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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 reservedSun, 28 Jul 2013 09:08:11 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/security/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifBy Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Hacking experts and product manufacturers have sometimes been at odds over whether the disclosure of security vulnerabilities is helpful, or harmful, to the public interest. Lawsuits, or even the threat of legal action, have resulted in the cancellation of some hacking presentations in recent years. ...http://news.yahoo.com/factbox-hacking-talks-got-axed-130811884.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 09:08:11 -0400Reutersfactbox-hacking-talks-got-axed-130811884<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/software-experts-attack-cars-release-code-hackers-meet-130811715.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5rN.SCcsD1lUp1zTD4QtsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-28T142601Z_1_CBRE96R143F00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-HACKERS-CARS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Security researcher Charlie Miller holds two automobile electronic control module circuit boards while posing in his home-office in Wildwood, Missouri" align="left" title="Security researcher Charlie Miller holds two automobile electronic control module circuit boards while posing in his home-office in Wildwood, Missouri" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Car hacking is not a new field, but its secrets have long been closely guarded. That is about to change, thanks to two well-known computer software hackers who got bored finding bugs in software from Microsoft and Apple. Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek say they will publish detailed blueprints of techniques for attacking critical systems in the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape in a 100-page white paper, following several months of research they conducted with a grant from the U.S. government. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/software-experts-attack-cars-release-code-hackers-meet-130811715.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 09:08:11 -0400Reuterssoftware-experts-attack-cars-release-code-hackers-meet-130811715<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/software-experts-attack-cars-release-code-hackers-meet-130811715.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5rN.SCcsD1lUp1zTD4QtsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-28T142601Z_1_CBRE96R143F00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-HACKERS-CARS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Security researcher Charlie Miller holds two automobile electronic control module circuit boards while posing in his home-office in Wildwood, Missouri" align="left" title="Security researcher Charlie Miller holds two automobile electronic control module circuit boards while posing in his home-office in Wildwood, Missouri" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Car hacking is not a new field, but its secrets have long been closely guarded. That is about to change, thanks to two well-known computer software hackers who got bored finding bugs in software from Microsoft and Apple. Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek say they will publish detailed blueprints of techniques for attacking critical systems in the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape in a 100-page white paper, following several months of research they conducted with a grant from the U.S. government. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/everything-know-chinas-buying-spree-110000797.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/onb2YPNiW6asbDDfEJlLXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/china-just-added-smithfield-pork-to-a-long-list-of-acquisitions-including-ibms-pc-division-volvo.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="China just added Smithfield Pork to a long list of acquisitions, including IBM&#039;s PC division, Volvo, and AMC." align="left" title="China just added Smithfield Pork to a long list of acquisitions, including IBM&#039;s PC division, Volvo, and AMC." border="0" /></a>China&#039;s purchase of America&#039;s biggest pork producer was just the latest of many U.S. acquisitions. What&#039;s the agenda?What has China bought?It&#039;s quite a portfolio. Chinese firms now own IBM&#039;s personal computer division, Volvo (purchased from Ford), the AMC movie theater chain, and Virginia-based pork producer Smithfield, as well as large stakes in Devon Energy and Chesapeake Energy, two of the biggest U.S. natural gas and oil companies. So far this year alone, Chinese companies have spent $10 billion on U.S. deals, compared with less than $1 billion in all of 2008. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/everything-know-chinas-buying-spree-110000797.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 07:00:00 -0400The Weekeverything-know-chinas-buying-spree-110000797<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/everything-know-chinas-buying-spree-110000797.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/onb2YPNiW6asbDDfEJlLXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/china-just-added-smithfield-pork-to-a-long-list-of-acquisitions-including-ibms-pc-division-volvo.