The loose-knit hacking collective LulzSec, which is responsible for numerous recent attacks on several big-name games developers including Sony and Nintendo, yesterday released two statements on its website claiming responsibility for successful cyber attacks against the U.S. Senate and Bethesda Softworks.
Shares in Tesco were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the supermarket giant reported a "subdued" set of results for the first quarter ended 28 May.
The hacker group LulzSec, which has claimed responsibility for several high-publicity attacks on Sony, Nintendo and even the NHS, yesterday posted a message on its website claiming responsibility for a new successful cyber attack on the U.S. Senate.
With Spanish police having just arrested three suspected members of the loose-knit hacking collective Anonymous last week, Turkish authorities have reportedly detained a further 32 suspected members of the Anonymous group.
Shares in Tesco were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the supermarket giants Q1 trading update, expected tomorrow.
Since Sony's PlayStation Network outage, numerous games companies have fallen victim to successful cyber attacks, most recently Nintendo and Epic Games have joined the growing cyber-victims club, leading to fresh speculation about which company will be targeted next.
Imperial Tobacco saw its shares decline this morning on the FTSE 100 after the group said it stood to lose £110 million thanks to the implementation of a ban on smoking in public places in Spain.
According to a report from Nomura, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will overtake Nokia to become the world's largest smartphone maker this financial quarter.
Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following a report that Lloyds Banking Group is planning to cut 15,000 jobs in a bid to save a billion pounds.
A recent comment from an unnamed security expert to Bloomberg has indicated that like the recent attempt on Google's Gmail service, the recently revealed cyber attack on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could have been state sponsored.
Shares in Majestic Wine were down on the FTSE AIM in morning trading after the wine seller reported a rise in pre-tax profit and sales in the full year ended 28 March.
Following last week's revelation about a fresh cyber attack on veteran U.K. games developer Codemasters, both Nintendo and Epic Games representatives have posted statements on their company websites warning account holders about password protection.
In the wake of Citibank's admission of a security breach on its network, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has since confirmed that it too has been the target of a sophisticated cyber attack perpetrated by an as yet unknown group of hackers or hacker.
New research has suggested that current surveys and studies have grossly overestimated the levels of cyber attacks and hacking attempts currently sweeping the globe.
Veteran U.K. based games developer Codemasters has confirmed that its network was hacked earlier this month.
O2 has today, for the second time in as many months, confirmed that its network is down in certain areas of East London and Essex.
Despite the fact that LulzSec openly stated in its recent correspondence with the U.K.'s NHS that it didn't consider the service an "enemy" many of the general public have already begun to question the groups supposedly noble intentions to "help" the service.
Network Rail yesterday reported a rise in pre-tax profit and revenue in the full year 2010/11.
Just after the hacking collective LulzSec issued a statement via email to the U.K.'s NHS warning the service that its online security and networks were out of date and vulnerable to cyber attacks, it has been revealed that the London Ambulance Sevice (LAS) suffered a massive software failure this Wednesday.
With this year's E3 finished, Nintendo's company President Satoru Iwata has expressed his bewilderment at the negative response the newly unveiled Wii U has recieved.
Shares in British banks were mixed on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite some weak data on British factory output.
O2 has attacked Ofcom's new 4G coverage auction policy claiming that it is illegal under current EU law.
Shares in Fuller, Smith & Turner were flat on the FTSE in morning trading after pub owner and brewer reported a rise in revenue and pre-tax profit in the full year ended 2 April.
In an interview with GameSpot during this year's E3 expo, Microsoft's Games Studios head Phil Spencer confirmed the company's intention to have all first-party developed games include Kinect functionality.
The hacker group LulzSec has reportedly sent an email to the U.K.'s NHS warning the healthcare service that its computer networks are vulnerable to cyber attacks.
The level of threat cyber crime poses the world is a growing topic of debate, with hacks on titan companies like Google, Sony and now Citibank adding gas to the flame, the IBTimes takes a look at some of the biggest hacks carried out this year.
Zaavi has become the first retailer to attempt to guess the new Nintendo Wii U console's price and release date, selling it for pre-order at £399.85 with a launch date of 20 July, 2012.
With LulzSec having just issued a statement promising to continue its ongoing cyber-war against tech giant Sony, many analysts have begun to speculate just how damaging the groups continued assault could be on Sony's forthcoming PlayStation Vita console.
With Nintendo having only just revealed its new Wii U console, both Sony and Apple have answered back, each revealing future projects and plans similar to those of Nintendo's.
Shares in Home Retail plunged on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the group reported a strong decline in sales at its Argos stores.
