Wireless security blamed for TK Maxx data theft

The thieves who stole 45 million customer records from TK Maxx last year did so by hacking the clothes retailer's wireless network, according to an unconfirmed report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). WSJ says that investigators now believe the biggest known theft of credit-card numbers in history began two years ago outside a Marshall's clothing store in Minnesota. The hackers pointed a telescope-shaped antenna toward the store and used a laptop computer to decode data streaming through the air between handheld price-checking devices, cash registers and the store's computers. ...more

Google Gmail inspires MSN Hotmail upgrade

Microsoft has announced a 'major upgrade' to its MSN Hotmail email service, with a huge increase in storage capacity and enhanced virus filtering. From early July Hotmail users' inboxes will grow from 2MB to 250MB and the maximum permitted size for attachments will become 10MB. They will also get MSN Calendar software. ...more

Hauppauge to set the Pace

Hauppauge has revealed to us it will launch a set-top box to take on the ?99.99 Pace box. Determined to get the box in the shops before the World Cup, Hauppauge's set-top box will also cost ?99. ...more

Amazon stock price plummets on profits forecast

Online retailer Amazon.com suffered the biggest fall in its share price in six years when it announced that this year's profits will take a hit following big investments in its toys division in the run up to Christmas and in 'aggressively cutting' prices. Following the publishing of quarterly results, investors took the news badly and the shares plummeted almost 22 per cent on the day to their lowest level for three years. ...more

Apple fine tunes iTunes

Apple has issued an update for its iTunes software. Version 7.0. ...more