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http://news.yahoo.com/security/ Get the latest security news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking security news, including analysis and opinion on top security stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedWed, 24 Jul 2013 03:46:43 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/security/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apples-margins-china-sales-shine-off-quarterly-results-030357445.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UvvnWMJMmXyJfxADhrcXmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T074643Z_2_CBRE96N0A7000_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-APPLE-HEADWINDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An iPhone 5 is pictured on display at an Apple Store in Pasadena, California July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" align="left" title="An iPhone 5 is pictured on display at an Apple Store in Pasadena, California July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0" /></a>By Poornima Gupta and Lee Chyen Yee SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A sharp drop in Apple Inc&#039;s China revenue in April-June underscores the challenges it faces in its second-largest market as the technology gap with cheaper local rivals narrows and as Samsung Electronics keeps up a steady stream of new models across all price ranges. While investors marked up Apple shares as the company sold more of its iPhones than expected, the stock rally may prove short-lived as demand for its products fades in China. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apples-margins-china-sales-shine-off-quarterly-results-030357445.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 03:46:43 -0400Reutersapples-margins-china-sales-shine-off-quarterly-results-030357445<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apples-margins-china-sales-shine-off-quarterly-results-030357445.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UvvnWMJMmXyJfxADhrcXmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T074643Z_2_CBRE96N0A7000_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-APPLE-HEADWINDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An iPhone 5 is pictured on display at an Apple Store in Pasadena, California July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" align="left" title="An iPhone 5 is pictured on display at an Apple Store in Pasadena, California July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0" /></a>By Poornima Gupta and Lee Chyen Yee SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A sharp drop in Apple Inc&#039;s China revenue in April-June underscores the challenges it faces in its second-largest market as the technology gap with cheaper local rivals narrows and as Samsung Electronics keeps up a steady stream of new models across all price ranges. While investors marked up Apple shares as the company sold more of its iPhones than expected, the stock rally may prove short-lived as demand for its products fades in China. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/huawei-track-10-percent-revenue-growth-2013-031429825.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AeWda6_yVgzAf3feucRHEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T031429Z_1_CBRE96N090A00_RTROPTP_2_US-HUAWEI-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai January 22, 2013." align="left" title="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai January 22, 2013." border="0" /></a>SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world&#039;s second largest telecom equipment maker, said on Wednesday it was on track to achieve 10 percent revenue growth in 2013 after posting a 10.8 percent increase in first-half sales. Huawei also said it expected to generate a net profit margin of 7-8 percent in 2013, compared with about 7 percent in 2012, according to Reuters&#039; calculations. The company did not give other figures in its brief statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/huawei-track-10-percent-revenue-growth-2013-031429825.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 23:14:29 -0400Reutershuawei-track-10-percent-revenue-growth-2013-031429825<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/huawei-track-10-percent-revenue-growth-2013-031429825.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AeWda6_yVgzAf3feucRHEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T031429Z_1_CBRE96N090A00_RTROPTP_2_US-HUAWEI-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai January 22, 2013." align="left" title="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai January 22, 2013." border="0" /></a>SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world&#039;s second largest telecom equipment maker, said on Wednesday it was on track to achieve 10 percent revenue growth in 2013 after posting a 10.8 percent increase in first-half sales. Huawei also said it expected to generate a net profit margin of 7-8 percent in 2013, compared with about 7 percent in 2012, according to Reuters&#039; calculations. The company did not give other figures in its brief statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-homeland-security-official-probed-175520505.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oGSkdMGer2xnN.SzkMlCeg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/92e59688a2f66818380f6a7067009191.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 11, 2010 file photo, Immigration Services Director (USCIS) Alejandro Mayorkas listens to a question on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mayorkas, President Barack Obama&#039;s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company secure an international investor visa for a Chinese executive, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 11, 2010 file photo, Immigration Services Director (USCIS) Alejandro Mayorkas listens to a question on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mayorkas, President Barack Obama&#039;s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company secure an international investor visa for a Chinese executive, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama&#039;s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company run by a brother of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Associated Press has learned.