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="China just added Smithfield Pork to a long list of acquisitions, including IBM&#039;s PC division, Volvo, and AMC." align="left" title="China just added Smithfield Pork to a long list of acquisitions, including IBM&#039;s PC division, Volvo, and AMC." border="0" /></a>China&#039;s purchase of America&#039;s biggest pork producer was just the latest of many U.S. acquisitions. What&#039;s the agenda?What has China bought?It&#039;s quite a portfolio. Chinese firms now own IBM&#039;s personal computer division, Volvo (purchased from Ford), the AMC movie theater chain, and Virginia-based pork producer Smithfield, as well as large stakes in Devon Energy and Chesapeake Energy, two of the biggest U.S. natural gas and oil companies. So far this year alone, Chinese companies have spent $10 billion on U.S. deals, compared with less than $1 billion in all of 2008. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/famed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-003721970.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6U.lIlIvC1G58s94WmZrlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T042652Z_3_CBRE96Q01QF00_RTROPTP_2_HACKER-DEATH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Barnaby Jack, 35, is pictured in this handout photo" align="left" title="Barnaby Jack, 35, is pictured in this handout photo" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. The New Zealand-born Jack, 35, was found dead on Thursday evening by &quot;a loved one&quot; at an apartment in San Francisco&#039;s Nob Hill neighborhood, according to a police spokesman. He would not say what caused Jack&#039;s death but said police had ruled out foul play. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/famed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-003721970.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 00:26:52 -0400Reutersfamed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-003721970<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/famed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-003721970.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6U.lIlIvC1G58s94WmZrlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T042652Z_3_CBRE96Q01QF00_RTROPTP_2_HACKER-DEATH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Barnaby Jack, 35, is pictured in this handout photo" align="left" title="Barnaby Jack, 35, is pictured in this handout photo" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. The New Zealand-born Jack, 35, was found dead on Thursday evening by &quot;a loved one&quot; at an apartment in San Francisco&#039;s Nob Hill neighborhood, according to a police spokesman. He would not say what caused Jack&#039;s death but said police had ruled out foul play. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hacker-made-atms-spit-cash-dies-calif-180539732.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/COYqeJqF0rWNLTLzRGsfSA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/12163566001cb219380f6a7067003550.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 28, 2010 file photo, Barnaby Jack demonstrates an attack on two automated teller machines during the Black Hat technology conference in Las Vegas. JACK, a prominent hacker who discovered a way to have ATM machines spit out cash and was set to deliver a talk about hacking pacemakers and other wireless implantable medical devices, has died in San Francisco. San Francisco Deputy Coroner Kris Barbrich says BJack died on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The Medical Examiner&#039;s Office is still investigating the cause of death. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 28, 2010 file photo, Barnaby Jack demonstrates an attack on two automated teller machines during the Black Hat technology conference in Las Vegas. JACK, a prominent hacker who discovered a way to have ATM machines spit out cash and was set to deliver a talk about hacking pacemakers and other wireless implantable medical devices, has died in San Francisco. San Francisco Deputy Coroner Kris Barbrich says BJack died on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The Medical Examiner&#039;s Office is still investigating the cause of death. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? A prominent hacker who discovered a way to have ATMs spit out cash and was set to deliver a talk about hacking pacemakers and other wireless implantable medical devices has died in San Francisco, authorities and his employer said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hacker-made-atms-spit-cash-dies-calif-180539732.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 19:45:23 -0400Associated Presshacker-made-atms-spit-cash-dies-calif-180539732<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hacker-made-atms-spit-cash-dies-calif-180539732.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/COYqeJqF0rWNLTLzRGsfSA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/12163566001cb219380f6a7067003550.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 28, 2010 file photo, Barnaby Jack demonstrates an attack on two automated teller machines during the Black Hat technology conference in Las Vegas. JACK, a prominent hacker who discovered a way to have ATM machines spit out cash and was set to deliver a talk about hacking pacemakers and other wireless implantable medical devices, has died in San Francisco. San Francisco Deputy Coroner Kris Barbrich says BJack died on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The Medical Examiner&#039;s Office is still investigating the cause of death. