Four British men who were part of hacking group Lulzsec, which attacked numerous digital targets like Sony, have been given jail sentences of up to 32 months.
An international criminal gang has been arrested after stealing $45 million in a complex plot that involved stealing credit card numbers and hacking bank computers.
The Syrian Electronic Army hacked the satirical newspaper's feed and proceeded to post a string of anti-Semitic and anti-Qatari messages. The Onion responded with satirical articles.
The United States Trade Representative's office issued a new report claiming that the government has "grave concerns" about wholesale intellectual property theft by Chinese firms.
The news comes hot on the heels from yesterday's high-profile takeover of the Associated Press Twitter account, in which an erroneous report of a White House explosion caused jitters on Wall Street.
Fake Twitter messages sent earlier this afternoon by the Associated Press appear to have been caused by hackers sending fake newspaper articles to AP employees.