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-homeland-security-official-probed-175520505.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 20:34:50 -0400Associated Pressapnewsbreak-homeland-security-official-probed-175520505<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-homeland-security-official-probed-175520505.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oGSkdMGer2xnN.SzkMlCeg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/92e59688a2f66818380f6a7067009191.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 11, 2010 file photo, Immigration Services Director (USCIS) Alejandro Mayorkas listens to a question on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mayorkas, President Barack Obama&#039;s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company secure an international investor visa for a Chinese executive, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 11, 2010 file photo, Immigration Services Director (USCIS) Alejandro Mayorkas listens to a question on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mayorkas, President Barack Obama&#039;s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company secure an international investor visa for a Chinese executive, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama&#039;s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company run by a brother of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Associated Press has learned.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-cia-official-address-government-wary-hackers-183659716.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H5wxA9SF_DM6v2pnZrvGgA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T213552Z_2_CBRE96M1FQR00_RTROPTP_2_KOREA-NORTH-NUCLEAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="KEDO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETS IN NEW YORK." align="left" title="KEDO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETS IN NEW YORK." border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A former CIA official and a retired Air Force general will address next week&#039;s Def Con hacking convention, which for the first time asked federal officials to steer clear because of anger over alleged government spying. Joseph DeTrani, a long-time CIA official who served as a U.S. envoy in talks with North Korea regarding its nuclear activities, will open the hackers&#039; conference on August 2 with a speech about weapons of mass destruction and cyber technology. Former Air Force General Robert Elder, who created one of the U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ex-cia-official-address-government-wary-hackers-183659716.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 17:35:52 -0400Reutersex-cia-official-address-government-wary-hackers-183659716<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-cia-official-address-government-wary-hackers-183659716.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H5wxA9SF_DM6v2pnZrvGgA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T213552Z_2_CBRE96M1FQR00_RTROPTP_2_KOREA-NORTH-NUCLEAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="KEDO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETS IN NEW YORK." align="left" title="KEDO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETS IN NEW YORK." border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A former CIA official and a retired Air Force general will address next week&#039;s Def Con hacking convention, which for the first time asked federal officials to steer clear because of anger over alleged government spying. Joseph DeTrani, a long-time CIA official who served as a U.S. envoy in talks with North Korea regarding its nuclear activities, will open the hackers&#039; conference on August 2 with a speech about weapons of mass destruction and cyber technology. Former Air Force General Robert Elder, who created one of the U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/secure-house-against-natural-hackers-kids-203215400.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BmRiV.JYpxp8SMPVjUCQLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/Mischievous-Kids.jpg1374609183" width="130" height="86" alt="How to Secure Your House Against &#039;Natural Hackers&#039;? Your Kids" align="left" title="How to Secure Your House Against &#039;Natural Hackers&#039;? Your Kids" border="0" /></a>Kids. Am I right? Always breaking stuff, touching stuff that shouldn&#039;t be touched, getting into stuff that shouldn&#039;t be gotten into. And always asking &quot;why?&quot; Why do you always ask &quot;why,&quot; kids? Why!?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/secure-house-against-natural-hackers-kids-203215400.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 16:32:15 -0400LiveScience.comsecure-house-against-natural-hackers-kids-203215400<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/secure-house-against-natural-hackers-kids-203215400.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BmRiV.JYpxp8SMPVjUCQLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/Mischievous-Kids.jpg1374609183" width="130" height="86" alt="How to Secure Your House Against &#039;Natural Hackers&#039;? Your Kids" align="left" title="How to Secure Your House Against &#039;Natural Hackers&#039;? Your Kids" border="0" /></a>Kids. Am I right? Always breaking stuff, touching stuff that shouldn&#039;t be touched, getting into stuff that shouldn&#039;t be gotten into. And always asking &quot;why?&quot; Why do you always ask &quot;why,&quot; kids? Why!?</p><br clear="all"/>Whenever there's a big news story, scammers and cyberthieves are quick to take advantage of Internet users' curiosity in order to plant malware on their computers and steal sensitive personal information.http://news.yahoo.com/royal-baby-scams-could-lead-royal-headaches-203212111.