An analysis of conversations in one of the largest known hacker forums – with around 250,000 members – has revealed that SQL-injection and DDoS are the subjects of most interest to up-and-coming wannabe hackers.

Research on the similarities between hacktivist groups like Anonymous and real-world protest groups and the future of hacktivism has been carried out by Czech Technical University in Prague.

The ICO has hit the Stoke-on-Trent City Council with a hefty £120,000 fine for failing to use basic encryption on email messages, and for sending a message about a child protection case to the wrong person.

There’s a row brewing in the UK after a senior security official at the Cabinet Office advises users to provide false personal information to websites such as Facebook. Opposition MPs and Facebook are not amused.

A software tool that is used to program the programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in much of the critical infrastructure contains an unprotected backdoor that could be used by hackers to access any such device that has an internet connection.

Apparently, quite a few people feel that “Jesus” can save them from online account breaches –but the popular Spanish men’s name and savior in the Christian tradition performs no miracles as a password, coming in at 21 in a list of the top 25 most-hacke…

Jester (th3j35t3r) describes himself as a patriotic cyber activist. He spends his time trying to find and take down what he considers to be enemies of the USA, ranging from Wikileaks and Anonymous to militant Islamic websites.

“Sky succeeds in its claims against Mr Freeman, Mr Sullivan and Mr Marrow and also against Mr Lee,” ruled High Court judge Sir William Blackburne, finding that Mr Lee had misused confidential Sky customer data.

With the recent attack on Saudi oil giant Aramco being credited to Iran by the US government, a new report suggests that it may have been an inside job.

In an effort to combat software piracy and the related malware vectors that it presents, Microsoft will not sell Windows 8 as a physical boxed product in China.