Dirty laundry delivered via FedEx A former Barclays Bank programmer received 46 months in prison for helping TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez launder as much as $800,000, according to news reports.… Full published article at: Read More »

Not as anonymous as you think Netflix has canceled a contest designed to improve its movie recommendation system out of concern it might compromise the privacy of its customers.… Full published article at: Read More »

Zeus borrows page from Microsoft The latest version of the Zeus do-it-yourself crimeware kit goes to great lengths to thwart would-be pirates by introducing a hardware-based product activation scheme similar to what's found in Microsoft Windows.…What is your recession sales strategy? Full published article at: Read More »

Sync My Ride Ford is developing anti-hacking technology in a bid to make upcoming in-car WiFi systems resistant against drive-by downloads and other forms of computer security attacks.… Full published article at: Read More »

Beefs 'robot' API The Mountain View Chocolate Factory has unveiled an extensions gallery for Google Wave, the still-gestating browser-based app that crossbreeds email with IM and document sharing.… Full published article at: Read More »

parliamentary reporter, Computing, Friday 12 March 2010 at 17:23:00 Vast majority of electorate say they would vote online and 13 per cent admit to having an MP as "a friend" on Facebook. says survey More than three-quarters of the electorate would vote via the internet if they could, according to a major survey conducted this week. The survey, conducted by media consultants Lewis Communications, interviewed 1,000 people on their attitudes to the use of social media and digital technology in politics. Some 56 per cent of those polled had visited political websites, signalling a substantial increase...Read More »

Code inject and info flaws fixed Apple published an update of its Safari browser on Thursday that plugs 16 security vulnerabilities.… Full published article at: Read More »

Nicola Brittain, Computing, Friday 12 March 2010 at 15:05:00 £10bn partnership deal will see HMRC IT staff improve services HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has signed a £10m partnership deal with Accenture to develop its in-house IT capability. In a statement published in the Official Journal of the European Union, the department said the deal will see Accenture improve the capabilities of its in-house IT development team, as well as IMS Solutions Development and Delivery. Accenture will also actively contribute to the development of an IT strategy for the department, one of the priorities of which...Read More »

Elliott wants it all - especially the cash As the week was ending, rumors were swirling that the hedge fund suitor of Novell, Elliott Associates, which last week offered $1bn net of cash to take over the perennially struggling software maker, was going to start selling off its target's assets if it clinches a deal.… Full published article at: Read More »

Ultra brute force attack Password-cracking tools optimised to work with SSDs have achieved speeds up to 100 times quicker than previously possible.… Full published article at: Read More »