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 16:32:12 -0400LiveScience.comroyal-baby-scams-could-lead-royal-headaches-203212111<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-newsbreak-homeland-security-official-probed-151349975.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oGSkdMGer2xnN.SzkMlCeg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/92e59688a2f66818380f6a7067009191.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 11, 2010 file photo, Immigration Services Director (USCIS) Alejandro Mayorkas listens to a question on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mayorkas, President Barack Obama&#039;s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company secure an international investor visa for a Chinese executive, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 11, 2010 file photo, Immigration Services Director (USCIS) Alejandro Mayorkas listens to a question on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mayorkas, President Barack Obama&#039;s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company secure an international investor visa for a Chinese executive, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama&#039;s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company secure an international investor visa for a Chinese executive, The Associated Press has learned.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-newsbreak-homeland-security-official-probed-151349975.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 13:04:05 -0400Associated Pressap-newsbreak-homeland-security-official-probed-151349975<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-newsbreak-homeland-security-official-probed-151349975.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oGSkdMGer2xnN.SzkMlCeg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/92e59688a2f66818380f6a7067009191.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 11, 2010 file photo, Immigration Services Director (USCIS) Alejandro Mayorkas listens to a question on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mayorkas, President Barack Obama&#039;s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company secure an international investor visa for a Chinese executive, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 11, 2010 file photo, Immigration Services Director (USCIS) Alejandro Mayorkas listens to a question on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mayorkas, President Barack Obama&#039;s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company secure an international investor visa for a Chinese executive, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama&#039;s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department is under investigation for his role in helping a company secure an international investor visa for a Chinese executive, The Associated Press has learned.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-scrambles-defend-surveillance-tools-160428331.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LSD3M6vZCzk63R.vSQiFYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_NSA_Scrambles_to_Defend-d5afbb53f5893a662dfd25e803bea682" width="130" height="86" alt="The NSA Scrambles to Defend Its Surveillance Tools" align="left" title="The NSA Scrambles to Defend Its Surveillance Tools" border="0" /></a>National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander is scrambling to bolster support for his agency&#039;s (recently renewed) ability to collect massive amounts of data on phone calls under the Patriot Act. The Huffington Post reports that Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland has issued an invitation to members of Congress to join Alexander for a briefing on the NSA&#039;s activity, meant as a response to an effort to cut funding for it.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-scrambles-defend-surveillance-tools-160428331.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 12:04:28 -0400The Atlantic Wirensa-scrambles-defend-surveillance-tools-160428331<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-scrambles-defend-surveillance-tools-160428331.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LSD3M6vZCzk63R.vSQiFYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_NSA_Scrambles_to_Defend-d5afbb53f5893a662dfd25e803bea682" width="130" height="86" alt="The NSA Scrambles to Defend Its Surveillance Tools" align="left" title="The NSA Scrambles to Defend Its Surveillance Tools" border="0" /></a>National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander is scrambling to bolster support for his agency&#039;s (recently renewed) ability to collect massive amounts of data on phone calls under the Patriot Act. The Huffington Post reports that Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland has issued an invitation to members of Congress to join Alexander for a briefing on the NSA&#039;s activity, meant as a response to an effort to cut funding for it.?</p><br clear="all"/>That pesky 12-year-old Russian kid who infected your PC with malware that replaced all your photos with gifs of dancing bears is costing the American economy a lot more than you imagine. The Wall Street Journal reports that a new study conducted by McAfee and the nonprofit Center for Strategic and International Studies shows that?cybercrime is costing the U.S. government and businesses around $100 billion per year, or roughly one-tenth of what other recent estimates have projected. The Journal says that ?one of the key reasons the study?s estimate is lower than many previous ones is that it takes into account the shifting benefits of cybertheft,? since data that is stolen by hackers doesn?t actually disappear.http://news.yahoo.com/cybercrime-estimated-cost-u-government-businesses-100-billion-024531686.