Europe

Security questions that allow web users to access their online accounts if they forget their passwords, can easily be answered by hackers, says researchers at the University of Cambridge.  read more »

Hundreds of millions of payment cards throughout Europe have a flaw that could allow criminals with a stolen card to enter any random PIN to complete a transaction, according to researchers from the University of Cambridge.  read more »

The European Parliament Thursday voted to block an agreement reached by the 27 E.U. national governments and the U.S. last month to allow European citizens' personal financial data to be analyzed by American authorities investigating the financing of terrorism.  read more »

The European Parliament looks set to reject an agreement struck by E.U. national governments with the U.S. last month that would allow the banking data of European citizens to be scrutinized by American border authorities.  read more »

The unprecedented number of PC users who installed Windows 7 release candidate (RC) will soon have to decide whether to upgrade to the new OS or face bi-hourly shutdowns and significant hassle re-installing their old version.  read more »

The open source community has criticised the lack of firm action in the government's ICT strategy document  read more »

Google and other enterprises still face a bleak computer security landscape that makes their companies vulnerable to hackers, whether they do business in China or not, analysts say.  read more »

The English-language Wikipedia should have a system in place by December to vet anonymous edits for certain high-profile entries, according to the online encyclopedia's founder.  read more »

Investor Carl Icahn has resigned from Yahoo's board of directors.  read more »

There's never been a better time to get involved in cybercrime.  read more »