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 28, 2010 file photo, Barnaby Jack demonstrates an attack on two automated teller machines during the Black Hat technology conference in Las Vegas. JACK, a prominent hacker who discovered a way to have ATM machines spit out cash and was set to deliver a talk about hacking pacemakers and other wireless implantable medical devices, has died in San Francisco. San Francisco Deputy Coroner Kris Barbrich says BJack died on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The Medical Examiner&#039;s Office is still investigating the cause of death. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? A prominent hacker who discovered a way to have ATMs spit out cash and was set to deliver a talk about hacking pacemakers and other wireless implantable medical devices has died in San Francisco, authorities and his employer said.</p><br clear="all"/>MIAMI (AP) ? For the first time in history, federal health officials said Friday they will ban certain types of Medicare and Medicaid providers in three high-fraud cities from enrolling in the taxpayer-funded programs for the poor as part of an effort to prevent scams.http://news.yahoo.com/feds-ban-medicare-providers-crackdown-202424093.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 18:57:49 -0400Associated Pressfeds-ban-medicare-providers-crackdown-202424093The United Kingdom has a prudish reputation by nature but nobody could have expected the country?s government would ask ISPs to implement pornography filters as default settings for their users, who will have to opt out of the filter to get full access to the Internet. This plan has understandably sparked controversy and now?BBC News reports that TalkTalk, the company that developed the filter, is controlled by Chinese telecom giant Huawei, which has been accused of spying on customers on behalf of the Chinese military. Dr. Martyn Thomas, chair of the IT policy panel at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, told BBC News that he was concerned that the government was giving TalkTalk blanket power to create a blacklisthttp://news.yahoo.com/u-k-government-takes-heat-porn-filtering-plan-215538229.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 17:55:38 -0400BGR Newsu-k-government-takes-heat-porn-filtering-plan-215538229<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cat-mouse-zimbabwes-election-cyber-war-162612333.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nSwD0Rm4xgI8xhfcWu01IQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T162612Z_1_CBRE96P19NT00_RTROPTP_2_ZIMBABWE-ELECTIONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace wave to supporters at an election rally in Chitungwiza" align="left" title="Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace wave to supporters at an election rally in Chitungwiza" border="0" /></a>By Cris Chinaka HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe&#039;s government has blocked mass SMS bursts ahead of next week&#039;s election, hobbling a powerful source of non-official information in the tightly controlled southern African state, activists and a phone company source said on Friday. With the clock ticking to the July 31 poll in which President Robert Mugabe is looking to add to his 33 years in power, web portal Kubatana.net said it had noticed this week that its mass text messages were mysteriously getting lost. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cat-mouse-zimbabwes-election-cyber-war-162612333.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 12:26:12 -0400Reuterscat-mouse-zimbabwes-election-cyber-war-162612333<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cat-mouse-zimbabwes-election-cyber-war-162612333.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nSwD0Rm4xgI8xhfcWu01IQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T162612Z_1_CBRE96P19NT00_RTROPTP_2_ZIMBABWE-ELECTIONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace wave to supporters at an election rally in Chitungwiza" align="left" title="Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace wave to supporters at an election rally in Chitungwiza" border="0" /></a>By Cris Chinaka HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe&#039;s government has blocked mass SMS bursts ahead of next week&#039;s election, hobbling a powerful source of non-official information in the tightly controlled southern African state, activists and a phone company source said on Friday. With the clock ticking to the July 31 poll in which President Robert Mugabe is looking to add to his 33 years in power, web portal Kubatana.net said it had noticed this week that its mass text messages were mysteriously getting lost. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/much-porn-does-u-k-porn-ban-ban-155330234.