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LulzSec hackers handed jail sentences
16 May 2013
Three LulzSec members are sentenced to between 20 and 32 months for hacking offences. But from the beginning, the Lulzsec group stood in stark contrast to the secretive profiles of other hackers.
BT Yahoo! targeted in global hack
03 May 2013
BT customers become the latest victims of a global email hacking campaign, writes Channel 4 News Technology Producer Geoff White.
Can Yahoo! keep the hackers at bay?
29 April 2013
As Yahoo's email accounts face another attack from hackers, is the company doing enough to look after the security of customers, asks Geoff White.
Welcome to Geoff White's new blog
26 April 2013
Technology Producer Geoff White guides you through the latest developments in the world of tech, from cutting edge hardware to the shadowy world of hacking and cybersecurity.
Facebook: news provider or social network?
26 April 2013
A row over whether or not a disturbing video of a young child being beaten by an adult should be allowed by Facebook has raised questions about how the internet giant chooses to police its content.
Facebook ads coming from a server nowhere near you...
12 April 2013
Who picks the adverts you see on Facebook? The Channel 4 News Data Baby is trying to find out.
Welfare reform: will technology be up to the job?
29 March 2013
A raft of benefit changes sees the biggest shake-up of the welfare system in a generation.
Cybersecurity: will plans for a 'fusion cell' be effective?
27 March 2013
MI5 analysts are to work alongside industry experts in a bid to co-ordinate attempts to combat online criminality. But will this so-called fusion cell work, asks Geoff White?
Yahoo!'s email system hacked by criminal spammers
21 March 2013
As the world's third largest email provider recovers from a hack attack, Technology Producer Geoff White has the details of the scam and how Yahoo! users can protect themselves.
Samsung attempts to strike a chord with new users
15 March 2013
Samsung has buried its South Korean heritage under a mountain of Rodgers & Hammerstein nostalgia and is staging the fight firmly in its competitor's back yard.
