A former San Francisco network administrator faces up to five years in jail after being found guilty of tampering with the city government’s computer network. (more…)

Social networking service Blippy has become the latest technology firm to be caught up in a data leak embarrassment after it was reported that the site had left users credit card details open to Google search results. (more…)

Microsoft has confirmed that it will be releasing an update to plug a security hole in its latest browser, Internet Explorer 8. (more…)

The website of The Daily Telegraph fell victim to hackers yesterday in an attack apparently perpetrated by a Romanian individual or group angry at the newspaper’s portrayal of gypsies. (more…)

Users of the popular Facebook game, Farm Town, have been targeted by a malware scam attempting to infect PC systems with fake antivirus software, the company behind the game has admitted. (more…)

A Bank of America computer specialist is expect to admit to hacking into the bank’s network of ATM’s, allowing him to withdraw “more than $5,000” without a single transaction being recorded, according to reports. (more…)

Companies have been told that they need to focus on protecting key business information as much as they do customer data, according to the findings of a new survey. (more…)

Smartphone users are being warned to safeguard their data after a UK government survey revealed that 67% were not taking precautions to protect information held on their handset. (more…)

A computer hacker has been jailed for 20 years in the United States for his part in hacking credit card systems that allowed him to steal more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers. (more…)

Mozilla has rushed out a security update for its Firefox web browser a week ahead of schedule after the discovery of a security flaw prompted some public bodies to discourage use of the browser. (more…)