments in its U.K. petrol stations after more than £1 million ($1.45 million) was stolen from customer accounts. Eight people ...
Spyware hits new high 

Spyware hits new high

By René Millman, 23 August 2005 3:02 PM
Spyware is increasingly becoming the hacker's favorite weapon, despite efforts in the U.S. and elsewhere to legislate against it.
Security breach hits 40 million card holders 

Security breach hits 40 million card holders

By Marcia Savage, 20 June 2005 9:42 AM
Forty million credit cards were exposed to potential fraud in a security breach at a payment-card processor.
Hong Kong hits spammers where it hurts 

Hong Kong hits spammers where it hurts

By David Quainton, 13 June 2005 12:35 PM
Hong Kong is to implement tough anti-spam laws to combat companies that send unsolicited emails.
Sober hits hard come what May 

Sober hits hard come what May

By David Quainton, 2 June 2005 11:23 AM
Virus-infected email rose almost four-fold in May as the Sober virus took hold.
Trend Micro wins patent ruling, Fortinet hits back 

Trend Micro wins patent ruling, Fortinet hits back

By René Millman, 17 May 2005 10:41 AM
An International Trade Commission (ITC) judge ruled in favor of Trend Micro in a patent infringement suit against security appliance maker Fortinet.
Japan hits Korea in cyber war 

Japan hits Korea in cyber war

By David Quainton, 10 May 2005 12:04 PM
Political hacktivism in the Far East has risen sharply in the past month following a sovereignty dispute between Japan and Korea.
Dictionary attack spam hits small business hard - case study 

Dictionary attack spam hits small business hard - case study

By David Quainton, 29 April 2005 5:15 PM
Small companies of less than ten users have been experiencing spam attacks of more than one and a half million mails a day.
Vigilante worm hits music pirates 

Vigilante worm hits music pirates

By David Quainton, 22 April 2005 4:06 PM
A worm has been created that attacks internet music pirates. Nopir.B spreads via peer-to-peer file-sharing systems disguising itself as a program that makes pirate copies of DVDs.
FTC hits anti-spyware scammers with ban 

FTC hits anti-spyware scammers with ban

By David Quainton, 16 March 2005 10:45 AM
A Washington-based company has been accused of providing anti-spyware software that allows spyware in.
Huge security breach hits Reed Elsevier 

Huge security breach hits Reed Elsevier

By David Quainton, 9 March 2005 5:13 PM
Publishing company Reed Elsevier admitted today that around 32,000 US individuals had their personal data revealed to hackers in a suspected case of identity theft. The ...
Critical flaw hits Trend Micro range  

Critical flaw hits Trend Micro range

By René Millman, 28 February 2005 3:10 PM
A flaw has been found in a security product that is used across Trend Micro's range of anti-virus products.
Lexus hits out at car virus claim 

Lexus hits out at car virus claim

By David Quainton, 16 February 2005 4:11 PM
Car maker Lexus has hit back at stories suggesting its cars are vulnerable to mobile phone viruses. Having launched an investigation into the rumour a spokesman has dismissed ...
Mobile virus hits Britain 

Mobile virus hits Britain

By David Quainton, 18 January 2005 4:51 PM
Mobile phone viruses have finally hit the UK. Cabir, first reported in June last year, has finally wormed its way onto British shores after six months of trying.
Spammer hits journos, journos hit back 

Spammer hits journos, journos hit back

By David Quainton, 14 January 2005 5:14 PM
A California man has been convicted on 79 counts of fraud and identity theft after flooding sportswriters' email accounts with spam. Alan Carlson, 39, sent thousands of ...
Spam study shows spam hits study 

Spam study shows spam hits study

By David Quainton, 10 January 2005 2:30 PM
Educational institutions are under threat because they can’t deal with the amount of spam being sent their way. New methods of attack are hitting establishments with up to 11 ...
Shruggle virus hits 64-bit Windows 

Shruggle virus hits 64-bit Windows

By René Millman, 24 August 2004 11:11 AM
The author of the proof-of-concept Chiton virus family has claimed another first by writing the first virus to attack a Windows 64-bit executable file running on AMD systems.
Rugrat virus hits 64-bit Windows 

Rugrat virus hits 64-bit Windows

By Rene Millman, 28 May 2004 2:56 PM
The first virus capable of infecting systems running 64-bit versions of the Windows operating system has been discovered by researchers at Anti-Virus firm Symantec.
Spam hits new heights in February – but “under control soon” 

Spam hits new heights in February – but “under control soon”

By Ron Condon, 4 March 2004 12:29 PM
New figures published by Brightmail show that the scourge of spam continues to grow, despite legislation aimed at stopping it.
Bagle.B hits Germany and France  

Bagle.B hits Germany and France

By Illena Armstrong, 17 February 2004 5:16 PM
A new version of the mass mailing worm Bagle.A, W32/Bagle.B, is in the wild and is likely to spread, according to alerts from BitDefender, F-Secure, Norman Data and Sophos.
Ebay Phishing scam hits home 

Ebay Phishing scam hits home

By Dan Ilett, 9 January 2004 4:13 PM
Ebay users are being hit by a spam scam to capture their financial details.
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