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All rights reservedMon, 22 Jul 2013 16:20:27 -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-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 13:26:52 -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 -0400Reutersnasdaq-forum-website-hacked-passwords-compromised-222228804<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"/>LONDON (AP) ? One of Britain's most senior security officials has been assigned to review a cybersecurity center operated by Chinese company Huawei following concerns that the telecommunications firm ? which is playing an increasingly large role in Britain's Internet infrastructure ? can't be relied on to police its own systems.http://news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huaweis-uk-based-cyber-center-121519450.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:50:30 -0400Associated Pressbritain-review-huaweis-uk-based-cyber-center-121519450<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111317714.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Rj7raOjAjiFvV0NrvvHeOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T111317Z_1_CBRE96H0V7900_RTROPTP_2_HUAWEI-CFO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai" align="left" title="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will review security at a cyber centre in southern England run by China&#039;s Huawei to ensure that the British telecommunications network is protected, the government said on Thursday. Worries about state eavesdropping of phone data and emails shot up the political agenda last month when former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden disclosed details of Washington&#039;s U.S. PRISM surveillance system. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111317714.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:53:32 -0400Reutersbritain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111317714<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111317714.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Rj7raOjAjiFvV0NrvvHeOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T111317Z_1_CBRE96H0V7900_RTROPTP_2_HUAWEI-CFO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai" align="left" title="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will review security at a cyber centre in southern England run by China&#039;s Huawei to ensure that the British telecommunications network is protected, the government said on Thursday. Worries about state eavesdropping of phone data and emails shot up the political agenda last month when former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden disclosed details of Washington&#039;s U.S. PRISM surveillance system. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111248944.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/psioYlM_5TooZfmCIGDuSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T111248Z_1_CBRE96H0V5J00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-SECURITY-BRITAIN-HUAWEI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks past a Huawei company logo outside the entrance of a Huawei office in Wuhan" align="left" title="A man walks past a Huawei company logo outside the entrance of a Huawei office in Wuhan" border="0" /></a>By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will review security at a cyber center in southern England run by China&#039;s Huawei to ensure that the British telecommunications network is protected, the government said on Thursday. Worries about state eavesdropping of phone data and emails shot up the political agenda last month when former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden disclosed details of Washington&#039;s U.S. PRISM surveillance system. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111248944.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:51:53 -0400Reutersbritain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111248944<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111248944.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/psioYlM_5TooZfmCIGDuSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T111248Z_1_CBRE96H0V5J00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-SECURITY-BRITAIN-HUAWEI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks past a Huawei company logo outside the entrance of a Huawei office in Wuhan" align="left" title="A man walks past a Huawei company logo outside the entrance of a Huawei office in Wuhan" border="0" /></a>By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will review security at a cyber center in southern England run by China&#039;s Huawei to ensure that the British telecommunications network is protected, the government said on Thursday. Worries about state eavesdropping of phone data and emails shot up the political agenda last month when former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden disclosed details of Washington&#039;s U.S. PRISM surveillance system. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/congress-needs-lesson-passwords-133317495.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0rGqJ6sZOTM1IFYnUhs.uw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Congress_Needs_a_Lesson_in-694874cde06a84a869c246caa0222ed6" width="130" height="86" alt="Congress Needs a Lesson in Passwords" align="left" title="Congress Needs a Lesson in Passwords" border="0" /></a>Anonymous claims to have hacked the emails and passwords of some Congress persons and a bunch of their staffers, revealing that the members of our esteemed government have terrible password habits. The list came via the Anonymous twitter handle?OpsLastResort?in protest of the NSA domestic spying revelations. The document claims to have the &quot;current valid credentials&quot; of more than 2,000 people. But, out of the kindness of their hearts, they &quot;HAVE REMOVED SOME OF THE PASSWORDS AND SHUFFLED THE ORDER OF THE REMAINING ONES. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/congress-needs-lesson-passwords-133317495.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:33:17 -0400The Atlantic Wirecongress-needs-lesson-passwords-133317495<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/congress-needs-lesson-passwords-133317495.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0rGqJ6sZOTM1IFYnUhs.uw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Congress_Needs_a_Lesson_in-694874cde06a84a869c246caa0222ed6" width="130" height="86" alt="Congress Needs a Lesson in Passwords" align="left" title="Congress Needs a Lesson in Passwords" border="0" /></a>Anonymous claims to have hacked the emails and passwords of some Congress persons and a bunch of their staffers, revealing that the members of our esteemed government have terrible password habits. The list came via the Anonymous twitter handle?OpsLastResort?in protest of the NSA domestic spying revelations. The document claims to have the &quot;current valid credentials&quot; of more than 2,000 people. But, out of the kindness of their hearts, they &quot;HAVE REMOVED SOME OF THE PASSWORDS AND SHUFFLED THE ORDER OF THE REMAINING ONES. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ericsson-profit-miss-sours-hopes-quick-turnaround-094502267.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7ASDszTfK.x3_OJThS47ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T132551Z_1_CBRE96H0R3H00_RTROPTP_2_US-ERICSSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The exterior of Ericsson&#039;s headquarters are seen in Stockholm April 30, 2009. REUTERS/Bob Strong" align="left" title="The exterior of Ericsson&#039;s headquarters are seen in Stockholm April 30, 2009. REUTERS/Bob Strong" border="0" /></a>By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - World No. 1 mobile network gear maker Ericsson posted second quarter operating profit well below expectations on Thursday, bruising hopes of a quick recovery at its core network unit. In a quarter hit by a large one-off charge, sales and margins at Ericsson&#039;s networks unit were well below expectations, underlining competition from Chinese equipment vendors like Huawei as well as global economic gloom and currency headwinds. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ericsson-profit-miss-sours-hopes-quick-turnaround-094502267.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:25:51 -0400Reutersericsson-profit-miss-sours-hopes-quick-turnaround-094502267<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ericsson-profit-miss-sours-hopes-quick-turnaround-094502267.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7ASDszTfK.x3_OJThS47ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T132551Z_1_CBRE96H0R3H00_RTROPTP_2_US-ERICSSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The exterior of Ericsson&#039;s headquarters are seen in Stockholm April 30, 2009. REUTERS/Bob Strong" align="left" title="The exterior of Ericsson&#039;s headquarters are seen in Stockholm April 30, 2009. REUTERS/Bob Strong" border="0" /></a>By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - World No. 1 mobile network gear maker Ericsson posted second quarter operating profit well below expectations on Thursday, bruising hopes of a quick recovery at its core network unit. In a quarter hit by a large one-off charge, sales and margins at Ericsson&#039;s networks unit were well below expectations, underlining competition from Chinese equipment vendors like Huawei as well as global economic gloom and currency headwinds. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/local-boy-saltman-shaken-wretched-open-start-081047297.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WLJdntO5TdZjFm4ScILH.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T083505Z_1_AJOE96H0NUJ00_RTROPTP_2_OZASP-GOLF-OPEN-20130718.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>By Martyn Herman GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - Sunday morning hackers know the feeling well. You step on the first tee and duff your first shot out of bounds, then take another ball and do exactly the same. Scotland&#039;s Lloyd Saltman did just that at Muirfield on Thursday when he began his British Open challenge with a first-hole horror show which ended with an ugly quadruple-bogey eight. Saltman, who came though qualifying at nearby Musselburgh, rallied briefly but ended up carding an eight-over 79. &quot;Once it starts moving on the wind here it&#039;s gone,&quot; Saltman told reporters. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/local-boy-saltman-shaken-wretched-open-start-081047297.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:01:06 -0400Reuterslocal-boy-saltman-shaken-wretched-open-start-081047297<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/local-boy-saltman-shaken-wretched-open-start-081047297.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WLJdntO5TdZjFm4ScILH.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T083505Z_1_AJOE96H0NUJ00_RTROPTP_2_OZASP-GOLF-OPEN-20130718.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>By Martyn Herman GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - Sunday morning hackers know the feeling well. You step on the first tee and duff your first shot out of bounds, then take another ball and do exactly the same. Scotland&#039;s Lloyd Saltman did just that at Muirfield on Thursday when he began his British Open challenge with a first-hole horror show which ended with an ugly quadruple-bogey eight. Saltman, who came though qualifying at nearby Musselburgh, rallied briefly but ended up carding an eight-over 79. &quot;Once it starts moving on the wind here it&#039;s gone,&quot; Saltman told reporters. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Adds quotes) By Martyn Herman GULLANE, Scotland, July 18 (Reuters) - Sunday morning hackers know the feeling well. You step on the first tee and duff your first shot out of bounds, then take another ball and do exactly the same. Scotland's Lloyd Saltman did just that at Muirfield on Thursday when he began his British Open challenge with a first-hole horror show which ended with an ugly quadruple-bogey eight. Saltman, who came though qualifying at nearby Musselburgh, rallied briefly but ended up carding an eight-over 79. ...http://news.yahoo.com/golf-saltman-suffers-hackers-curse-first-hole-bares-104103490.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 06:41:03 -0400Reutersgolf-saltman-suffers-hackers-curse-first-hole-bares-104103490Sadly enough, NEC?s share price rose 2.6% on the news that it is going to shutter its mobile phone unit. It?s a tragic epitaph?for what was once a?genuinely exciting brand. It?s also a sad reminder of the profound failure of Japan?s?technology industry. The global smartphone market is?currently?shaken by?a cluster of vital, hungry challenger vendors?of China and India,?including Huawei, ZTE, Micromax, Karbonn and?Spice. Japanese mobile phone powerhouses like Sharp, Toshiba, Matsushita and NEC have been left in the dust. Only Sony still soldiers on, grimly and joylessly. Let us briefly relive the glory that was NEC?s handset?wizardry at the height of its powers. In the early 1990s, NEC briefly attained 12% mobile phone market share in the U.S. Like all Japanesehttp://news.yahoo.com/nec-sorrow-japan-190043521.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 15:00:43 -0400BGR Newsnec-sorrow-japan-190043521NEW YORK (AP) ? Network Solutions, a company that provides tools for companies, groups and individuals to operate websites, says a hacking attack caused service disruptions to its customers.http://news.yahoo.com/hacking-attack-blamed-network-solutions-outage-165833838.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:54:38 -0400Associated Presshacking-attack-blamed-network-solutions-outage-165833838<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cyber-attacks-stock-exchanges-put-markets-risk-report-215934407.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xLtspVdMIGaL8Qd.Q30lVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T215934Z_1_CBRE96F1P3G00_RTROPTP_2_NASDAQ-ACQUISITION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Nasdaq logo is seen on the exterior of the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York" align="left" title="The Nasdaq logo is seen on the exterior of the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York" border="0" /></a>By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Around half of the world&#039;s securities exchanges were the target of cyber-attacks last year, according to a paper based on a survey of 46 exchanges released on Tuesday. The prevalence of attacks along with the interconnected nature of the markets creates the potential for widespread impact, said the joint staff working paper by the International Organization of Securities Commissions&#039; (IOSCO) research department and the World Federation of Exchanges Office. &quot;There could be systemic impacts ... ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cyber-attacks-stock-exchanges-put-markets-risk-report-215934407.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 17:59:34 -0400Reuterscyber-attacks-stock-exchanges-put-markets-risk-report-215934407<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cyber-attacks-stock-exchanges-put-markets-risk-report-215934407.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xLtspVdMIGaL8Qd.Q30lVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T215934Z_1_CBRE96F1P3G00_RTROPTP_2_NASDAQ-ACQUISITION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Nasdaq logo is seen on the exterior of the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York" align="left" title="The Nasdaq logo is seen on the exterior of the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York" border="0" /></a>By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Around half of the world&#039;s securities exchanges were the target of cyber-attacks last year, according to a paper based on a survey of 46 exchanges released on Tuesday. The prevalence of attacks along with the interconnected nature of the markets creates the potential for widespread impact, said the joint staff working paper by the International Organization of Securities Commissions&#039; (IOSCO) research department and the World Federation of Exchanges Office. &quot;There could be systemic impacts ... ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/south-korea-accuses-north-cyber-attacks-082634618.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/urstDugMxn9wdS1jLx0xpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T133215Z_1_CBRE96F11LT00_RTROPTP_2_KOREA-NORTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits a Mushroom Farm in this undated photo released by North Korea&#039;s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang" align="left" title="North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits a Mushroom Farm in this undated photo released by North Korea&#039;s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang" border="0" /></a>SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea accused North Korea on Tuesday of mounting cyber attacks on the websites of its presidential office and other government agencies, saying it had identified signature malicious computer codes and an internet address. The cyber attacks took place last month, on the anniversary of the beginning of the 1950-53 Korean War which left the peninsula divided between the rival countries. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/south-korea-accuses-north-cyber-attacks-082634618.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 09:32:15 -0400Reuterssouth-korea-accuses-north-cyber-attacks-082634618http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/security