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Bank customer data sold on eBay

An investigation is under way into how a computer containing bank customers' personal data was sold on eBay.

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Will crime maps work?

Last month the Home Office announced that everyone in England and Wales will have access to crime maps of their local area by the end of this year. But will they help cut crime, or could they have unforeseen consequences?

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Two-thirds of UK homes now online

Almost 16.5 million households in the UK now have internet access, an increase of 1.2 million since 2007, the latest official figures show

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Computer viruses make it to orbit

A computer virus is alive and well on the International Space Station (ISS). Nasa has confirmed that laptops carried to the ISS in July were infected with a virus known as Gammima.AG.

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Officials 'back ban on data sale'

There is massive support among election officials in England for a ban on the sale of voters' personal data to direct mail companies, a survey has found.

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Database of children is delayed

The introduction of a database of details about every child in England has been delayed for the second time.The database of children's names, addresses, birth dates and contact details for their doctors and schools, was due to be piloted from October.

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Real lessons from virtual battle

In the lab, more than 30 PCs are running a military training simulator called Virtual Battle Space 2. The Army is using the software to teach soldiers about to be sent on operations in Afghanistan and Iraq how to deal with ambushes, roadside bombs and other threats.

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Internet Explorer gets makeover

Microsoft has released the second "beta" or test version of its latest browser Internet Explorer 8 (IE8).

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Police hail 'Blackberries' switch

North Wales Police say the policy of issuing each officer with a hand-held computer had saved hundreds of thousands of pounds in man-hours.

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Hackers prepare supermarket sweep

Self-checkout systems in UK supermarkets are being targeted by hi-tech criminals with stolen credit card details. A BBC investigation has unearthed a plan hatching online to loot US bank accounts via the checkout systems.

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Trusted sites thwart net hijacks

US researchers have found a way to thwart hack attacks which intercept data passing from a PC to a website.

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Students taught computer hacking

Postgraduate students at a Scottish university are to be taught the art of computer hacking.

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iPhone ad rapped as 'misleading'

A television advert for the iPhone misled consumers, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.

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Robo-skeleton lets paralysed walk

A robotic suit is helping people paralysed from the waist down do what was previously considered impossible - stand, walk and climb stairs.

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