The hack of the year
A Swedish hacker tells how he infiltrated a global communications
network used by scores of embassies over the world, using tools
freely available on the internet.
Botmaster faces 60 years behind bars
US man admits infecting 250,000 computers and stealing the
identities of thousands of people.
Padlocks on the palm trees
Virtual islands need real security systems, writes Cynthia Karena.
IBM says it may acquire security companies
IBM, which plans to spend a record $US1.5 billion next year to develop and market security products, is seriously looking at using acquisitions to help beef up its offerings in that area, a company executive told Reuters on Thursday.
Trojan targets Mac users
Online criminals are sending Macintosh computers an attack
typically aimed at machines running Microsoft's dominant Windows
operating system.
Scammers enlist virtual stripper
Online scammers are using a buxom blonde stripper to trick
unsuspecting internet users into helping them bypass security
checks.
Spam hit takes out state office
A deluge of spam crippled the NSW Department of Commerce's computer network two weeks ago, effectively severing its connection to the internet for at least two days.
Adobe Acrobat Reader vulnerable to hacks
Adobe Systems, whose software is used by millions of people to read
documents sent over the internet, says some of its programs contain
flaws that make computers vulnerable to attack.
YouTube users targeted by phishers
Registered users of video sharing website YouTube are being warned not to open unsolicited emails as phishers expand their net to capture personal online details.
Microsoft patches seven security holes in its software
Microsoft issued seven security patches in a regular update today, among them fixes for flaws that could let hackers hijack computers using a web browser.
Cyber crooks target mahogany row
Senior executives are being personally targeted with emails
containing malicious programs designed to steal sensitive company
data.
Facebook warned on safety claims
Facebook warned that it could face a consumer fraud charge for
failing to live up to claims that youngsters there are safer from
sexual predators than at most sites.
Google looking at privacy protections for users
Google, the world's web search leader, told US Senators today the company is pursuing new technologies to protect the privacy of internet users as it seeks to acquire advertising company DoubleClick.
Cookies as digital peeping Toms
The head of a leading security software vendor denounces the use of
cookies.
Queensland brains crack the code of 3x5
Any high-school student can tell you the prime factors of 15 are 3 and 5.
Hackers raid florist's database
NSW Police are investigating the possible compromise of an online florist's database and theft of customers' credit card details.
The Iceman stealeth
Man who used the internet alias "Iceman" stole credit card and ID information from tens of thousands of people by hacking into the computers of financial institutions.
Microsoft issues four security updates
Microsoft releases four software patches to fix security flaws, including one that could allow hackers to take over computers running the company's instant messaging programs.
Man used file-sharing program to steal data, money
A man has been arrested in what the US Justice Department described as its first case against someone accused of using file-sharing digital data to commit identity theft.
Cyber crime will spread: study
A federal study predicts cyber criminals will become more focused
and disruptive in their attacks
