A piece of malware from the M00p group showing their name embedded in the code. Courtesy of F-Secure

But a presentation at the Virus Bulletin conference in Spain this week described an extensive operation in which law enforcement agents worked successfully with the Finnish anti-virus firm F-Secure to catch two members of the M00p gang, makers of malware that allowed criminals to steal passwords and proprietary documents, remotely control web cams and commandeer computers for use as spambots.

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Apple's new Siri virtual assistant in action

Apple’s new Siri virtual assistant will let iPhone 4S owners request songs by voice, and music app developers will be able to let Siri control their apps, too.

Never mind the haters; Apple’s iPhone 4S offers plenty of new stuff, including a much faster processor called A5 and a virtual assistant named Siri.

Her processing demands are such that Siri will only be found on the iPhone 4S, which has that faster processor, and not the new iPod Touch. (We’re waiting for Apple’s confirmation but its description backs that up.) This looks to be a massive step...