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Australia targeted by cyber attacks ‘every week’
Australia is being subjected to dozens of cyber attacks every week – and they are becoming more frequent. This is the warning issued by security analysts, who explained that the severity of these...
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ACMA: Cloud services raise security concerns
As many as 71 per cent of Australians are currently using a cloud service, leading many to express concerns about the security of their data, a new paper has found. The research, entitled ‘The cloud:...
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Ubisoft confirms data breach
Users of Ubisoft's Uplay site have been warned that their personal data may have been compromised following a security breach that originated from its online systems. Hackers targeted sensitive data...
View ArticleFBI warns of further attacks by Syrian Electronic Army
Media outlets are advised to be on high alert after the Syrian Electronic Army attacked a number of high profile outlets over recent weeks. The FBI issued the warning and said the group was...
View ArticleUS data brokers hit by hackers
Some of the largest data brokers in the US may need to carry out a security audit, after an investigation found that they had been hacked by an identity theft service. Dun & Bradstreet, LexisNexis...
View ArticleMetropolitan Companies announces potential breach
Metropolitan Companies is currently in the process of notifying individuals of a possible data breach, one which may have left their personal information open to a third party. The attack was...
View ArticleHackers access university student and staff data
Students and staff from Butler University in Indianapolis are being notified that their personal information may have been compromised by an attack carried out in 2013. Around 163,000 staff, alumni,...
View ArticleCredit Union error exposes data of 18,000 members
Members of the Stanford Federal Credit Union in California are being notified that a security breach has left their information exposed. Around 18,000 members of the Union had data breached when an...
View ArticleMan charged with attack on support company Zendesk
A Massachusetts resident has had charges laid relating to the recent attack on Zendesk, in which information private to the company was exported to computers outside of the Zendesk network. Zendesk is...
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Nude Celebrity Scandal, Cloud Service Security and You!
Following the slew of private celebrity photos leaked earlier this week, both end-users and organisations are understandably concerned. Invariably, user confidence in the security of online services,...
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