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Security of web infrastructure under question
05 September 2011DNS hijack hits Microsoft, Vodafone and more, as list of organisations affected by SSL certificate leak grows to include MI6 and the CIA
Hackers target Google users with fake SSL certificate
30 August 2011Attempted 'man-in-the-middle' attacks, seemingly aimed at Google users in Iran, exploited false security certificate issued by Dutch CA
China TV clip may show state-backing for cyber attacks
23 August 2011Video appears to show Chinese military targeting US organisation with university-built cyber attack tool
Anonymous hacks US transport provider in protest
15 August 2011To protest San Francisco's BART blocking mobile networks during demonstration, hacking group releases thousands of customers' data
Hong Kong stock exchange says website was hacked
10 August 2011Website outage that prompted some trading to be blocked attributed to "malicious attack by outside hacking", Financial Times reports
RIM hacked, threatened over police co-operation
09 August 2011Hacking group infiltrates BlackBerry maker's blog, posts threat that it will pass employee details to rioters if it co-operates with police investigation
RIM to co-operate with police investigating riots
09 August 2011As BlackBerry private instant messaging service is reported to have played role in co-ordinating riots, RIM pledges to co-operate with police
Irish hospital admits medical records breach
04 August 2011Tallaght Hospital confirms that some medical reports were "subject to unauthorised access" after being sent to the Philippines for transcription
Five-year cyber crime campaign controlled by one server
03 August 2011'Operation Shady RAT', which has compromised 72 organisations since 2006, was conducted from a single command and control server, McAfee finds
The Sun website hacker stole readers' data
02 August 2011Data stolen during attack on the Sun newspaper's website last month, including customer records and a database of Miss Scotland contestants, is published online
HCL reveals News International email deletions
01 August 2011On the request of phone hacking probe, Indian outsourcer reveals nine instances when its client News International sought to delete emails
Former govt CIO Suffolk joins Huawei as security chief
01 August 2011Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor, whose security credentials have been questioned by US authorities, appoints John Suffolk as global cyber security chief
Hackers steal most of South Korea's personal data
29 July 2011Personal details of an estimated 35 million South Koreans – two thirds of the population – have been compromised in hack on social network operator
LulzSec 'spokesperson' arrested on Scottish island
27 July 2011Metropolitan police arrest 19-year-old man on suspicion of being spokesperson for LulzSec and Anonymous
Autonomy sees 1m augmented reality installs 'in weeks'
27 July 2011Aurasma, the UK information management provider's AR client, enjoys "strong launch" as company reports 16% revenue hike
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