The intrepid intruder who gained access to new Microsoft source code may have gained access through an employee's home machine, according to a company report.
An unknown party has hacked into the Twitter accounts of high-profile users of the micro-blogging and social networking service such as US President-Elect Barack Obama, Britney Spears, and Fox News anchor Bill O'Riley.
US federal authorities are ramping up an investigation of a 20-year-old college student for allegedly hacking into US vice-presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin's email account.
A 20-year-old college student suspected of hacking into one of US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email accounts was indicted Tuesday in the US, a district court announced.
An Australian security expert has warned that enterprises will face new Wi-Fi security threats thanks to the rise of the iPhone.
The apache.org website suffered an intrusion over the weekend that resulted in the site being taken down.
Shortly after joining the social networking site, I received an e-mail telling me a friend had "written on my wall". Within two clicks I was logged-in and had full access to her Facebook account.
An Apple iBook owner suspected his cat had hacked into his password-protected notebook. It turned out he was right -- his cat, which liked sleeping on his keyboard, managed to automatically bypass the computer's security.
Following yesterday's admission by the Australian Taxation Office that its courier had lost a CD containing the details of 3,000 self-managed super funds, it wants to review how it handles information. My suggestion: go back to the review completed in April.
According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's 2007 annual report, Australian consumers should feel pretty safe but that's because it's full of crap.
Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.
The hair stands up on the back of your neck, and you feel the first bead of sweat roll down the side of your face: You've been hacked. But what do you do first?
You've discovered that your system has been compromised, and you've taken the initial steps to recover. Now it's time to defend yourself.
The corporate Web site is gone and a hacker has made off with the database. The company's reputation is at stake. What crisis management tactics should be employed?
Internet Information Services (IIS) is a favourite target of hackers. In 10 steps, find out how to secure IIS.
Your data is important to you, but do you know if others are trying to get at it? ZDNet Australia investigates.
The i-mate Ultimate 9502 is the larger sibling of the i-mate 8502, and shares the honour of being Australia's first HSUPA phone. While we believe this phone is in the same league as a BlackBerry or the iPhone, be wary of Telstra's promised internet speeds.
The latest version of Outlook is a mixed bag. On the plus side, it simplifies creating e-mail accounts, and the E-mail Accounts wizard tests those accounts to verify that the settings are correct. The new InfoBar on the preview pane displays additional information about messages, such as warnings of invalid certificates.
Is all the fuss about online privacy justified?
Telstra recently launched its 'Mobile Loop' service, a higher speed mobile data transfer service that runs at speeds up to 144 Kbps, nudging it into the lower end of 3G networks. We've got our hands on a phone, and taken a quick look at what you'll get for your money.
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