Police have arrested a 41-year-old man in connection with a cyber attack on websites connected to home secretary Theresa May. He was arrested in Stoke-on-Trent for questioning under the Serious Crime Act on suspicion of assisting or ...
Tags: DDoS, Theresa May, website, Home Office website
In the wake of the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn, police warned that they will prosecute anyone purposefully posting false information related to the incident on social networks. "Misinformation is being posted on social media ...
Tags: net pranksters, Computer Products, Cops
Business Line reported that National Aluminium Co Ltd has terminated the services of its CMD, Mr Abhay Kumar Srivastava, who was under suspension. This paves the way for the appointment of a new CMD for the company. The Union Ministry of ...
Tags: Aluminium, Mines, terminated the services, CMD
The mother of hacker Gary McKinnon marked the end of a traumatic chapter of their lives when she give thanks to all those who helped their 10-year campaign against a US order for his extradition to face charges for hacking federal ...
Tags: Gary McKinnon, hacking federal computer, home secretary, computer
New Zealand's prime minister called on Monday for an inquiry into illegal spying on individuals connected with the now defunct file-sharing site Megaupload by one of the country's intelligence services. Prime Minister John Key said Monday ...
Tags: New Zealand, illegal spying, individuals, Megaupload
To curb gang activity in California,local courts and law enforcement created a special injunctions process that permits the arrest of known gang members for small infractions--in hopes of preventing more violent crimes.But to be really ...
Tags: gang activity, violent crime, mobile data, arrest
In the battle for the hearts and minds of enterprise mobile developers, Apple's iOS has taken a commanding lead as businesses show concern over Android, according to a recent survey of mobile developers by Appcelerator and IDC. Does ...
Tags: Apple, app devs, Android, consumer devs, Microsoft
India’s Supreme Court has asked the government of Maharashtra state in western India for information on what action was taken against police officers there who arrested two girls earlier this month for a Facebook post. The court has ...
Tags: Cyberlaw, Facebook, iran, Supreme Court
American soft drink company Dr Pepper Snapple Group plans to introduce 10-calorie versions of A&W Root Beer,Canada Dry,RC Cola,Sunkist and 7-Up starting from January 2013. The latest versions are an extension of Dr Pepper Ten soda brands ...
Tags: Dr Pepper Snapple, A&W Root Beer, soda, soft drink
A ‘troll’ arrested on suspicion of aiming a torrent of abuse at a fellow Facebook user has been identified as a 32-year-old policeman from the UK, it has been revealed. Nicola Brookes, 45, from Brighton, UK was targeted ...
Tags: Arrested troll, Cyber bullying, Facebook abuse, Facebook troll, Facebook
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom appeared in Auckland High Court Wednesday as part of a judicial review of the police raid on his rented Coatesville mansion in January. This followed a ruling last month that the search and seizure operation ...
Representatives of the textile industry in Pakistan have urged the State Bank of Pakistan, the country's central bank, to bring down the markup rate to at least seven percent, so as to enable the sector to compete with other countries in ...
Tags: Pakistan Textile Industry, Cut, Markup Rate, State Bank
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Respiratory Motion's ExSpiron respiratory monitoring system, designed for monitoring breathing abnormalities often associated with potentially lethal respiratory depression. ...
Tags: FDA, respiratory monitoring system, clinical technology
Cardiac Science, a subsidiary of Opto Circuits, has introduced a new version of automated external defibrillator (AED), Powerheart G5, in Europe. The Powerheart G5 is designed to help facilitate both professional rescuers and first-time ...
Tags: Cardiac Science, automated external defibrillator, AED, Opto Circuits
The Internet, long viewed as a tool to expand freedom, is an equally effective tool for repression. That is just as true in the United States as anywhere else. Security guru Bruce Schneier noted in a recent blog post, citing Evgeny ...
Tags: Cyber spying, Middle East, Skype, Spying, Syria, video