ISIS apparently hacks US Central Command Twitter account
The US Central Command Twitter account was hacked or at least defaced today apparently by ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), posting tweets that threaten families of US soldiers and claiming to...
View ArticleWarning to white-hat hackers: Obama proposal a threat to what you do
President Obama's proposal to update the computer fraud and abuse act could put white-hat hackers at risk of prosecution as members of organized crime, the SchmooCon hacking conference was told.
View ArticleLightCyber rolls out new features for endpoint malware detection platform
LightCyber, another security startup with the roots in the Israeli military, has opened its doors in the U.S. and is announcing new products and features to make its mark in the crowded field of...
View ArticleAustralian enterprises a popular target for ransomware attacks
Australian businesses suffered a disproportionately high rate of ransomware attacks in 2014 compared to other countries, a new report has found.
View ArticleAustralia records 6 per cent of global ransomware detections
Australia recorded the second highest number of ransomware detections worldwide in Q1 this year, with 6 per cent of total detections, according to Trend Micro’s latest threat roundup.
View ArticleDavid Jones’ website hacked
David Jones is the second retailer to announce a security breach in as many days, admitting on Friday that a third party exploited a vulnerability in its website to extract information about some...
View ArticleNo surprise here: Adobe's Flash is a hacker's favorite target
Adobe Systems' Flash plugin gets no love from anyone in the security field these days. A new study released Monday shows just how much Flash is favored by cybercriminals to sneak their malware onto...
View ArticleSpotting a fake CEO: 4 ways to evade a whaling attack
The global rise of whaling attacks hasn't failed to affect Australian companies, with losses from local attacks ranging from $5000 to $400,000, according to cases revealed to email security firm,...
View ArticleJudge paves the way for British hacker's extradition to US
A U.K. judge has ruled in favor of extraditing a British man to the U.S. for hacking government computers, despite fears he may commit suicide.
View ArticleCyber security's image problem has created a diversity nightmare
The cyber security industry has an image problem which is turning off capable candidates from pursuing careers in the profession.
View ArticleAll 3 billion Yahoo accounts were hacked in 2013
Yahoo on Tuesday said that all 3 billion of its accounts were hacked in a 2013 data theft, tripling its earlier estimate of the size of the largest breach in history, which already had spawned a...
View ArticleHackers steal Joint Strike Fighter plans during cyber attack
A hacker stole non-classified information about Australia's Joint Strike Fighter programme and other military hardware last year after breaching the network of a defence contractor, the defence...
View ArticleThe infosec researcher allegedly behind the GoGet hack
Alleged GoGet hacker identified as cyber security researcher and blogger, Nik Cubrilovic, according to reports.
View ArticleFear and hacking on the bug bounty trail
It could be a scene from almost any city start-up office on a Friday afternoon, except the workers here have been flown in from five continents, and will eat tonight at Sydney’s most expensive...
View ArticleThe phishing issue: Michael Connory demonstrates how vulnerable you really are
Security In Depth’s Michael Connory hacked his first computer, an IBM System/370 mainframe, when he was 12 years old. There were games on the machine that he wanted to play.
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