The ABC said it had been told the attack was “massive”. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has been the victim of a major hacking attack, the Australia Broadcasting Corporation has…
Day: December 2, 2015
Australia Bureau of Meteorology 'hacked'
The ABC said it had been told the attack was “massive”. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has been the victim of a major hacking attack, the Australia Broadcasting Corporation has…
Crook offers 1,300 PayPal accounts, claims billions more are compromised
The data is questionable, but the risk is a real concern. By Steve Ragan On Monday, a random posting to Pastebin offered 1,300 email addresses and passwords to anyone who…
Security of UK net firms under scrutiny
He said he found plenty of bugs that could be exploited by hackers. By Jane Wakefield The security of the UK’s biggest internet service providers needs “major improvement”, according to…
6.4m kids - Vtech hack in numbers
“Our database was not as secure as it should have been.” Dave Lee Children’s toy company Vtech announced it was hacked last week – with millions of children’s accounts accessed.…