Google has released the source code for a security tool it uses internally. RatProxy software analyzes web pages for potential security risks and reports them back to the site administrator.

Another one bites the dust: Sony PlayStation's website is the latest victim of the mass SQL attacks.

Jason Michael Milmont, a significant malware developer, admitted guilt in federal court for fraudulently accessing protected computers. The announcement came from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Microsoft is spearheading its second global security initiative in a week by setting up a scheme to try to tackle multi-vendor security threats.

The European Commission is said to be close to finalizing an agreement with the United States that would allow the FBI to see the credit card histories and internet browsing habits of European citizens.

Mongomery Ward, an old-line merchant now operating as an internet retailer, suffered a breach of some 51,000 customer credit card numbers, and failed to report it to customers.

A network engineer and technical services manager for San Diego's Council of Community Health Clinics was sentenced to 63 months in prison on federal hacking charges.

The insider threat is the main security risk enterprises face -- insider incidents from using system administrator or privileged account access are responsible for nine out of 10 breaches in data security.

A new, free toolkit that turns a trojan into a worm -- discovered this week by Panda Labs' researchers -- is a ploy to keep the heat off the more sophisticated hackers, experts say.

Two crimeservers containing 500 megabytes of stolen data have been discovered in Argentina and Malaysia. The data was likely being made available online to the highest bidder.