Tool flags vulnerability news, bypasses Twitter dribble 

Tool flags vulnerability news, bypasses Twitter dribble

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 15 May 2012 1:45 PM
Web app highlights technical security posts, silences tweets about lunch.
Has th3j35t3r been unmasked? 

Has th3j35t3r been unmasked?

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 15 May 2012 12:04 PM
Hackers shuts down Twitter account, blog entries following alleged threats.
Russian citizens targeted in Ustream DDoS 

Russian citizens targeted in Ustream DDoS

In Networks - By Liam Tung, 10 May 2012 10:20 AM
‘March of Millions’ spills from streets to web.
Twitter assures users after 55,000 accounts hacked 

Twitter assures users after 55,000 accounts hacked

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 9 May 2012 2:03 PM
Victims of mass hacking notified.
Twitter sues five for hawking spam bots 

Twitter sues five for hawking spam bots

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 8 April 2012 7:33 PM
Spam tools tweeted dodgy links.
Twitter now HTTPS by default 

Twitter now HTTPS by default

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 15 February 2012 2:48 PM
Saves users from Firesheep.
Twitter buys anti-malware firm 

Twitter buys anti-malware firm

In Applications - By SC Staff, 26 January 2012 1:39 AM
Makes second play in infosec market in as many months.
11,000 tweeters disclose email addresses in one day 

11,000 tweeters disclose email addresses in one day

In Web/client - By SC Staff, 20 January 2012 7:53 AM
More than 11,000 email addresses were published on Twitter over a 24-hour period.
Twitter buys Marlinspike's Whisper Systems 

Twitter buys Marlinspike's Whisper Systems

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 29 November 2011 7:41 AM
RedPhone goes silent, for now.
USA Today hackers spruik Facebook page 

USA Today hackers spruik Facebook page

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 27 September 2011 2:26 PM
The Script Kiddies booted from Twitter.
Bank of Melbourne account cracked 

Bank of Melbourne account cracked

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 21 September 2011 2:11 AM
Phishes for customers.
Twitter moves to default HTTPS 

Twitter moves to default HTTPS

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 25 August 2011 9:33 AM
HTTPS no longer an option.
Bitcoin botnet mines over Twitter  

Bitcoin botnet mines over Twitter

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 4 August 2011 3:40 AM
But renting bots is more profitable.
India still eyeing Google, Skype intercepts  

India still eyeing Google, Skype intercepts

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 14 July 2011 9:00 AM
Targets terrorists amid new attack.
PayPal Twitter account hijacked 

PayPal Twitter account hijacked

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 6 July 2011 10:16 AM
Account tweets "don't use PayPal".
British Defence warns of Twitter terror risks 

British Defence warns of Twitter terror risks

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 15 June 2011 1:49 PM
Location service caution not a gag order.
Phone jammers flagged to curb court tweeting 

Phone jammers flagged to curb court tweeting

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 9 May 2011 4:28 PM
Tweeting only by approval.
Twitter introduces secure HTTP 

Twitter introduces secure HTTP

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 17 March 2011 1:39 PM
Following Google.
Twitter boosts security with HTTPS 

Twitter boosts security with HTTPS

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 17 March 2011 8:25 AM
Combats account hijacking tools.
Twitter rogue app hits thousands 

Twitter rogue app hits thousands

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 15 March 2011 10:56 AM
Scammers try to lure Twitter users into becoming part of their dirty game.
Twitter gets 20 years' good security bond 

Twitter gets 20 years' good security bond

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 14 March 2011 9:41 AM
Settles over security claim.
M86 social media scanner takes the worry out of surfing 

M86 social media scanner takes the worry out of surfing

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 10 March 2011 10:13 AM
Threats detected in real-time in the cloud.
Public mistrusts social media with data: survey 

Public mistrusts social media with data: survey

In Crypto - By Jennifer Scott, 10 March 2011 9:47 AM
LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook considered not trustworthy.
Twitter crime up 20% 

Twitter crime up 20%

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 4 March 2011 7:26 AM
Illicit activity on Twitter spiked during 2010.
RSA11: User-generated content threat to Twitter users 

RSA11: User-generated content threat to Twitter users

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 21 February 2011 10:37 AM
Be careful what you tweet.
Twitter posts not private 

Twitter posts not private

In Risk - By Tom Brewster, 9 February 2011 2:18 PM
Civil servant complains about published tweets.
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.
U.S. orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks records 

