Man from Sussex tracked down by Met Police's e-Crime Unit for Facebook account hack
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
Flashback Crooks Fluffed Money Making Scheme
Flashback operators were unable to make much money from the hundreds of thousands of Macs they had control of
French Watchdog CNIL To Meet Google Over Privacy
Google is to meet with the French privacy watchdog next week over its controversial new user privacy policy
4G Could Affect TV Signal For 2m Households
Mobile operators will be forced to pay for disruption
EU Competition Watchdog Sniffs At Windows RT
It is unclear whether Microsoft is going to break the 2009 EU “browser choice” agreement
Microsoft Promises Children Trackers In Windows 8
Microsoft details improved monitoring options and restrictions for parents
WikiLeaks Down After ‘72-Hour DDoS’
WikiLeaks sees its website go down, claiming a DDoS has been smashing the site for three days
RunCore Launches SSD With A Self-Destruct Button
Paranoid citizens and secret agents rejoice - you can destroy your data
Rutland Council And BT Agree £3m Superfast Broadband Deal
England's most rural county will receive BDUK funding
Pirate Bay DDoS: Anonymous Not To Blame
The Pirate Bay is back online after a big DDoS hit, saying Anonymous is not to blame
Facebook IPO: Analysts Doubtful As Shareholders Cash In
A $100bn valuation for Facebook would be 100 times its revenue. Analysts are warning small investors away
Google Includes Knowledge Graph In Revamped Search
Google has begun delivering the revamped version of its search engine, which includes a Knowledge Graph
Apple iPhone 5 To Offer Larger 4-Inch Display
The next Apple iPhone will reportedly ship with a bigger screen, following the current smartphone trend
Oracle Releases HP/Intel Emails In Itanium Court Case
Oracle continues to increase the pressure on HP over Itanium, and releases emails between HP and Intel
Most Enterprises Embrace BYOD, Cisco Finds
A clear majority of enterprises are embracing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend, Cisco has revealed in a new survey
Google Plugs 20 Chrome Security Vulnerabilities
Google has fixed 20 security flaws for the Chrome browser, and also offered up a new tab-synchronisation feature
ICO To Investigate Civil Service Data Breach Claims
Channel 4 documentary finds 25 confidentiality breaches per week at the Department for Work and Pensions
Can Carbon Accounting Survive Government’s Cold Shoulder?
Government support for carbon accounting has withered, but Peter Judge sees a surprising return in private sector enthusiasm
Mobile Sales Dip As Samsung Leapfrogs Nokia
Mobile sales fall for the first time in almost three years, as Samsung officially becomes top dog
Barnet Borough Council Fined £70,000 For Data Loss
Council fined after second offence in two years, but further loss prevented by laptop encryption
We Join Anonymous In IRC Chat During The ICO Blackout
TechWeekEurope is invited into an Anonymous team's IRC session to learn about the group's aims and watch its big botnets in action
Nvidia Launches Kepler GPU For Super-Powered Clouds
Nvidia plans to accelerate cloud computing with VGX and GeForce GRID platforms
HTC Devices Held At US Customs
Apple injunction sees HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE held by US officials
Don’t Trust The Cloud To Secure Your Storage
SMBs may be putting their storage in the cloud with their fingers cross. Lisa Vaas says, at least encrypt your data first!
GM Nixes Facebook Adverts, Cites Low Consumer Impact
General Motors quits advertising on Facebook as Zuckerburg and Co prep for this week's IPO launch
Apple Changes Siri’s Embarrassing Nokia Favouritism
Nokia accuses Apple of bias after Siri no longer says that the Lumia 900 is the best smartphone ever
TalkTalk Revises Speed Checker After ASA Smackdown
TalkTalk is ordered to change its broadband speed checker after the ASA said it was misleading customers over line speeds
Apple Applauded For QuickTime Patching
Apple patches 17 vulnerabilities in QuickTime, getting by with a little help from its friends
Greenpeace Activists Picket Apple HQ In “iPod” Survival Dome
Apple faces Greenpeace pressure to power its iCloud with renewable energy
G-Cloud To Get G-Hosting Brother
The government's G-Cloud gets a hosting brother for "heavy lift hosting" of older applications