News (22)

  • Anti-spyware demo turns malware double agent

    A strain of malware disguised as anti-spyware has become the latest double-agent in multi-step "convergence" crime online.

  • Who's afraid of the security nightmare?

    Horror stories, conspiracy theories and the end of the world as we know it. ZDNet talks to Paul Ducklin, head of global support at anti-virus software vendor Sophos about the online and offline threats of viruses.

  • PlayStation 3 site hacked, 2.40 upgrade suspended

    Sony has suspended its PlayStation 2.40 firmware upgrade following reports it has fouled up some users' systems Sony has also removed hacked pages on its Playstation web site.

  • Phishers go round the world to hook Aussie victims

    Researchers from security firm Sophos have traced the route of a phishing attack that targeted Australian banking customers -- the fraudsters used numerous compromised servers in Korea, the United States and Malaysia. And unlike traditional viruses, malware and phishing attacks are coming armed with the capability to adjust to the level of a user's defence.

  • China hosts nearly half of malware sites

    China is host to almost half of the world's malware-infected Web sites.

Features and Case Studies (9)

Reviews (1)

Create an e-mail alert for "hacker"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
hacker


Frequency: *

Latest Videos

Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • David Braue Welcome to National Censorship Day
    Conroy's blind adherence to his net filtering plan will abandon net neutrality ideals and push ISPs down a slippery slope of unprecedented responsibility for a callously politicised Australian internet.
  • Array That sinking Tcard feeling
    There's something terribly unsettling about realising that the NSW Government is considering hiring a company to build a new electronic ticketing system which has already put it through the legal wringer for the system's predecessor.
  • Array The challenge of government 2.0
    The Government 2.0 Taskforce released its draft report last week, and its recommendations for Open Government almost reads like a manifesto. Stilgherrian's guest on Patch Monday this week is the chair of the Taskforce, Nicholas Gruen.
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured