Imperva discovers phishing kit hosted in the cloud 

Imperva discovers phishing kit hosted in the cloud

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 27 July 2010 2:19 PM
Phishing tactic uses proxy hackers to harvest hundreds of thousands of credentials.
Thousands of websites infected with 'backdoor code': Websense 

Thousands of websites infected with 'backdoor code': Websense

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 5 May 2010 11:33 AM
Threats changing hourly.
ATO loses thousands of records on unencrypted CD 

ATO loses thousands of records on unencrypted CD

In Risk - By Kathryn Small, 31 October 2008 3:05 PM
The Australian Taxation Office lost an unencrypted CD containing thousands of personal details – and waited three weeks to inform those affected of the loss.
IFRAME attack impacting 20,000 trusted websites 

IFRAME attack impacting 20,000 trusted websites

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 17 March 2008 10:10 AM
Researchers on Friday continued to monitor a widespred IFRAME attack that exploits visitors to legitimate websites by installing an information-stealing trojan on their machines.
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..
Hacking device found to contain thousands of personal details 

Hacking device found to contain thousands of personal details

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 27 August 2007 10:35 AM
Security researchers have discovered a tool used by cybercriminals that stores the stolen data of more than 30,000 users.
Thousands of Monster.com user details stolen 

Thousands of Monster.com user details stolen

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 22 August 2007 7:46 AM
The employment website Monster.com has suffered a malware attack with the personal details of hundreds of thousands of users stolen, according to Symantec.
Thousands infected with video disguised malware 

Thousands infected with video disguised malware

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 28 June 2007 10:03 AM
A Trojan that disguises its malicious content by playing a humorous animation is spreading across the internet, according to security experts.
'Italian Job' Trojan infecting thousands of servers, end-user PCs 

'Italian Job' Trojan infecting thousands of servers, end-user PCs

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 19 June 2007 9:33 AM
A fast-moving, large-scale Trojan attack using the MPACK web exploit toolkit has infected nearly 10,000 web pages and downloaded malware on end-user PCs, according to security ...
Thousands exposed to fraud following database theft 

Thousands exposed to fraud following database theft

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 30 May 2007 11:31 AM
Thousands of customer details have been used by fraudsters following the theft of a Cable & Wireless database, an investigation has found.
New strain of Gozi virus steals thousands of bank details 

New strain of Gozi virus steals thousands of bank details

In Applications - By Fiona Raisbeck, 22 May 2007 10:41 AM
A fresh batch of the Russian Gozi virus has spread across the world stealing personal data from thousands of computer users.
MySpace removes thousands of sex offender profiles 

MySpace removes thousands of sex offender profiles

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 17 May 2007 10:07 AM
Social networking site, MySpace, has removed thousands of profiles of convicted sex offenders to protect its young users from abuse.
UK retailer Marks & Spencer employee details stolen 

UK retailer Marks & Spencer employee details stolen

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 9 May 2007 9:52 AM
Thousands of employees at Marks & Spencer are demanding answers after being told they may be at risk of identity fraud following the theft of a company laptop.
Thousands of UK's Halifax customer details stolen 

Thousands of UK's Halifax customer details stolen

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 28 March 2007 12:12 AM
Thousands of Halifax customer details have been stolen following the theft of a briefcase from an employee's car last week.
Another laptop stolen in UK 16 000 affected  

Another laptop stolen in UK 16 000 affected

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 28 February 2007 1:50 AM
Thousands of employees at Worcestershire County Council are demanding answers after being told they are in danger of becoming victims of identity fraud following the theft of a ...
Taxis safest place to lose mobile devices 

Taxis safest place to lose mobile devices

In Risk - By Lilia Guan, 12 December 2006 12:44 PM
A survey of around 2000 taxi drivers from eleven major cities around the world shows thousands of valuable mobile phones, handhelds, laptops and USB Sticks are forgotten in ...
Thousands of mobile devices left behind in taxis 

Thousands of mobile devices left behind in taxis

By Marcia Savage, 24 January 2005 8:03 PM
Thousands of mobile phones, PDAs, laptops, and Pocket PCs are inadvertently left behind in the back of taxis, according to a survey of 900 taxi drivers around the world.
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