Security Articles in the News

News stories related to hacking and security breaches within large companies have been rapidly increasing over the last few years.

The front page of the technology section of the BBC News website today contains:

• Three men suspected of being members of the Anonymous hacking group have been arrested in Spain.
• Online activist group Anonymous has released a cache of e-mails which it claims show impropriety at Bank of America.
• Online vigilante group Anonymous has denied being behind an attack that led to the theft of personal data from around 77 million PlayStation users.
• The hacker group known as Lulz Security has leapt to prominence by carrying out a series of attacks on Sony, Nintendo, and broadcasters Fox and PBS.
• A notorious hacker group has warned the NHS that its computer networks are vulnerable to cyber attack.
• The personal details of thousands of people have been stolen after hackers targeted British games developer Codemasters.

What you might find more shocking is that these 6 articles are the top 6 articles on the BBC Technology page today.