First smartphone trojan detected 

First smartphone trojan detected

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 13 August 2010 3:11 PM
Attack runs on Android.
US student loans guarantor loses data of 3.3m people 

US student loans guarantor loses data of 3.3m people

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 31 March 2010 2:16 PM
Data containing names, addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth stolen.
US university hit by data breach that exposes 170,000 social security numbers 

US university hit by data breach that exposes 170,000 social security numbers

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 23 February 2010 12:14 PM
Traced back to November hack.
Federal Police swings into action on credit card leak 

Federal Police swings into action on credit card leak

In Risk - By Brett Winterford, 23 March 2009 10:49 AM
Officers from the Australian Federal Police have swung into action to mitigate the fallout from the exposure of about 19,000 credit card numbers, as uncovered by an Australian ...
Aussie stumbles on 19,000 exposed credit card numbers 

Aussie stumbles on 19,000 exposed credit card numbers

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 20 March 2009 5:27 PM
A defunct payment gateway has exposed as many as 19,000 credit card numbers, including up to 60 Australian numbers.
eBay hacker posts fake credit card numbers to site's security forum 

eBay hacker posts fake credit card numbers to site's security forum

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 27 September 2007 9:44 AM
Investigators at eBay believe a fraudster was trying to generate panic when he posted what appeared to be the credit card numbers for 1,200 members to an eBay forum that deals ...
Scammers use charity donations to test card numbers 

Scammers use charity donations to test card numbers

17 July 2007 1:59 PM
Watch out for small unauthorised transactions.
US feds to cut use of Social Security numbers 

US feds to cut use of Social Security numbers

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 25 May 2007 9:57 AM
Amid an avalanche of federal data breaches, agencies have been ordered to eliminate the unnecessary collection of personal information, including Social Security numbers.
Hackers steal 22,000 Social Security numbers from University in US  

Hackers steal 22,000 Social Security numbers from University in US

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 10 May 2007 10:17 AM
The University of Missouri is the latest university to fall victim to cybercrime, after hackers breached a database and lifted more than 20,000 Social Security numbers (SSNs).
Hacker accesses Social Security numbers of 71,000 US health care workers 

Hacker accesses Social Security numbers of 71,000 US health care workers

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 23 March 2007 1:34 AM
The personal information - including Social Security numbers - of 71,000 Indiana state health care workers were accessed by a hacker in January.
Social Security numbers of 1.3 million Chicago voters distributed to candidates 

Social Security numbers of 1.3 million Chicago voters distributed to candidates

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 25 January 2007 6:56 PM
The Social Security numbers (SSNs) of 1.3 million Chicago voters were compromised when they were distributed to city aldermen and ward committeemen this month.
Study: Growing numbers of consumers shun online banking 

Study: Growing numbers of consumers shun online banking

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 25 January 2007 2:29 PM
More than half of all consumers shun online banking due to fraud fears, figures released today show.
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