Author: WSJ.com: WSJD

Virtual currency bitcoin took another step toward legitimacy Thursday, when Europe’s top court ruled that it must be treated like a currency—not a commodity—for tax purposes.

Debate is heating up in Indonesia over the need for new regulations for ride-hailing applications after companies such as Uber and GoJek, a homegrown motorcycle taxi and delivery business, have clashed with local transportation services.

Cybercriminals are exploiting publicly available information and weaknesses in corporate email systems to trick small businesses into transferring large sums of money into fraudulent bank accounts.

Hanesbrands said an unauthorized user recently accessed a database containing information on customer orders, becoming the latest major corporation hit by hackers.

The rise of 3-D printing is a looming threat for Hollywood. Prices for legitimate products could drop, as 3-D printers start to crowd the marketplace with viable alternatives to the toy store.

Bitcoin, the volatile digital currency, cannot help the Greeks of today. But it could mean a great deal to those caught up in currency crises to come.

Microsoft has an unfamiliar but critical marketing task on its hands starting next week: Convincing hundreds of millions of people to download free software.

In the past decade, Moxie Marlinspike has squatted on an abandoned island, toured the U.S. by hopping trains, he says, and earned the enmity of government officials for writing encryption software.