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50 Million Megaupload Users’ Data May be Erased by Thursday

Two of the Netherlands' largest internet service providers (ISPs) have flouted anti-piracy foundation Brein's order for them to block access to The Pirate Bay file sharing site.

More than half of Facebook users confess that they are worried about the new Timeline design, which displays everything a user has ever done on the site in chronological order.

Smartphones have replaced computers as the hackers' tool of choice. Is there a way of protecting your pivacy?

Internet security company Symantec has identified multiple publisher IDs on the Android Market that are being used to infiltrate "Android.Counterclank". So far, the malware has been found successful in luring millions of unsuspecting users into downloading infected apps.

A new study has shown that spending too much time on the Internet can have disruptive effects on the brain's nerve wiring, similar to alcohol, cocaine and cannabis.

There are lots of alternatives in the Android keyboard field.

Popular social networking Web site Facebook has accused Adscend Media of "clickjacking"; Adscend has reportedly spread spam through misleading and deceptive tactics.

The contents of an e-mail, sent by the late founder of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, to former Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Eric Schmidt, were disclosed on Friday, during the course of a civil suit against the former company.

There are only a few weeks before the Timeline takes over Facebook. With that in mind, here are 5 basic steps to ensure privacy of personal information without having to stop sharing the lighter moments in your life...

The latest targets of Anonymous, the shadowy online hackers' group, include OnGuardOnline.gov, the US government's anti-scam website, and sites of Mexico's senate and the interior ministry.

Twitter has apparently planned to comply with the U.S. government's instructions to filter offensive and sensitive user-generated content on its site. The decision could also hint at the social networking Web site's intentions of re-entering the Chinese market, from which it has been banned since 2009.

This the first time a popular game is being launched on a social network.

Hot on the heels of a blob of glue that looks a bit like Homer Simpson, there is now a potato crisp that apparently resembles the Quagmire character from Family Guy.

Information leaked by the Anonymous collective has exposed a state-sponsored spying campaign targeting the Occupy movement.

The hacker cell of the Anonymous collective has targeted the UFC, defacing its official website and posting data taken during a cyber raid on its networks.

Twitter has announced that it can withhold tweets from users in entire nations, in an attempt to satisfy every country's interpretation of freedom of speech.

Security experts and protesters have attacked the Anonymous collective claiming its DDoS campaign is hurting, not helping anti-Acta efforts.

Entertainment industry urges government to to monitor and block illegal sites from search results.

When are politicians going to learn that nothing good ever comes from their being on Twitter?

Palestinian DDoS attack against Haaretz Hebrew website and escalating cyberwar carry major political significance.

The release of a number of visually stunning video game titles in 2011 made for one incredibly action-packed year. Check out a slideshow detailing the 10 most anticipated video games, across all the three platforms, for the year to come...

With Anonymous’ global anti-censorship campaign forcing it out of the cyber shadows into the political limelight, the International Business Times UK takes a hindsight look at the hacktivists’ 10 most memorable moments.

The parent company of the PayPal payment service has issued a statement voicing its opposition to the controversial Sopa, Pipa and Acta acts.

Following the Irish backlash against Anonymous for its OpIreland campaign, a spat between activists on Twitter has exposed the different positions of those in the frontline against anti-piracy laws.

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Anonymous' move to attack the websites of Ireland's Department of Justice and Finance in retaliation against a proposed online anti-piracy law, has stirred a controversy on popular social media and blogs.

Security experts have criticised the Anonymous collective's reaction to the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta), describing it as premature.

The creator of Anonyupload has attacked the Anonymous collective's insistence that the site is a scam, in an interview with the International Business Times UK.