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 22:45:31 -0400BGR Newscybercrime-estimated-cost-u-government-businesses-100-billion-024531686By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Facebook has responded to Kirk Cameron's allegations that it was deliberately trying to stop users from accessing the trailer and website for his upcoming film "Unstoppable." Cameron's film was marked as "spam" on both the social networking site and YouTube, thus preventing anyone from posting a link to it or its trailer. After Cameron mobilized his followers to protest, the ban was lifted. Facebook responded today, telling TheWrap in a statement that the ban was a mistake from its automated systems. ...http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-responds-kirk-cameron-movie-trailer-ban-232530997.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:25:30 -0400Reutersfacebook-responds-kirk-cameron-movie-trailer-ban-232530997<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apples-developer-website-attacked-cant-rule-stolen-data-052111791.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PWKcHTM_Q7CBQPHVxB_kXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T202027Z_2_CBRE96L0EVG00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-APPLE-ATTACK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="DATE IMPORTED: May 17, 2013 Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013." align="left" title="DATE IMPORTED: May 17, 2013 Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013." border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A website that Apple Inc uses to communicate with its community of some 6 million software developers remained shuttered on Monday, four days after a cyber attack that prompted a harried upgrade to prevent future breaches. It was not immediately clear what data, if any, was been compromised by the attack. Apple said in a notice released late on Sunday that names, mailing addresses and emails may have been accessed by unknown attackers. It added that &quot;sensitive personal information&quot; was encrypted and could not be accessed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apples-developer-website-attacked-cant-rule-stolen-data-052111791.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 16:20:27 -0400Reutersapples-developer-website-attacked-cant-rule-stolen-data-052111791<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apples-developer-website-attacked-cant-rule-stolen-data-052111791.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PWKcHTM_Q7CBQPHVxB_kXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T202027Z_2_CBRE96L0EVG00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-APPLE-ATTACK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="DATE IMPORTED: May 17, 2013 Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013." align="left" title="DATE IMPORTED: May 17, 2013 Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013." border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A website that Apple Inc uses to communicate with its community of some 6 million software developers remained shuttered on Monday, four days after a cyber attack that prompted a harried upgrade to prevent future breaches. It was not immediately clear what data, if any, was been compromised by the attack. Apple said in a notice released late on Sunday that names, mailing addresses and emails may have been accessed by unknown attackers. It added that &quot;sensitive personal information&quot; was encrypted and could not be accessed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Apple says that hackers may have gained access to personal information of software developers who make the company's apps.http://news.yahoo.com/apple-says-developer-hacked-172652594.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 13:27:17 -0400Associated Pressapple-says-developer-hacked-172652594<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/trillion-dollar-global-hacking-damages-estimate-called-exaggerated-160308826.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Mav_SZVPvk0W6MbavtBXmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T160308Z_1_CBRE96L18LY00_RTROPTP_2_TAIWAN-CYBER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" align="left" title="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" border="0" /></a>By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A $1 trillion estimate of the global cost of hacking cited by President Barack Obama and other top officials is a gross exaggeration, according to a new study commissioned by the company responsible for the earlier approximation. A preliminary report being released Monday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and underwritten by Intel Corp&#039;s security software arm McAfee implicitly acknowledges that McAfee&#039;s previous figure could be triple the real number. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/trillion-dollar-global-hacking-damages-estimate-called-exaggerated-160308826.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 12:03:08 -0400Reuterstrillion-dollar-global-hacking-damages-estimate-called-exaggerated-160308826<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/trillion-dollar-global-hacking-damages-estimate-called-exaggerated-160308826.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Mav_SZVPvk0W6MbavtBXmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T160308Z_1_CBRE96L18LY00_RTROPTP_2_TAIWAN-CYBER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" align="left" title="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" border="0" /></a>By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A $1 trillion estimate of the global cost of hacking cited by President Barack Obama and other top officials is a gross exaggeration, according to a new study commissioned by the company responsible for the earlier approximation. A preliminary report being released Monday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and underwritten by Intel Corp&#039;s security software arm McAfee implicitly acknowledges that McAfee&#039;s previous figure could be triple the real number. