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Bybit: when hackers target people, not systems

Mon, 24th Mar 2025
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Bybit suffered a major hack, exposing vulnerabilities from human error rather than blockchain flaws, as attackers manipulated staff to divert funds.
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Marketing vs. reality – What we can learn from the Ashley Madison hack

Fri, 5th Jul 2024
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The Ashley Madison hack exposed the stark reality behind glossy marketing, revealing how a poorly safeguarded system endangered millions of private lives.
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Australia’s National Cybersecurity Act races against technological advancement

Mon, 3rd Jun 2024
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Australia's fragmented cybersecurity laws face overhaul as new National Cybersecurity Act aims to modernise protection against AI and quantum computing threats.
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New year, time to update your passwords

Thu, 7th Jan 2021
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The most popular passwords of 2020 were easy-to-guess number combinations, such as 123456, the word password, qwerty, iloveyou, and other uncomplicated options.
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Houseparty denies security breach as users accuse app of hacking accounts

Tue, 31st Mar 2020
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The popular face-to-face video hosting service has been accused of hacking users' other accounts, a claim Houseparty disputes.
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Australian women-focusd hackathon #SheHacks expands across Victoria

Fri, 28th Feb 2020
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Women-focused hackathon #SheHacks, run by Girl Geek Academy, will take place statewide across Victoria, Australia from February to April.
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Teens prove IoT device vulnerabilities by hacking them

Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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After two teens managed to hack hundreds of thousands of printers around the world, KYOCERA Document Solutions has some tips for businesses.
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NASA got hacked (again)

Thu, 20th Dec 2018
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The compromised servers stored personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to current and former NASA employees.
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Surprise - the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games were hacked

Mon, 12th Feb 2018
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Games organisers have reportedly admitted that its servers had been attacked, forcing them to shut down the official website.
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Mega breach: 800,000 Swisscom customers’ data stolen via hacked partner

Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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Experts say while Swisscom may be playing the huge breach down, the implications of the breach will be far and wide.
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How to keep your company safe from complex cyber threats

Mon, 6th Nov 2017
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An advanced persistent threat is a set of stealthy and continuous computer hacking processes, designed to be evolving, polymorphic and dynamic...
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Carbon Black and IBM Security tighten partnership with rapid response tool

Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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An expanded partnership between Carbon Black and IBM Security aim to provide increased cyberattack visibility and accelerated incident response times.
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Yahoo's 2013 data breach hit all three billion user accounts

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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Yahoo’s entire user base of more than three billion people were affected by Yahoo’s colossal data hack in 2013, despite initial reports.
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Security firm reveals Asia connections behind the CCleaner hack

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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The attack was never intended for consumers, but instead went after companies such as NEC, Samsung, Asus, Fujitsu, Singtel, Intel and VMware.
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Oh, sweet revenge: White hat hacker floods scammers' phone lines

Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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What happens when you put cold call scammers up against a seasoned programmer? You get sweet revenge, if the case of one security developer.
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GovHack 2015 – Innovating with government data

Mon, 29th Jun 2015
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What do Twitter, GroupMeet and Facebook’s Like button all have in common? They all were invented at a hackathon.
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Software developer duo hack Dropbox

Mon, 2nd Sep 2013
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Cloud storage provider Dropbox has reportedly been hacked by two software developers, who bypassed its two-factor authentication.
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How to bork your hard drive with HTML5

Fri, 1st Mar 2013
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Discover how an HTML5 glitch, made public by Michael McKinnon of AVG, could fill your hard disk, revealed at http://www.filldisk.com/.
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Frequent Facebook hacks no big deal

Mon, 18th Feb 2013
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Despite a sophisticated attack last month, Facebook says no user data was compromised, attributing its success to a robust security response and culture.
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Twitter hacked - up to 250,000 accounts compromised

Sat, 2nd Feb 2013
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Twitter blogged yesterday that an attack took place over 'just a few moments' before it was noticed by Twitter staff and shut it down.