U.S. orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks records

In Web/client - 10 January 2011 1:58 PM
US Government investigation revealed via leaked subpoena.
Judge OKs Twitter in Assange appeal 

Judge OKs Twitter in Assange appeal

In Web/client - By Liam Tung, 15 December 2010 9:09 AM
Bail set but appealed.
Network glitch reveals Telstra customer accounts 

Network glitch reveals Telstra customer accounts

In Messaging - By Liz Tay, 24 November 2010 2:09 PM
Up to 3,000 social media accounts breached.
Facebook, Twitter fail latest security assessment  

Facebook, Twitter fail latest security assessment

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 8 November 2010 2:52 PM
Lack of SSL authentication a major drawback.
Coder fires 'Idiocy' warning to Twitter users 

Coder fires 'Idiocy' warning to Twitter users

In Messaging - By Tom Brewster, 29 October 2010 2:10 PM
Inspired by Firesheep.
Twitter recovers after second worm attack in a week 

Twitter recovers after second worm attack in a week

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 28 September 2010 12:26 PM
'WTF' tweet malicious.
Vic highschooler sparks Twitter’s onMouseOver woes 

Vic highschooler sparks Twitter’s onMouseOver woes

In Messaging - By Liz Tay, 22 September 2010 3:49 PM
Javascript command used to distribute malware.
Twitter.com plagued with malware 

Twitter.com plagued with malware

In Messaging - By Brett Winterford, 22 September 2010 9:29 AM
Update: Microblogging site fixes flaw.
Twitter fixes cross-site scripting vulnerability 

Twitter fixes cross-site scripting vulnerability

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 8 September 2010 2:41 PM
Exploit stole a user's cookie to distribute compromised links.
Twitter to expand URL shortening service 

Twitter to expand URL shortening service

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 7 September 2010 3:44 PM
Refers to it as 'link-wrapping service'.
Fake TweetDeck update on Twitter leads to trojan 

Fake TweetDeck update on Twitter leads to trojan

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 1 September 2010 2:00 PM
Updates sent by hacked Twitter accounts.
Twitter to switch from basic access authentication to OAuth on its API 

Twitter to switch from basic access authentication to OAuth on its API

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 24 August 2010 2:07 PM
Gone by August 31.
Twitter and Google riddled with malicious links 

Twitter and Google riddled with malicious links

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 29 July 2010 1:09 PM
Only 29 per cent of Twitter members are 'true' Tweeters.
FTC forces Twitter to upgrade its IT security program 

FTC forces Twitter to upgrade its IT security program

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 28 June 2010 10:51 AM
First social networking site to settle over charges of broken data security.
Researcher demonstrates Twitter XSS vulnerability  

Researcher demonstrates Twitter XSS vulnerability

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 25 June 2010 12:23 PM
Vulnerability could allow an attacker to take over users' accounts.
Twitter claims security boost with URL shortener 

Twitter claims security boost with URL shortener

In Messaging - By Dan Worth, 10 June 2010 10:17 AM
T.co service will abbreviate and scan every link before posting.
Twitter phishing scam uses iPhone 4G bait 

Twitter phishing scam uses iPhone 4G bait

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 17 May 2010 12:48 PM
Sophos warns of latest attempt to extract personal data.
Fake twitter account alarms Defence Minister 

Fake twitter account alarms Defence Minister

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 12 May 2010 11:10 AM
No Twitter, no Facebook for Senator Faulkner.
Twitter bug lets users force new followers 

Twitter bug lets users force new followers

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 11 May 2010 1:56 PM
Company racing to fix flaw and roll back changes.
Details of UK postal vote leaked on Twitter by candidate  

Details of UK postal vote leaked on Twitter by candidate

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 4 May 2010 10:19 AM
Breaches electoral law.
Twitter slashes spam levels to one per cent 

Twitter slashes spam levels to one per cent

In Messaging - By Rosalie Marshall, 25 March 2010 12:29 PM
Firm says it's winning the war on dodgy tweets.
New phishing attack hits Twitter 

New phishing attack hits Twitter

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 23 March 2010 12:21 PM
Direct messages used again.
Twitter boss suggests China rollout 

Twitter boss suggests China rollout

In Messaging - 18 March 2010 10:29 AM
Chinese version of microblogging site could happen.
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