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Infection

Millions duped in poisoned Google Image attack

Trend Micro finds a well-crafted poisoned SEO campaign has seen millions of users visit malicious pages.

By Tom Brewster, 12 May 2011 at 13:05

Antivirus/News

Microsoft IIS web server under attack from hackers

The company has said that exploit code targeting the flaw was ‘not responsibly disclosed’.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 7 Sep 2009 at 11:03

Web Servers/News

LulzSec

LulzSec claims CIA website takedown

The now notorious hacking group claims to have hit the CIA website with "a very simple packet flood."

By Tom Brewster, 16 Jun 2011 at 11:04

Security/News

BBC

'Major network problem' crashes BBC websites

All BBC websites go offline for around an hour, but not as the result of a hack attack.

By Tom Brewster, 30 Mar 2011 at 09:18

Public Sector/News

Trojan

UK Government hit by Trojan

Foreign Secretary William Hague admits to the attack which took place in December.

By Alvaro Guzman Bastida, 7 Feb 2011 at 14:19

Security/News

Microsoft denies fault for massive SQL attack

The company insists that there were no vulnerabilities specific to Windows which could have allowed a massive database attack affecting over half a...

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 28 Apr 2008 at 12:23

Security/News

Adidas

Cyber attack drives Adidas websites offline

Adidas has to take some of its websites down after a "sophisticated" attack on the sportswear giant.

By Eva Martin, 7 Nov 2011 at 13:02

Security/News

Security attack

UPDATED Mass SQL-injection attack compromises 380,000 URLs

A mammoth SQL-injection attack has hit, affecting 380,000 URLs thus far, Websense has claimed.

By Nicole Kobie, 1 Apr 2011 at 08:23

Security/News

TK Maxx data theft may have hit 94 million cards

The hacking attack and subsequent data theft at TJX, the parent company of UK clothing retailer TK Maxx may have resulted in double the previously...

By Chris Green in San Francisco, 25 Oct 2007 at 17:09

Security/News

Android

Android exploit code published

A security researcher has published an attack code for exploiting the Android OS.

By Tom Brewster, 8 Nov 2010 at 13:44

Security/News

Skype users hit by worm attack

Worm hits Windows PCs by fooling users into clicking on Skype users into opening infected dummy JPEG files.

By Barry Collins, 12 Sep 2007 at 11:26

Networking/News

Hackers use spam spikes to disable email security

New attack method of sending thousands of spam emails could disable anti-spam appliances and knock email servers offline.

By Rene Millman, 5 Jun 2007 at 15:43

Security/News

Nokia

Hackers breach Nokia developer community

SQL injection attack forces Nokia to take down a developer community forum.

By Tom Brewster, 29 Aug 2011 at 17:49

Security/News

EU

European Parliament hit by cyber attack

A cyber strike hits European Parliament, yet there is no confirmation on whether it was related to the EC attacks.

By Tom Brewster, 30 Mar 2011 at 11:45

Public Sector/News

Mass MySpace spam attack as phishers strike

Spam filters need update as phishers start using MySpace IDs

By Iain Thomson, 16 Oct 2006 at 10:50

Networking/News

Zeus

Zeus 3 attack steals £675,000 from UK bank

Zeus is back again and has targeted one UK bank, taking £675,000 from user accounts.

By Tom Brewster, 10 Aug 2010 at 11:36

Security/News

Rick Astley bug on iPhone

Rick Astley iPhone worm spreads into the wild

The iPhone suffers its first ever worm attack, and Rick Astley's involved.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 9 Nov 2009 at 10:33

Public Sector/News

Poor anti-virus left ‘back door’ for hospital attack

Badly-configured and missing anti-virus leaves a major London hospital Trust embarrassed and with work to do to improve its IT.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 3 Feb 2009 at 11:49

Antivirus/News

Berlusconi death Trojan spreading

An email alert on the death of Berlusconi hides Trojan in country specific attack for Italy

By Iain Thomson, 17 Aug 2006 at 15:42

Networking/News

IT Pro Week in Review

Week in review: Lenovo trumps Dell; drone attack; security hacks abound

It's been cock-ups a plenty this week, on the part of both companies and customers, but Lenovo has plenty to be happy about. Or does it?

By Alan Lu, 14 Oct 2011 at 15:27

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