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QcKWh75vseROihMuUpzLkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/How_Much_Porn_Does_the-732cd9edf9d0ea8ecba4481162751b13" width="130" height="86" alt="How Much Porn Does the U.K. Porn Ban Ban if Doesn&#039;t Just Ban Porn?" align="left" title="How Much Porn Does the U.K. Porn Ban Ban if Doesn&#039;t Just Ban Porn?" border="0" /></a>The U.K porn ban includes more than just porn, according to participating ISP providers that spoke with the Open Rights Group. In addition to the opt-in requirement for porn, ISPs will also automatically ban a slew of other content areas that have nothing to do with porn. TalkTalk, one of the ISPs praised by Prime Minister David Cameron for its &quot;great leadership&quot; in implementing the Homesafe program, has a screen like this, with all of those boxes checked. Note the inclusion of less porny site-types like social networking and dating.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/much-porn-does-u-k-porn-ban-ban-155330234.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 11:53:30 -0400The Atlantic Wiremuch-porn-does-u-k-porn-ban-ban-155330234<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/much-porn-does-u-k-porn-ban-ban-155330234.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QcKWh75vseROihMuUpzLkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/How_Much_Porn_Does_the-732cd9edf9d0ea8ecba4481162751b13" width="130" height="86" alt="How Much Porn Does the U.K. Porn Ban Ban if Doesn&#039;t Just Ban Porn?" align="left" title="How Much Porn Does the U.K. Porn Ban Ban if Doesn&#039;t Just Ban Porn?" border="0" /></a>The U.K porn ban includes more than just porn, according to participating ISP providers that spoke with the Open Rights Group. In addition to the opt-in requirement for porn, ISPs will also automatically ban a slew of other content areas that have nothing to do with porn. TalkTalk, one of the ISPs praised by Prime Minister David Cameron for its &quot;great leadership&quot; in implementing the Homesafe program, has a screen like this, with all of those boxes checked. Note the inclusion of less porny site-types like social networking and dating.?</p><br clear="all"/>The former police officer who pepper-sprayed students during an Occupy protest at the University of California, Davis is appealing for worker's compensation, claiming he suffered psychiatric injury from ...http://news.yahoo.com/cop-pepper-sprayed-students-seeks-145224403.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 10:52:24 -0400Associated Presscop-pepper-sprayed-students-seeks-145224403Apple may still be the most profitable consumer electronics company in the world, but Samsung?s successful Galaxy S4 launch helped the South Korea-based giant top Apple in the second quarter to become the world?s most profitable handset vendor. Samsung on Friday posted second-quarter results that included a record operating profit of $6.9 billion on $51.7 billion in sales. Market research firm Strategy Analytics crunched some numbers to determine that Samsung?s results include $5.2 billion in operating profit from its handset division while Apple?s $9.2 billion pre-tax profit included an operating profit of $4.6 billion from its iPhone line. The result, as Strategy Analytics notes, is a changing of the guard. ?We estimate Samsung?s operating profit for its handset division stoodhttp://news.yahoo.com/samsung-tops-apple-become-most-profitable-handset-vendor-140559722.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 10:05:59 -0400BGR Newssamsung-tops-apple-become-most-profitable-handset-vendor-140559722High-end smartphone sales growth might be slowing, but that didn?t stop the global smartphone market from growing 52.3% on-year in the second quarter. IDC on Thursday night issued its Q2 2013 shipment estimates following the release of Samsung?s audited second-quarter results, which showed that the company earned a record $6.9 billion in profit on revenue that reached $51.7 billion. The firm estimates that Samsung shipped 72.4 million smartphones last quarter, good for 30.4% of the global market. While those shipment figures mark a new record for Samsung, its market share slid from 32.2% in the second quarter last year as smaller vendors LG, Lenovo and ZTE each gained market share. Apple was still the No.2 smartphone vendor by volume inhttp://news.yahoo.com/samsung-smashes-apple-smartphone-explosion-continues-q2-124548643.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 08:45:48 -0400BGR Newssamsung-smashes-apple-smartphone-explosion-continues-q2-124548643<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ethiopia-signs-700-mln-mobile-network-deal-chinas-060609672.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/j1tl0E8Ln7OHUEF8mHabiQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T063143Z_1_AJOE96P0I4X00_RTROPTP_2_OZABS-ETHIOPIA-MOBILE-HUAWEI-20130726.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The logo for Chinese phone maker Huawei hangs above their booth on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas" align="left" title="The logo for Chinese phone maker Huawei hangs above their booth on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia on Thursday signed a $700 million agreement with China&#039;s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to expand mobile phone infrastructure and introduce high-speed 4G broadband network in the capital Addis Ababa and 3G service throughout the country. Huawei, the world&#039;s second largest telecom equipment maker, has been involved in developing phone and internet services in the Horn of Africa country for several years. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ethiopia-signs-700-mln-mobile-network-deal-chinas-060609672.