The suspected mastermind behind the underground website Silk Road was convicted on narcotics and other charges on Wednesday for his role in orchestrating a scheme that enabled around $200 million of anonymous online drug sales using bitcoins.
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence has contacted authorities to investigate who stole and posted nude images of her online, a spokeswoman said on Monday, part of a reported mass hacking of celebrities' intimate photos.
Sony Corp (6758.T) said hackers had taken down its PlayStation Network without compromising its 53 million users' personal data, while the FBI was investigating a bomb scare on a flight carrying a top Sony executive in the United States.
The Target Corporation, the American retailing company chain, said that about 40 million credit and debit card accounts have been affected by a data breach that occurred between November 27 and December 15
Officials in the Obama administration have addressed "serious concern" with China's alleged cyber-hacking, reporting that China's People's Liberation Army had stolen date from 115 U.S. companies over seven years.
A hacker apparently accessed private photos and e-mails between members of the Bush family, including both former presidents, the Associated Press reported. U.S. Secret Service have been investigating the web site, which displayed the photos by the hacker, including one that shows Bush Sr. while in a Houston hospital, apparently taken by his daughter, according to Aljazeera.com. Bush Sr. recently spent almost two month being treated for complication from a bronchial infection.
