Macca’s website was hacked by internet crooks

October 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Prostitutes have thanked Labour Deputy leader Harriet Harman after her appeal for a ban on a website advertising their services fuelled their demand further. Harman had recently urged California Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger to ban the California-based website Punter Net, which allows prostitutes to be rated by men who have had sex with them, calling it "degrading" and "exploitative".

September 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Mobile phones of Princes William and Harry may have been hacked, it has been suggested. Detective Chief Superintendent Philip Williams, from the Metropolitan Police, mentioned the probability.

September 3rd, 2009 LONDON - The mobile phones of British princes William and Harry may have been hacked into by tabloid reporters, a senior British police officer said. Detective Chief Superintendent Philip Williams of the Metropolitan Police spoke of his suspicion at a hearing Wednesday of the British parliament's select committee on culture, media and sport.

September 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A halal search-engine has been launched for Muslims to know which Internet sites should be avoided because of their forbidden, or "haram" content as per Islamic law. The search engine, ImHalal.com, only fetches results that are flagged as "Halal" and safe for Muslim users, reports The Telegraph.

July 30th, 2009 LONDON - Computer hackers have invaded MI5's official website, it emerged last night. According to the Daily Express, the gang rigged the site so the identity of visitors could be stolen and viruses downloaded on to their machines.

July 27th, 2009 LONDON - MI6 bosses might be experts at protecting Britain from terrorist threats, but that has not prevented the agency's website from being full of spellings errors. he bosses at MI6 came under fire recently when it was revealed that their website was full of grammatical errors.

June 26th, 2009 LONDON - Lord West, a Security Advisor to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has warned that people owning high-tech mobile phones may be at risk of having their personal information hacked. He said that he himself used a "Stone Age" Nokia handset to avoid any security risks.

May 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rachel McAdams has urged women to opt for bamboo lingerie for the betterment of environment. The Notebook star has become a leading celebrity green activist and she has launched a website, GreenIsSexy.org, to help raise awareness about clothing alternatives and better ways to serve the environment.

April 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While fans are looking forward to seeing Sir Paul McCartney perform in LA, three of his admirers have been caught stealing memorabilia magazines from the concert venue. The ex-Beatle is all set to open the Hard Rock Hotel's renovated venue 'The Joint' on April 19.

March 20th, 2009 LONDON - The British Government has not shut down any extremist website, despite promising a crackdown with the help of the Terrorism Act 2006. According to The Sun, among sites still running is www.islam4uk.com - a front organisation for Anjem Choudary, a follower of hate preacher Omar Bakri.

March 15th, 2009 LONDON - World Wide Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee has opened up about an experience when he fell victim to online fraudsters while trying to buy a gift over the Internet. Sir Tim said that he bought a Christmas present from an online shop but it was only when the present didn't arrive that he realised he had been conned.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney may have set a world record after selling out all the tickets for his upcoming gig in Las Vegas in an astonishing seven seconds, according to promoters. The former Beatle's performance at the opening of the New Joint at the Hardrock Hotel and Casino will be witnessed by 4,000 fans, reports The Telegraph.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - If cellphone networks called botnets have their way, many mobile phones may soon become useless zombies. Botnets are networks of hacked computers recruited to assist in cybercrime without their owners realizing that their cell phones are being hacked.

January 13th, 2009 LONDON - Socialite heiress Paris Hilton has been targeted by cyber thieves trying to steal personal information of her fans through her website. The hackers infected her website ParisHilton.com with a virus, which sucks personal details from subscribers' computers and it has hit thousands of her fans and spread to up to 15,000 other websites, Mirror.co.uk reports.

January 12th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Mischa Barton, best known for her role in the television series 'The O.C.', has launched a website to support her handbag collections. Her bag collections include totes, drawstring shoulder bags and clutches and are available on her website www.mischabartonhandbags.com 'This time the collection is an extension of my debut collection,' vogue.co.uk quoted Barton as saying.