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Hacker group Lulz Security claims attack on public face of CIA website

News DeskJune 15, 2011 23:46
The LulzSec cyberattacks on the US Senate and the CIA sites follow more than two weeks of hacks by the group, targeting the computer networks of Sony, PBS, the Fox TV network, and the Atlanta chapter of a US FBI affiliate called InfraGuard.

IMF was hit by a serious cyberattack, described as a "major breach" by computer experts

News DeskJune 12, 2011 00:32
Senior officials with knowledge of the attack, which occurred before former Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested in New York on May 14 on charges of sexual assault, said it was sophisticated and serious.

Google's "doodle" in honor of Les Paul attracts armchair musicians worldwide

News DeskJune 9, 2011 21:25
The wannabe-musician user simply mouses over the strings of the stylized guitar at the Google home page, or uses keystrokes, to make music, and, in the U.S., even record a song.

Facebook facial-recognition feature attracts scrutiny from EU

News DeskJune 8, 2011 23:29
Facebook's new facial-recognition feature is getting some unwelcome attention from privacy groups in the European Union and the U.S.

France restricts mentions of Twitter and Facebook on the airwaves

News DeskJune 4, 2011 00:06Updated June 7, 2011 12:45
Citing a 1992 law that prohibits surreptitious advertising, the French ruling is meant to keep TV and radio networks from giving an unfair advantage to Facebook and Twitter, two already very popular services.

Syria shuts down the Internet amid escalating nationwide protests (VIDEO)

News DeskJune 3, 2011 22:13
About two-thirds of all Syrian Internet networks became unreachable early in the morning, though some, including those belonging to the government, remained reachable.

Teenager in China sold kidney online so he could buy Apple iPad 2 (VIDEO)

News DeskJune 3, 2011 20:19
The boy's mother became suspicious when he returned three days later with an iPad 2 and a laptop... and a deep red scar on his body.

Google says hackers in China stole Gmail passwords

News DeskJune 1, 2011 19:26
Google said that some some Gmail users had been the targets of a phishing scam originating in Jinan, China, that was aimed at stealing passwords and monitoring e-mail accounts

Four injured in brawl over iPad 2 at Apple store in Beijing (VIDEO)

News DeskMay 8, 2011 18:26
Four people were injured after a “non-Chinese” Apple employee reportedly stepped into the crowd to push back and “beat” people suspected of queue jumping, the Beijing News reports.

Apple fixes iPhone, iPad "bug" that tracked users

News DeskMay 5, 2011 09:41
Meanwhile, recent news reports have suggested that smartphones running Android are transmitting location data to Google.
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