Hacking stories - Page 2

Australian businesses and organisations’ widespread use of social media puts them at high risk of being hacked.>>

Tesla has taken a former employee to court for allegedly hacking company data and handing it over to third parties.>>

China’s biggest hacker community has launched its 2018 Global Hackathon Programme and plans to expand it across Asia, India, the UK and Europe.>>

The Olympic Destroyer campaign comes at a precarious time of geopolitical tensions with several possible perpetrators but no conclusive proof.>>

A vulnerability in Oracle’s POS systems may affect more than 330,000 payment systems across the globe, putting files and sensitive information at risk>>

​Back in the day it was not uncommon for people to ransack stagecoaches and rob armoured trucks, but now they’re robbing servers.>>

What is‘ethical hacking’ in an organisation and are there any grey areas in the law? We sat down with RHTLaw Taylor Wessing’s Jack Ow to find out.>>

In today’s connected world of smart devices and ever-increasing volumes of disruptive and destructive cyber attacks, ITS cybersecurity is mandatory.>>

German intelligence has urged to be granted legal authority to ‘hack back’ in the event of international cyberattacks - is it the right idea though?>>

78% of respondents said they would deem an act as cyber war if a nation-state was behind a successful or attempted hack of another country’s election.>>

Both Yahoo and victims of its multiple data breaches have been granted – and denied – the ability to dismiss lawsuits after its massive data breaches.>>

A newly-discovered exploit called ROPEMAKER allows an attacker to remotely change the content of any email post-delivery.>>

The hackers used the words “Bendera Negaraku Bukanlah Mainan”, which loosely translated, means ‘my country’s flag is not a toy’.>>

Could hackers exploit your DNA sequence and encode it with malware? A new study from the University of Washington says yes, it’s possible.>>

All it takes is for malicious code to be injected through the NFC feature on a smartphone and a hacker pushing out malicious RFID signal to a phone.">>

China-based IT firm Ping An Technology was the only Chinese company to be invited to Microsoft’s Hackathon in the US this year.>>

It seems that not even security experts are immune to hacks, after reports surfaced this week that one unlucky researcher was hit by hackers.>>

“The internet is filth. It’s hackers and rats, infiltrating the internet. It’s our job to make it clean.”>>

Questions abound on what triggered recent DBE website hacking and Arbor Networks ponders on possible tactics used.>>

"For organisations running Windows 7 or older, upgrading to Windows 10 will bring enhancements that help to protect against such vulnerabilities.">>

Article from security experts Sedara looking at the unique security threats the education sector's IT face.>>

Nine members of a Mexican-based motorcycle gang have been charged with stealing 150 Jeep Wranglers worth at least $US 4.5 million>>

Ethical hackers are now one of the most important and effective tools at strengthening collective security and making the cyber landscape safe.>>

The hackers have demanded an enormous undisclosed amount of money be paid in Bitcoin. Disney apparently refuses to pay, and is working with the FBI.>>