Despite a significant decline last December, last year as a whole saw a near 60% increase in cybercrime attacks on businesses, with global losses estimated at $1.5bn (€1.12bn).

TO paraphrase Gandhi: First they ignore you.

The founder of internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia has thrown his support behind a campaign seeking to block the extradition of a British student to the US on copyright charges.

Wikipedia’s decision to take a stand against US anti-piracy legislation has brought criticism from some of its own editors, who think such action threatens the site’s credibility and neutrality, says Mike Liedtke

Wikipedia blacked out the English language version of its website today in protest at anti-piracy laws being considered by the US government.

JIMMY WALES, the co-founder of Wikipedia, defended the decision to voluntarily blackout the world’s largest online encyclopaedia for 24 hours from 5am today. The move will affect the English version.

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales says the online encyclopaedia will black out its website tomorrow to protest at anti-piracy legislation under consideration in the US Congress.

WIKIPEDIA, the online encyclopedia that is written entirely by volunteers and allows anyone to edit its entries, is losing contributors, its founder has complained.

U2 STAR Bono has been named along with people like US president George Bush, Pope Benedict, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and computer supremo Bill Gates as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.