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Smartphones are starting to look an awful lot like PCs these days. Bloomberg reports that as smartphone shipment volumes have skyrocketed in recent years, their average selling price has started to plunge, similar to how personal computer prices began dropping in the late 1990s. Specifically, Bloomberg reports on new data from IDC showing that smartphone ASPs have fallen all the way down to $375 from $450 at the start of 2012, mostly due to the influx of Asian vendors such as Huawei who have been cranking out low-cost Android handsets to sell in emerging markets. ?The market is becoming less about speeds and feeds, and more about price,? IDC analyst Kevin Restivo tells Bloomberg. ?More people don?t need to behttp://news.yahoo.com/dropping-smartphone-prices-could-lead-industrywide-carnage-152033707.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 11:20:33 -0400BGR Newsdropping-smartphone-prices-could-lead-industrywide-carnage-152033707<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-20-194036325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MRet1pziiqqpgv4Fbq7YHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7206f5cac61ab17370f6a706700b4eb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Government troops fired mortar rounds that slammed into a main market in a town in northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 20 civilians, activist groups said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-20-194036325.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 15:40:36 -0400Associated Pressmortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-20-194036325<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-20-194036325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MRet1pziiqqpgv4Fbq7YHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7206f5cac61ab17370f6a706700b4eb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Government troops fired mortar rounds that slammed into a main market in a town in northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 20 civilians, activist groups said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-18-190741814.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MRet1pziiqqpgv4Fbq7YHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7206f5cac61ab17370f6a706700b4eb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Government troops fired mortar rounds that slammed into a main market in a town in northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 18 civilians, activist groups said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-18-190741814.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 15:15:34 -0400Associated Pressmortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-18-190741814<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-18-190741814.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MRet1pziiqqpgv4Fbq7YHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7206f5cac61ab17370f6a706700b4eb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Government troops fired mortar rounds that slammed into a main market in a town in northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 18 civilians, activist groups said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MaW3wolB4ug0GmoQwMx8_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T123604Z_1_CBRE96K0Z0900_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-MOBILE-HACKING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A United Nations group that advises nations on cybersecurity plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could potentially enable hackers to remotely attack at least half a billion phones. The bug, discovered by German firm, allows hackers to remotely gain control of and also clone certain mobile SIM cards. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 13:40:35 -0400Reutersu-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MaW3wolB4ug0GmoQwMx8_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T123604Z_1_CBRE96K0Z0900_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-MOBILE-HACKING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A United Nations group that advises nations on cybersecurity plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could potentially enable hackers to remotely attack at least half a billion phones. The bug, discovered by German firm, allows hackers to remotely gain control of and also clone certain mobile SIM cards. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/activists-kurds-free-al-qaida-linked-commander-150731483.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MRet1pziiqqpgv4Fbq7YHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7206f5cac61ab17370f6a706700b4eb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Kurdish rebels freed the local commander of an al-Qaida-linked group in a town near Syria&#039;s northern border with Turkey in return for 300 Kurdish civilians detained by the group, as part of an agreement to end rebel infighting that erupted a day earlier in the region, activists said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/activists-kurds-free-al-qaida-linked-commander-150731483.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 13:00:51 -0400Associated Pressactivists-kurds-free-al-qaida-linked-commander-150731483<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/activists-kurds-free-al-qaida-linked-commander-150731483.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MRet1pziiqqpgv4Fbq7YHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7206f5cac61ab17370f6a706700b4eb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Kurdish rebels freed the local commander of an al-Qaida-linked group in a town near Syria&#039;s northern border with Turkey in return for 300 Kurdish civilians detained by the group, as part of an agreement to end rebel infighting that erupted a day earlier in the region, activists said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ? Officials in the United Arab Emirates say they have thwarted an attempt by Egypt-based hackers to bring down UAE government websites in apparent retaliation for backing the forces that ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.http://news.yahoo.com/uae-egypt-based-computer-hackers-foiled-152019844.