One in three workers would steal data to help a friend 

One in three workers would steal data to help a friend

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 24 November 2009 10:16 AM
Global economic downturn increases desperation.
Bogus Facebook page harvests login details 

Bogus Facebook page harvests login details

In Messaging - 18 November 2009 10:48 AM
Fraudulent URL tricks users into revealing credentials.
Cybercriminals leverage swine flu threat 

Cybercriminals leverage swine flu threat

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 17 November 2009 11:43 AM
Sophos details Tamiflu fraud.
URLZone touted as most sophisticated banking trojan yet 

URLZone touted as most sophisticated banking trojan yet

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 1 October 2009 10:48 AM
Able to steal money and banking credentials.
Malware designed to steal IDs increased 600 percent 

Malware designed to steal IDs increased 600 percent

In Risk - By Greg Masters, 24 August 2009 10:13 AM
The number of users victimized by malware specifically intended to rob personally identifiable information leapt 600 percent this year.
Hackers use spoofed WiFi access points to steal credentials as Switch Cascade introduced 

Hackers use spoofed WiFi access points to steal credentials as Switch Cascade introduced

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 22 May 2009 9:14 AM
Spoof WiFi access points may cause a problem for users of wireless technology.
IT workers would steal data in the event of a redundancy threat 

IT workers would steal data in the event of a redundancy threat

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 10 December 2008 10:12 AM
Twenty-five per cent of IT workers would be prepared to take a salary cut or steal data if it meant keeping their jobs.
Companies being hit by moles who are employed by gangs to steal data 

Companies being hit by moles who are employed by gangs to steal data

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 7 October 2008 9:54 AM
Criminal gangs are placing staff members in companies to operate as moles.
Cybergang moles steal company data 

Cybergang moles steal company data

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 3 October 2008 10:35 AM
Criminal gangs have been placing staff members in companies to operate as moles, an internet security expert said.
Hacker answered personal questions to steal Palin password 

Hacker answered personal questions to steal Palin password

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 19 September 2008 9:52 AM
The hacker who exposed portions of GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email got her password by claiming to have 'forgotten' it.
Is Limbo 2 the ultimate trojan? 

Is Limbo 2 the ultimate trojan?

In Hackers - By Sue Marquette Poremba , 21 July 2008 10:49 AM
Researchers have discovered a new trojan designed to steal information from large banking institutions.
Phishers turn to legit sites to steal information 

Phishers turn to legit sites to steal information

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 22 May 2008 9:56 AM
Normally, phishers have a short window of opportunity in which to conduct their attacks before service providers take the rogue sites offline. Now, they have found a new way to ...
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).
Hackers bank on Trojans to steal financial data 

Hackers bank on Trojans to steal financial data

In Web/client - By Robert Jaques, 30 March 2007 12:00 PM
Banker Trojans a fast-growing threat.
Phishing scam uses other phishing scams to steal personal information 

Phishing scam uses other phishing scams to steal personal information

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 8 March 2007 12:03 AM
Phishers are using a new bait to lure in victims - other phishing attacks.
'Drive-by pharming' attacks need only router access to steal personal information 

'Drive-by pharming' attacks need only router access to steal personal information

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 15 February 2007 7:55 PM
As many as half of all broadband users - including some small- and medium-size enterprises - are susceptible to a new pharming attack that can succeed without the hacker ever ...
Keyloggers steal US$35,000 from users of savings program 

Keyloggers steal US$35,000 from users of savings program

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 23 January 2007 7:50 AM
The users of a retirement savings and investment plan for US federal employees were targeted by keyloggers last month, with cybercriminals making off with about US$35,000 from ...
Hackers steal personal info of 19,000 AT&T customers 

Hackers steal personal info of 19,000 AT&T customers

By Dan Kaplan, 30 August 2006 6:34 PM
Hackers hijacked AT&T's computer system over the weekend and accessed the personal information of about 19,000 customers using the company's online store, the telecom giant ...
Softly softly scammers steal money on the sly 

Softly softly scammers steal money on the sly

By David Quainton, 9 September 2005 10:58 AM
Internet thieves are resorting to a “softly softly” approach in order to steal money from users' accounts without arousing suspicion.
Worms steal gamers' "items"  

Worms steal gamers' "items"

By David Quainton, 24 August 2005 4:19 PM
Hackers are taking advantage in the popularity of online games by creating a worm that steals player information.
Thieves steal UK government computers 

Thieves steal UK government computers

By David Quainton, 12 July 2005 2:09 PM
The UK government has been hit by over 150 cases of computer theft in the last year, newly released figures show.
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