EU registries have been duped out of more than €3 million (£2.6m), after a phishing scam resulted in hackers stealing an estimated 250,000 carbon permits
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Google Hack Fallout Continues With Senate Hearing
Following the Google hack in China, the US Senate is planning a hearing concerning business practises with countries that restrict Internet access
Microsoft Admits New IE Vulnerability Could Open Files
Microsoft has published an advisory of a new vulnerability which could allow hackers to open files on PCs running Windows XP and IE
Home Office Site To Combat Terrorism And Hate Crimes
The Home Office has created a website that allows citizens to report any illegal terrorist, violent extremist, or hate crime content they encounter whilst online
Stolen Twitter Credentials Worth Big Bucks To Criminals
The price of stolen user credentials varies depending on the popularity of the Internet service or application for which they could be used
Twitter Reveals Phishing Attack Details
Officials at Twitter reset users passwords after malicious Torrent sites and "get followers fast schemes" caused a surge in followers for certain accounts
PGP To Offer Trusted Cloud ID With TrustCenter Buy
As part of its strategy to offer trusted identity management services from the cloud, PGP is to acquire privately-held TC TrustCenter
Manchester Police Nabbed By Conficker Worm
Greater Manchester Police has quarantined its network after discovering it had been infected by the notorious Conficker worm
Twitter Phishing Attack Makes Users Change Passwords
An alleged phishing attack on micro-blogging site Twitter has led to some users being advised to change their passwords via an email from administrators
MWC: Researchers Warn Of Femtocell Security Flaws
Two security consultants have uncovered serious vulnerabilities in femtocell devices and will present their findings at a hacker convention
Facebook Poses Biggest Security Risk, Sophos Finds
The majority of businesses consider Facebook the riskiest social networking site, according to new findings from Sophos
NHS Staff Told To Abandon IE6
The Department of Health is advising NHS organisations to abandon Internet Explorer 6, despite the government's decision to ignore security warnings about the browser
Google To Phase Out Support For Internet Explorer 6
Google plans to cease supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 for its Google Docs and Google Sites applications, in a move to push support for its own Chrome browser
TalkTalk Boss Steps Up Opposition To Digital Economy Bill
Charles Dunstone has pledged to go to court to fight against the government's Digital Economy Bill, and said he would refuse to disconnect suspected file-sharers
Body Scanners No Match For Good Data Argues EU
Better data management is more effective than new body scanning technology in airports, according to European experts
Man Pleads Guilty To Church of Scientology DDOS Attack
Tom Cruise beware. A man has coughed up to his role in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against the Church of Scientology
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