Michael Jackson's back catalogue stolen by hackers

So it seems nothing is safe on the Internet any more. A year after they paid £250 million for the seven-year rights of Michael Jackson's music, news has broken that Sony music suffered its second major security breach in a year, with thieves targeting songs and unreleased material by the superstar singer. Apparently they have downloaded more than 50,000 music files, worth £160million, making it the biggest ever cyber attack on a music company. The contract with Jackson's estate also allowed them to release 10 new albums, including material from studio sessions produced during the making of some of the star's biggest albums. Check out the full story HERE.

Anonymous takes down Department of Justice & Universal Music

After a Department of Justice-executed raid today on the file sharing site Megaupload, hackers aligned with the online collective Anonymous have shut down the websites for both the DoJ and Universal Music Group, the largest record company in America.

Update: Anonymous have also taken down RIAA's site.

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