Anonymous takes aim over Europe's SOPA

Hackers are attacking sites and looking to expose information on European officials in response to the signing of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. ACTA critics say it's even worse than the Stop Online Piracy Act floated in the U.S.

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

Microsoft's Kelihos botnet suspect says he's innocent

St. Petersburg, Russia-based Andrey N. Sabelnikov says he is "absolutely not guilty" of participating in the creation of the huge spam network that Microsoft shut down last September.

Facebook denies Anonymous 'claims' of takedown

A Twitter feed from an Anonymous account claims it caused Facebook problems, with some intermittent outage. Facebook says it was nothing of the sort.

Originally posted at Technically Incorrect

DHS disputes memo on purported railway computer breach

Officials with the Department of Homeland Security and railroad industry say there was no targeted attack on a railway company.

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

O2 fixes phone number leak, explains blunder

British wireless carrier admits that between January 10 and 2 p.m. today, customers' phone numbers could have been accessed by sites that don't belong to the network's roster of "trusted partners."

EU overhauling data-privacy policies to protect consumers

The EU says that data protection for individuals will be drastically improved by not allowing companies to process sensitive data without the user's consent.

Originally posted at The Digital Home

Grappling with O2's phone number leaks

The British carrier tells disgruntled customers that it's "investigating" the issue and that it's a "top priority."

Originally posted at News - Mobile

Mystery and mayhem surrounding MegaUpload (roundup)

Hackers down government and entertainment Web sites after piracy arrest of people including Kim DotCom connected with the hosting site.