Ebay asks users to change password after breach

NEW YORK — E-commerce site eBay is asking users to change their password after a cyberattack compromised a database containing encrypted passwords. The company says there...

Filipino hackers responsible for attacking Chinese websites will face the law – Palace

MANILA — Filipino hackers responsible for recently defacing 195 Chinese government and commercial websites may soon be landing in hot water, Malacanang said Tuesday. It can...

SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth from space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — The commercial cargo ship Dragon returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing back nearly 2 tons of science experiments...

Google buys corporate mobile device manager Divide

SAN FRANCISCO — Google has bought Divide, a startup that helps companies manage the mobile devices that employees are increasingly relying upon to get their work...

Canada joins global crackdown on malware as arrests made worldwide

MONTREAL — Authorities in 16 countries, including Canada, took part in a global crackdown on a sophisticated malware that lets cybercriminals take over a computer and...

Filipino student wins Microsoft’s YouthSpark Challenge

Alongside students from India, Mexico and the United States, Dominic Co, a 19-year-old Filipino student bagged the grand prize in Microsoft’s YouthSpark Challenge for Change. Among...

Britain launches $17 million science prize

LONDON — Britain is offering 10 million pounds (almost $17 million) to whoever can solve one of humanity’s biggest scientific challenges – once the public has...

Smart, Sun Cellular see 18% increase in smartphone ownership in Q1

MANILA — Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) subsidiaries Smart and Sun Cellular have seen a network jump to 18 percent in terms of smartphone ownership...

US Official: China cited in cyber-espionage case

WASHINGTON — The United States is preparing to announce first-of-its-kind criminal charges Monday against Chinese military officials accused of hacking into private-sector U.S. companies to gain...

DOST, DENR launch scientific information facility for Yolanda relief efforts