Hacking stories - Page 6

The fact that Yahoo may have known about the breach for a number of months before alerting the public shows why we need mandatory breach notification.

Symantec comments on the influx of fake Instagram profiles luring users to adult dating sites. Now Instagram's being hacked to promote adult spam.

Automated software should be considered for security testing internal systems, according to Ixia. Hiring hackers can be expensive.

Hackers are favouring drive-by downloads to bypass email attachment aversion, exploiting links to access personal data, F-Secure warns.

IT managers could be swayed to turn to hacking for as little as a couple thousand dollars, according new research from Centrify.

Dell says with BYOD, social media and a 'booming' hackers market, privacy in the workplace is more important than ever before.

Facebook and Instagram went down for an hour, sending hipsters, humble braggers and creeps into a panic. #socialmediameltdown2015.

In response to the Charlie Hebdo massacre, Anonymous has announced a cyber war on jihadists, vowing to shut down terror-linked accounts.

AVG has launched a new version of the AVG Wi-Fi Assistant, an Android app that protects users from Wi-Fri tracking and hacking.

On November 1-2, geeks, freaks, and residents are coming together to hack Wellington City in the heart of Miramar, Wellington's creative suburb.

Join HACKAKL:Transport in Auckland, 24-25 May, for a civic hackathon aiming to innovate for good. Open to all keen on crafting solutions with open data.

U.S. demands China tackle intolerable cyber theft, amid escalating cyber-warfare tensions and refuted truce offers.

China seeks cyber peace with US, urging cooperation over conflict after hacking claims, despite US's skepticism.

Evernote forces 50 million users to change their passwords following hacking attack, should the ICT industry set off the Bat Sign?.

LulzSec reneges on quitting, hacks The Sun to post fake story on Murdoch's death amid News Corp's ongoing phone-hacking scandal.

The arrest may have little impact on the group's activities, as it is unlikely any one person has a significant influence over the group.

In response to rising high-profile cyber breaches, a British firm unveils Pin+, a pattern-based system aiming to provide robust, hacker-resistant passwords.

Sony suffers another major data breach as hacker group Lulzsec leaks personal details of over 1 million users.

Former hacker Jeff Moss is now ICANN's Chief Security Officer, leveraging his insider expertise to bolster global internet safety.

Play.com has confirmed a security breach, with customers receiving spam emails linked to an incident at its email provider.