Bulldog ID theft affected just three broadband users

Bulldog has revealed that only three of its broadband subscribers were affected by the 2005 breach that resulted in hackers obtaining personal details of around 100,000 of the ISP's customers. 'To date three customers have been in contact as they have received unsolicited and possibly repeat telemarketing calls, potentially as a result of this. It's important to point out that none has involved any financial loss and we have no evidence that any customers have had their credit card details used illegally,' Bulldog said in a statement. ...more

Microsoft closes net on counterfeit software distributors

Microsoft has filed suits in 25 US cities against distributors of counterfeit software. The suits allege copyright infringement and were filed after Microsoft conducted a series of test purchases from suspected companies. After subsequent analysis of the software supplied, Microsoft notified any offending distributors and told them how to get hold of legitimate Microsoft software. ...more

Talking Heads frontman criticises iTunes' DRM

David Byrne, former frontman of 80s group Talking Heads has been talking about the growth of online music sales, with particular reference to iTunes, and a shift in the market that will see downloads outsell CDs before the London Olympics opening ceremonies. In a presentation called Record Companies: Who Needs Them, he explained that his royalty payments are the same on iTunes downloads as they are on more expensive physical media sales - around $1.60 for an album either way. ...more

'Cheese' activates Philips camera

Philips has unveiled a voice activated webcam that doubles as a desktop scanner. The PCVC750K can capture video at 60 frames per second or scan still images from flat pictures or 3D objects. Mac-compatible bundled software allows for real-time video conferencing, video mailing, image scanning and editing, optical character recognition of scanned text and watermark reading. ...more

SCO warns Linux may be 'illegal'

SCO, the owner of the Unix operating system, has announced that it considers 'Linux ... ...more