Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown – revealing he was “in tears” when he learned his ill son’s medical records had been illegally obtained by one of Rupert Murdoch’s papers – condemned what he dubbed “the most disgusting work” of the media baron’s reporters and editors. Gordon Brown, in an interview on Tuesday with [...]
Hackers have breached an Electronic Arts Web site and may have taken user information such as birth dates, phone numbers and mailing addresses, the company said yesterday. Electronic Arts is the latest victim in a spate of global cyber attacks waged against video-game companies. Electronic Arts (EA) and the creator of games like Mass Effect, Bioware [...]
Nintendo was targeted in a recent online data attack, but no personal or company information was lost, the Japanese maker of the Wii game console said Sunday. The server of an affiliate of Nintendo Co.’s US unit was accessed unlawfully a few weeks ago, but there was no damage, company spokesman Ken Toyoda said. “There [...]
India pledged to reduce its deficit while ramping up social spending Monday as the government unveiled an annual budget aimed at balancing populism with pragmatism. High food inflation and a spate of embarrassing corruption scandals have put pressure on India’s ruling Congress Party in recent months, spooking foreign investors and sparking street protests in advance [...]
Greek authorities have declared a state of emergency on the eastern Aegean Sea islands of Ikaria and Chios after flash floods there left two people dead. The Fire Brigade says a 34-year-old man was found dead Tuesday on Ikaria in the ruins of his secluded house, which was swept away by floodwaters after heavy rains. [...]