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Hundreds Wrongly Accused Of Illegal File-Sharing
More than 150 people have come forward, claiming to have been wrongly targeted in the government's crackdown on illegal file-sharing
Companies Warned To Come Clean On Data Breaches
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) reveals that more than 800 data breaches have been reported in two years
Social Networking Boosting Haiti Aid Efforts
Large numbers of Facebook users have donated money, food or clothing to help the disaster relief efforts in Haiti
EU To Assess Virgin Media Surveillance Software
The European Commission is to assess the legality of software being used by Virgin Media to analyse file-sharing in the UK
Government Makes ID Cards Available In London
The governement's controversial ID card scheme is rolling on, despite opposition party plans to scrap it all together if they gain power at the next election
Don’t Be Too Hasty Following Data Breaches Warns Analyst
Acting too quickly after a data breach can cost companies even more money, the Ponemon Institute reports
Chinese Government Denies Link to Cyber Attacks
The Chinese government has refuted accusations that it was involved in cyber-attacks against western companies, including Google
MoD Secrets Revealed on Facebook
The Ministry of Defence has admitted that staff have leaked secrets on social networking websites, including Facebook and Twitter
MP3 Developers Launch Digital File Successor
Updated: The team which created the MP3 file format has unveiled a new file format that enables the inclusion of updatable premium content – in a bid to combat music piracy
Hospital Trust Criticised Over Data Record Theft
More than 33,000 unencrypted patient records have been stolen from an unattended hospital vehicle, including details about diabetes and results of retinal screening tests
China Unmoved By Rhetoric From Google And US
Beijing's apparent indifference to Google's threat to pull out of China and Hillary Clinton's call for Internet global freedoms underscores the difficulties of dealing with repressive governments
Music Industry Threatens Civil Action Against Oink Founder
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is threatening civil proceedings against Alan Ellis, who raised £185,000 through BitTorrent tracker Oink
Microsoft Patches IE Security Vulnerability
Microsoft has issued a patch to close a security hole in Internet Explorer linked to the recent attacks on Google and other companies
Clinton Touts Cyber-Security Following Google Hack
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for cooperation in defending against cyber-attacks, but remains cautious in her comments about the recent Gmail hack
Microsoft Calls For Stronger Cloud Computing Laws
Concerns over privacy, security and transparency in the cloud prompt Microsoft to call for upgrades in the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Microsoft To Release IE Cyber-Attack Patch
Microsoft is releasing a patch to plug the Internet Explorer security hole exploited in a spate of cyber-attacks against Google and others
Microsoft Planning IE Patch Following Google Attack
Microsoft is planning an out-of-band patch for the Internet Explorer vulnerability attackers exploited to hit Google and other companies
US Government To Protest Over Chinese Google Attacks
The US Government is expected to issue a formal complaint to Beijing over cyber attacks on Google and other foreign businesses working in China
Stay Calm Over Internet Explorer Security
The moves by governments to boycott Microsoft's Internet Explorer sound like a kneejerk reaction. Peter Judge says security settings are more important than which browser you are using.
UK Government Rejects IE Boycott
The British government will not issue a warning against the use of Internet Explorer, despite France and Germany both boycotting the browser in the last week
Career Threat To Twitter Bomb Joker
The joke tweet which got a man arrested as a possible terrorist could ruin his career, he tells reporters.
Conservatives Pledge Investment In Cyber Security
The Conservative party has published a green paper outlining its strategy to tackle cyber attacks, as part of a wider move to improve national security
IBM Looks To Filter Noise From Social Networks
With Project Vulcan, IBM is looking to filter out the noise associated with social networking across the IBM Lotus messaging and collaboration portfolio
Gmail Accounts Of Foreign Journalists In China Attacked
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said correspondents working in bureaus in Beijing had their Google Gmail accounts hijacked
Google Investigates Insider Threat After China Hack
Google is reportedly investigating claims of insider involvement in the security breach that prompted its confrontation with the Chinese Government
France Jumps On IE Boycott Bandwagon
The French government has issued an advisory warning Internet users to change from Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, after the discovery of a zero-day security flaw
First UK File-Sharing Trial Ends In Acquittal
The founder of large-scale pirate music website, Oink's Pink Palace, has been cleared of defrauding thousands of pounds from record labels and musicians
Twitter Bomb Joker Arrested And Suspended
A Doncaster man's joke about blowing up a snow-bound airport led to arrest under the Terrorism Act and suspension from work
China Google Attack Code Circulating On Internet
Attack code linked to the Internet Explorer vulnerability exploited by hackers in recent cyber-attacks against dozens of companies is circulating on the Internet