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 11:20:22 -0400Associated Pressuae-egypt-based-computer-hackers-foiled-152019844<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/government-says-olympics-paid-off-economic-boost-051743566.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ai3nKIlXB8VldqyIk0vvzw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T075155Z_1_CBRE96I0LUL00_RTROPTP_2_OLYMPICS-BRITAIN-ECONOMY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photograph shows fireworks exploding over the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games" align="left" title="File photograph shows fireworks exploding over the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games" border="0" /></a>By Keith Weir LONDON (Reuters) - The economic benefits of hosting the Olympics in London already outweigh the nine billion pounds of public money spent on the Games, the government said on Friday. A year on, the Games remain a fond memory for most Britons who recall the triumphs of runner Mo Farah and cyclist Chris Hoy but have gone back to their daily routines in a country where the economy is showing signs of life after a long stagnation. Keen to show that the London 2012 Games had a lasting impact, the government said it calculated Britain had enjoyed a 9. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/government-says-olympics-paid-off-economic-boost-051743566.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 03:51:55 -0400Reutersgovernment-says-olympics-paid-off-economic-boost-051743566<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/government-says-olympics-paid-off-economic-boost-051743566.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ai3nKIlXB8VldqyIk0vvzw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T075155Z_1_CBRE96I0LUL00_RTROPTP_2_OLYMPICS-BRITAIN-ECONOMY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photograph shows fireworks exploding over the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games" align="left" title="File photograph shows fireworks exploding over the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games" border="0" /></a>By Keith Weir LONDON (Reuters) - The economic benefits of hosting the Olympics in London already outweigh the nine billion pounds of public money spent on the Games, the government said on Friday. A year on, the Games remain a fond memory for most Britons who recall the triumphs of runner Mo Farah and cyclist Chris Hoy but have gone back to their daily routines in a country where the economy is showing signs of life after a long stagnation. Keen to show that the London 2012 Games had a lasting impact, the government said it calculated Britain had enjoyed a 9. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-cia-boss-says-aware-evidence-huawei-spying-055549842.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jo2iR9DsBpb696Q3QpEkvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T061546Z_1_CBRE96I0HEE00_RTROPTP_2_US-HUAWEI-SECURITY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Former head of CIA Michael Hayden talks to reporters as he departs a closed-door session with the House Select Committee on Intelligence at the Capitol in Washington, December 12, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst" align="left" title="Former head of CIA Michael Hayden talks to reporters as he departs a closed-door session with the House Select Committee on Intelligence at the Capitol in Washington, December 12, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst" border="0" /></a>SYDNEY (Reuters) - The former head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency said he is aware of hard evidence that Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has spied for the Chinese government, the Australian Financial Review newspaper reported on Friday. Michael Hayden, also the former head of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), said in an interview with the paper that Huawei had &quot;shared with the Chinese state intimate and extensive knowledge of the foreign telecommunications systems it is involved with&quot;. &quot;I think that goes without saying,&quot; he was quoted as saying. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-cia-boss-says-aware-evidence-huawei-spying-055549842.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 01:55:49 -0400Reutersformer-cia-boss-says-aware-evidence-huawei-spying-055549842<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-cia-boss-says-aware-evidence-huawei-spying-055549842.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jo2iR9DsBpb696Q3QpEkvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T061546Z_1_CBRE96I0HEE00_RTROPTP_2_US-HUAWEI-SECURITY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Former head of CIA Michael Hayden talks to reporters as he departs a closed-door session with the House Select Committee on Intelligence at the Capitol in Washington, December 12, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst" align="left" title="Former head of CIA Michael Hayden talks to reporters as he departs a closed-door session with the House Select Committee on Intelligence at the Capitol in Washington, December 12, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst" border="0" /></a>SYDNEY (Reuters) - The former head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency said he is aware of hard evidence that Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has spied for the Chinese government, the Australian Financial Review newspaper reported on Friday. Michael Hayden, also the former head of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), said in an interview with the paper that Huawei had &quot;shared with the Chinese state intimate and extensive knowledge of the foreign telecommunications systems it is involved with&quot;. &quot;I think that goes without saying,&quot; he was quoted as saying. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-testing-ground-chinese-cyber-army-011049528.