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Arrest after BPAS abortion advice service site hacked

Category: , By News Updater
A man suspected of computer hacking is being questioned by police after the website of one of Britain's largest abortion providers was accessed.

The 27-year-old claims to have links to hacktivist group Anonymous.

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) said no medical or personal information relating to women who had received treatment had been accessed.

But it took out a court injunction after details of people who requested information was compromised.

Police said they were alerted to allegations that the BPAS website had been hacked on Thursday.

Claims later appeared on Twitter that the culprit had accessed the names of women who had undergone terminations and was threatening to release them into the public domain.
'Rapid action'

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act during the early hours of Friday, Scotland Yard said.

He is in custody at a West Midlands Police station after being arrested at a property in Wednesbury, West Midlands by officers from the Metropolitan Police's central e-Crime unit.

Det Insp Mark Raymond from the Met's e-Crime Unit said: "We have taken rapid action to identify and arrest a suspect involved in hacking. This was done to prevent personal details of people who had requested information from the BPAS website being made public.

"It should be stressed that the stolen data did not contain the medical details of women who had received treatment or why individuals had contacted the British Pregnancy Advisory Service."

BPAS said in a statement: "The website does store details (names, addresses and phone numbers) of people who have requested information from BPAS via the website, including those making personal inquiries as well as health and education professionals, the media and students.

"These may have been inquiries relating to contraception, pregnancy, abortion, STI testing and sterilisation. Relevant authorities were informed and appropriate legal action taken to prevent the dissemination of any information obtained from the website.

"While the confidentiality of women receiving treatment was never in danger, this episode was taken very seriously indeed."

BPAS is a non-statutory abortion provider and has a number of clinics across the country.

It also provides counselling for unplanned pregnancy and abortion treatment and gives advice about contraception, sexually transmitted infection testing and sterilisation.
 

Google receives 75,000 CVs in one week

Category: By Echo
Google has received more than 75,000 job applications in just one week, a record for the search engine giant.

The web company received the flood of CVs after last week announcing that it would hire 6,000 employees this year.

Google is looking to increase its prescence in mobile services, display advertising and Internet applications. It also faces tougher competition from Facebook and Apple for users and engineering talent.

“We’re looking for top talent,” Alan Eustace, senior vice-president of engineering and research, said last week in a blog. “We’ll hire as many smart, creative people as we can to tackle some of the toughest challenges in computer science: like building a web-based operating system from scratch, instantly searching an index of more than 100m gigabytes and even developing cars that drive themselves.”

The number of job applications tops Google's previous high by 15pc, set in May 2007.


 

Google unveils Android Market website

Category: By Echo

Whether it’s a game or a lifestyle app calculating users’ calorie intake, the Android Market is a bustling place full of diverse content. Chipping in to create an enriching mobile experience, it now boasts of over 100,000 apps, games and widgets. According to a post on the official Google Mobile blog, the company has crafted the Android Market website for enabling users to download apps and other offerings directly from a web browser.


This newly developed website not only rolls out content on a wider and brighter interface but also allows users to wirelessly send applications on their handsets. Android phone owners can browse through the website while reading reviews about various apps and games.

The website makes it possible for visitors to create their personal Market account, allowing them to manage their already downloaded apps. Through this account, they will have the power to organize and classify this content. Besides, it has been engineered for rendering social connectivity as its Twitter integration enables customers to share apps with their dear ones.

Android users can now log into the website even while surfing through computing systems for administering apps, games and other content on their handset.