Top 10 articles: Chinese hackers strike again, and iPhone 4S battery problems mount

Top picks of the week for V3.co.uk readers

Security and privacy concerns shared centre stage with our top 10 terrifying tech Halloween moments in our list of the most popular stories on V3 this week.

Most read was the news that Symantec has uncovered yet another large scale hacking attack. The so-called 'Nitro' campaign targeted 29 companies in the chemical industry and another 19 in sectors such as defence, although more than 100 other machines are likely to have been infected, according to Symantec.

Elsewhere, readers were keen to find out more about Apple fixing security flaws in the Windows version of QuickTime, a WordPress flaw uncovered by security vendor Avast, and revelations by former home secretary David Blunkett that the French snooped on confidential UK government emails.

Also in the top 10 was news of the Met Police's use of mobile phone monitoring technology which could breach privacy laws, and RIM's attempts to flog its PlayBook tablets with a buy-two-get-one-free deal.

V3 readers are always keen to get their hands on our reviews of the latest devices on the market, so it was no surprise to see our hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Asus Zenbook UX31E review both make the top 10 list too.

Symantec uncovers Nitro attacks targeting chemical industry
Chinese hackers implicated in another large-scale attempt to steal intellectual property

Apple iPhone 4S owners plagued by battery life problems
Thousands flock to the forums, but Apple has yet to acknowledge the issue

RIM offers buy-two-get-one-free deal on BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
Latest sales promotion runs till the end of the year

Privacy fears as Met's mobile phone monitoring technology revealed
Privacy groups question legality of Datong technology which could breach RIPA

Avast warns of web attacks from WordPress flaw
Publishing tool falls prey to malware-distributing attacks

Top 10 terrifying tech moments for Halloween
A countdown of horrifying tales from the IT crypt

Samsung Galaxy Nexus hands on review
Up close and personal with the first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich handset

Apple fixes security flaws in Windows version of QuickTime
Patch covers remote code execution and cross-site scripting holes

Sacre bleu! French snooped on British government emails
Home Office did not encrypt emails 10 years ago

Asus Zenbook UX31E review
Ultrabooks have arrived to challenge the MacBook Air