Top 10 articles, 24 April 09

Flight of the intruder: hackers accessed data about the F-35 fighter

This week’s most popular story was the news that hackers had broken into the US Department of Defense’s $300bn (£206bn) Joint Strike Fighter programme, which is partly funded by the UK. The hackers copied data relating to the aircraft system design by exploiting network vulnerabilities in computer infrastructure belonging to contractors helping to build the new planes.

Those in the market for a new smartphone got an additional option this week with the arrival of the Nokia E75 in the UK. The handset is designed to bring full desktop email functionality in a mobile device, and also lets users set up separate business/personal home screens.

Meanwhile, a guilty verdict for the Pirate Bay four led to protests in Sweden at the weekend by demonstrators angry over the one-year jail sentences handed down to the file-sharing site operators.

UK and US defence project hacked
Chinese hackers suspected of penetrating the Joint Strike Fighter programme

Nokia E75 promises full desktop email functionality
New Eseries handset with separate business/personal home screens hits the UK

Protests follow Pirate Bay verdict
Hundreds demonstrate against the Swedish court's decision

Apple users at risk as Mac malware mushrooms

Smug factor may increase risk to users

AMD unleashes speed demon processor
New Dragon processor breaks world records

Ask.com rings for Jeeves
Search engine decides to bring its butler out of retirement in the UK

Twitter under attack again
Scammers taking advantage of heightened public interest to spread malware

Apple tops customer satisfaction survey
But Dell scores badly at keeping customers happy

SSH server attacks resurface
Admins urged to lock down servers

Review: BlackBerry App World
The latest app store offers an impressive array of tools but with some usability issues