BUSINESS

It's been around for at least seven years and has been used in 27 countries, but still very little is know about the cyberweapon The Mask.

Marketfield Asset Management's Michael Shaoul remains bullish as shares tumble in £3tn wipeout.

Ipsos MORI says 77% of Britons agree that trade unions are essential to protect workers' interests.

Sources say departure of forex boss entirely unrelated to high-profile investigations into currency market.

UK's recently privatised delivery service said the pay and pensions deal won't change the financial outlook

Institute for Fiscal Studies shoots down Conservative hopes that UK recovery will filter down to masses before election.

Sir Richard Ottaway says London is a 24/7 global city and the commercial centre of the Western World.

Cyber attacks are serious and growing threat to British businesses, according to Cable.

Twitter to report first financial results as a public company as investor hopes pinned in ad revenue.

Input prices on the rise in Asia's third-largest economy.

Sony is reportedly in talks to sell its PC business to Japanese investor group.

RBS received a taxpayer-funded £45bn bailout in 2008.

Institute for Fiscal Studies warns UK just 46% through planning public spending cuts.

Elance says freelancing is now seen as a highly attractive and lucrative career option by graduates.

Following revelations that GCHQ used DDoS attacks against Anonymous, former LulzSec member Jake Davis asks "Who at the real criminals?"

The UK's spy agency GCHQ has used DDoS attacks against hacktivist groups to disrupt their communications.

The Work Foundation says a funding increase could boost company profits by £2,700 per employee, per year.

Ex-RBS chief executive Hester pockets an annual salary of £950,000 at the embattled insurer

Facebook's Conceal Java APIs are designed to encrypt files on SD cards

Lib Dem Treasury chief secretary Alexander pours cold water on speculation that top rate may fall to 40p before election.

Vertcoin surges 200%, while frustration builds over slow Mt Gox exchange withdrawals

Investors await GlaxoSmithKline Q4 earnings update due at 12.00 GMT.

Icap third quarter revenue sank by 6% due to challenging market conditions

Spending by US retailers in 2014 for security is expected to reach $720.3m, according to IDC Retail Insights.

Separately, JPMorgan will pay the US government $614m to settle mass mortgage fraud claims

JPM's boss Jamie Dimon recently said that mortgage related fines were 'unfair'

US prosecutors charge alleged operator of Silk Road website.

BP's chief executive Dudley claimed that "all businesses have a concern" over the Scottish referendum

Pimco is the world's largest bond fund with $1.97tn in assets.