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Vcadn7jQOwPpKBdzLd6f3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T011049Z_1_CBRE96I03AH00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-TAIWAN-CYBER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" align="left" title="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" border="0" /></a>By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is the frontline in an emerging global battle for cyberspace, according to elite hackers in the island&#039;s IT industry, who say it has become a rehearsal area for the Chinese cyberattacks that have strained ties with the United States. The self-governing island, they say, has endured at least a decade of highly-targeted data-theft attacks that are then directed towards larger countries. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-testing-ground-chinese-cyber-army-011049528.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 21:10:49 -0400Reuterstaiwan-testing-ground-chinese-cyber-army-011049528<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-testing-ground-chinese-cyber-army-011049528.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Vcadn7jQOwPpKBdzLd6f3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T011049Z_1_CBRE96I03AH00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-TAIWAN-CYBER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" align="left" title="A hacker works on his laptop in Taipei" border="0" /></a>By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is the frontline in an emerging global battle for cyberspace, according to elite hackers in the island&#039;s IT industry, who say it has become a rehearsal area for the Chinese cyberattacks that have strained ties with the United States. The self-governing island, they say, has endured at least a decade of highly-targeted data-theft attacks that are then directed towards larger countries. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-says-olympics-paid-off-economic-boost-230540152.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DIztZ_a8E5agxoNtD2RsUw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T230540Z_1_CBRE96H1S5K00_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-OLYMPICS-BRITAIN-ECONOMY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The full moon rises through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath Tower Bridge during the London 2012 Olympic Games" align="left" title="The full moon rises through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath Tower Bridge during the London 2012 Olympic Games" border="0" /></a>By Keith Weir LONDON (Reuters) - The economic benefits of hosting the Olympics in London already outweigh the nine billion pounds ($13.7 billion) of public money spent on the Games, the British government said on Friday. A year on, the Games remain a fond memory for most Britons who recall the triumphs of runner Mo Farah and cyclist Chris Hoy but have gone back to their daily routines in a country where the economy is showing signs of life after a long stagnation. Keen to show that the London 2012 Games had a lasting impact, the government said it calculated Britain had enjoyed a 9. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/britain-says-olympics-paid-off-economic-boost-230540152.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 19:34:02 -0400Reutersbritain-says-olympics-paid-off-economic-boost-230540152<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-says-olympics-paid-off-economic-boost-230540152.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DIztZ_a8E5agxoNtD2RsUw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T230540Z_1_CBRE96H1S5K00_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-OLYMPICS-BRITAIN-ECONOMY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The full moon rises through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath Tower Bridge during the London 2012 Olympic Games" align="left" title="The full moon rises through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath Tower Bridge during the London 2012 Olympic Games" border="0" /></a>By Keith Weir LONDON (Reuters) - The economic benefits of hosting the Olympics in London already outweigh the nine billion pounds ($13.7 billion) of public money spent on the Games, the British government said on Friday. A year on, the Games remain a fond memory for most Britons who recall the triumphs of runner Mo Farah and cyclist Chris Hoy but have gone back to their daily routines in a country where the economy is showing signs of life after a long stagnation. Keen to show that the London 2012 Games had a lasting impact, the government said it calculated Britain had enjoyed a 9. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasdaq-forum-website-hacked-passwords-compromised-222228804.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZcHTAuxqJMvW4AzcozYq3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T222228Z_1_CBRE96H1Q5R00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-NASDAQ-CYBERCRIME-WEBSITE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of pedestrians walk past the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York&#039;s Times Square" align="left" title="File of pedestrians walk past the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York&#039;s Times Square" border="0" /></a>By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cyber-criminals targeted Nasdaq OMX Group&#039;s community forum website and gained access to the email usernames and passwords of the members of the site, which took two days to come back online on Thursday evening. The New York-based exchange operator said in an emailed letter to users of the forum that no e-commerce or transactions of any kind were taking place on the website. The forum was open to the general public to join. Nasdaq spokesman Joseph Christinat could not say how many people&#039;s information may have been compromised. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nasdaq-forum-website-hacked-passwords-compromised-222228804.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:22:28 -0400ReutersSource: http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/security

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