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 02:06:09 -0400Reutersethiopia-signs-700-mln-mobile-network-deal-chinas-060609672<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ethiopia-signs-700-mln-mobile-network-deal-chinas-060609672.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/j1tl0E8Ln7OHUEF8mHabiQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T063143Z_1_AJOE96P0I4X00_RTROPTP_2_OZABS-ETHIOPIA-MOBILE-HUAWEI-20130726.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The logo for Chinese phone maker Huawei hangs above their booth on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas" align="left" title="The logo for Chinese phone maker Huawei hangs above their booth on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia on Thursday signed a $700 million agreement with China&#039;s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to expand mobile phone infrastructure and introduce high-speed 4G broadband network in the capital Addis Ababa and 3G service throughout the country. Huawei, the world&#039;s second largest telecom equipment maker, has been involved in developing phone and internet services in the Horn of Africa country for several years. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-indicts-hackers-biggest-cyber-fraud-case-history-053318911.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UmbGWbPe0rLWFKWpiT4yNg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T053318Z_3_CBRE96O16ZN00_RTROPTP_2_VISA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Visa credit cards are displayed in Washington" align="left" title="Visa credit cards are displayed in Washington" border="0" /></a>By David Jones and Jim Finkle NEWARK, N.J./BOSTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $300 million and two of the suspects are in custody, in the biggest cyber crime case filed in U.S. history. They also disclosed a new security breach against Nasdaq, though they provided few details about the attack. Other companies targeted by the hackers include a Visa Inc licensee, J.C. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-indicts-hackers-biggest-cyber-fraud-case-history-053318911.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 01:33:18 -0400Reutersu-indicts-hackers-biggest-cyber-fraud-case-history-053318911<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-indicts-hackers-biggest-cyber-fraud-case-history-053318911.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UmbGWbPe0rLWFKWpiT4yNg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T053318Z_3_CBRE96O16ZN00_RTROPTP_2_VISA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Visa credit cards are displayed in Washington" align="left" title="Visa credit cards are displayed in Washington" border="0" /></a>By David Jones and Jim Finkle NEWARK, N.J./BOSTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $300 million and two of the suspects are in custody, in the biggest cyber crime case filed in U.S. history. They also disclosed a new security breach against Nasdaq, though they provided few details about the attack. Other companies targeted by the hackers include a Visa Inc licensee, J.C. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-samsung-beating-apple-china-050156819.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OVaq.1QyXAkzsBCiEViENQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T050156Z_1_CBRE96P0DZP00_RTROPTP_2_TECH-SUPPLIES-SAMSUNG-APPLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Picture illustration of Samsung Electronics&#039; Galaxy S4 and Apple&#039;s iPhone 5 taken in Seoul" align="left" title="Picture illustration of Samsung Electronics&#039; Galaxy S4 and Apple&#039;s iPhone 5 taken in Seoul" border="0" /></a>By Melanie Lee and Miyoung Kim GUANGZHOU, China/SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook believes that &quot;over the arc of time&quot; China is a huge opportunity for his pathbreaking company. But time looks to be on the side of rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which has been around far longer and penetrated much deeper into the world&#039;s most populous country. Apple Inc this week said its revenue in Greater China, which also includes Hong Kong and Taiwan, slumped 43 percent to $4.65 billion from the previous quarter. That was also 14 percent lower from the year-ago quarter. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/insight-samsung-beating-apple-china-050156819.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 01:01:56 -0400Reutersinsight-samsung-beating-apple-china-050156819<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-samsung-beating-apple-china-050156819.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OVaq.1QyXAkzsBCiEViENQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T050156Z_1_CBRE96P0DZP00_RTROPTP_2_TECH-SUPPLIES-SAMSUNG-APPLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Picture illustration of Samsung Electronics&#039; Galaxy S4 and Apple&#039;s iPhone 5 taken in Seoul" align="left" title="Picture illustration of Samsung Electronics&#039; Galaxy S4 and Apple&#039;s iPhone 5 taken in Seoul" border="0" /></a>By Melanie Lee and Miyoung Kim GUANGZHOU, China/SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook believes that &quot;over the arc of time&quot; China is a huge opportunity for his pathbreaking company. But time looks to be on the side of rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which has been around far longer and penetrated much deeper into the world&#039;s most populous country. Apple Inc this week said its revenue in Greater China, which also includes Hong Kong and Taiwan, slumped 43 percent to $4.65 billion from the previous quarter. That was also 14 percent lower from the year-ago quarter. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mobile-growth-dip-takes-shine-off-samsung-electronics-010519350.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_Zn4IdWg1g5Ha2Ql.3Xa7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T010628Z_1_CBRE96P033200_RTROPTP_2_SAMSUNGELECTRONICS-EARNINGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Samsung Electronics laptop computer is displayed at a shop in Samsung&#039;s main office building in central Seoul" align="left" title="Samsung Electronics laptop computer is displayed at a shop in Samsung&#039;s main office building in central Seoul" border="0" /></a>By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd announced a $1 billion increase in investment on Friday, hoping a strong recovery in semiconductors will make up for weakening smartphone growth as it faces mounting pressure to produce eye-catching new gadgets. The high-end smartphone market, which Samsung dominates along with Apple Inc , is slowing and the South Korean giant is struggling to convince investors it can crack the rapidly growing low-end segment, where its rivals include China&#039;s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp . Samsung on Friday reported a 47. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mobile-growth-dip-takes-shine-off-samsung-electronics-010519350.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 00:26:34 -0400Reutersmobile-growth-dip-takes-shine-off-samsung-electronics-010519350<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mobile-growth-dip-takes-shine-off-samsung-electronics-010519350.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_Zn4IdWg1g5Ha2Ql.3Xa7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T010628Z_1_CBRE96P033200_RTROPTP_2_SAMSUNGELECTRONICS-EARNINGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Samsung Electronics laptop computer is displayed at a shop in Samsung&#039;s main office building in central Seoul" align="left" title="Samsung Electronics laptop computer is displayed at a shop in Samsung&#039;s main office building in central Seoul" border="0" /></a>By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd announced a $1 billion increase in investment on Friday, hoping a strong recovery in semiconductors will make up for weakening smartphone growth as it faces mounting pressure to produce eye-catching new gadgets. The high-end smartphone market, which Samsung dominates along with Apple Inc , is slowing and the South Korean giant is struggling to convince investors it can crack the rapidly growing low-end segment, where its rivals include China&#039;s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp . Samsung on Friday reported a 47. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-sells-76-million-smartphones-second-quarter-boosting-024159714.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L4IVf4Fc.my9RR6.lQ.Wsg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T024159Z_1_CBRE96P07IH00_RTROPTP_2_SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S4.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Samsung Electronics Co&#039;s latest Galaxy S4 phone is seen during its launch at the Radio City Music Hall in New York" align="left" title="Samsung Electronics Co&#039;s latest Galaxy S4 phone is seen during its launch at the Radio City Music Hall in New York" border="0" /></a>SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd sold 76 million smartphones in the second quarter, expanding its market share to 33.1 percent, Strategy Analytics said on Friday. Overall, the global smartphone market grew 47 percent to a record 229.6 million, the research firm said. Second-ranked Apple Inc saw its market share shrink to 13.6 percent after selling 31.2 million iPhones, as smaller rivals such as LG Electronics Inc, ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd seized larger slices. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Stephen Coates)</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-sells-76-million-smartphones-second-quarter-boosting-024159714.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 22:41:59 -0400Reuterssamsung-sells-76-million-smartphones-second-quarter-boosting-024159714<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-sells-76-million-smartphones-second-quarter-boosting-024159714.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L4IVf4Fc.my9RR6.lQ.Wsg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T024159Z_1_CBRE96P07IH00_RTROPTP_2_SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S4.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Samsung Electronics Co&#039;s latest Galaxy S4 phone is seen during its launch at the Radio City Music Hall in New York" align="left" title="Samsung Electronics Co&#039;s latest Galaxy S4 phone is seen during its launch at the Radio City Music Hall in New York" border="0" /></a>SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd sold 76 million smartphones in the second quarter, expanding its market share to 33.1 percent, Strategy Analytics said on Friday. Overall, the global smartphone market grew 47 percent to a record 229.6 million, the research firm said. Second-ranked Apple Inc saw its market share shrink to 13.6 percent after selling 31.2 million iPhones, as smaller rivals such as LG Electronics Inc, ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd seized larger slices. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Stephen Coates)</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-agents-got-lucky-pursuing-accused-russia-master-020835585.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Oi2pguE8cVnZ.ytZxEMEmA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T020835Z_1_CBRE96P05YQ00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-USA-HACKERS-CREDITCARDS-ARRESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secret Service Special Agent James Mottola and New Jersey Attorney Paul J. Fishman speak to the media during a news conference in Newark" align="left" title="U.S. Secret Service Special Agent James Mottola and New Jersey Attorney Paul J. Fishman speak to the media during a news conference in Newark" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The two Russians arrested in what prosecutors call the largest online fraud case brought in the United States were caught through a combination of high-tech tools, dogged detective work and sheer luck. The propensity of the wealthy young Russians to travel provided authorities with their big opportunity to collar them in the Netherlands last year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-agents-got-lucky-pursuing-accused-russia-master-020835585.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 22:08:35 -0400Reutersu-agents-got-lucky-pursuing-accused-russia-master-020835585<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-agents-got-lucky-pursuing-accused-russia-master-020835585.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Oi2pguE8cVnZ.ytZxEMEmA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T020835Z_1_CBRE96P05YQ00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-USA-HACKERS-CREDITCARDS-ARRESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secret Service Special Agent James Mottola and New Jersey Attorney Paul J. Fishman speak to the media during a news conference in Newark" align="left" title="U.S. Secret Service Special Agent James Mottola and New Jersey Attorney Paul J. Fishman speak to the media during a news conference in Newark" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The two Russians arrested in what prosecutors call the largest online fraud case brought in the United States were caught through a combination of high-tech tools, dogged detective work and sheer luck. The propensity of the wealthy young Russians to travel provided authorities with their big opportunity to collar them in the Netherlands last year. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/4-russians-1-ukrainian-charged-massive-hacking-134148540.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/keew_D7XfmNeSR2sUztGsg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ae82053fe1349a18380f6a7067002244.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman talks about the arrest of four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian, who have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that over seven years penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations, during a news conference, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The group, according to Fishman, is connected with stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars. Princeton-based Heartland Payment Systems Inc., which processes credit and debit cards for small to mid-sized businesses, was identified as taking the biggest hit in a scheme starting in 2007 ? the theft of more than 130 million card numbers at a loss of about $200 million. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" align="left" title="U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman talks about the arrest of four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian, who have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that over seven years penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations, during a news conference, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The group, according to Fishman, is connected with stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars. Princeton-based Heartland Payment Systems Inc., which processes credit and debit cards for small to mid-sized businesses, was identified as taking the biggest hit in a scheme starting in 2007 ? the theft of more than 130 million card numbers at a loss of about $200 million. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" border="0" /></a>NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ? Four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations over seven years, stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/4-russians-1-ukrainian-charged-massive-hacking-134148540.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 16:54:35 -0400Associated Press4-russians-1-ukrainian-charged-massive-hacking-134148540<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/4-russians-1-ukrainian-charged-massive-hacking-134148540.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/keew_D7XfmNeSR2sUztGsg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ae82053fe1349a18380f6a7067002244.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman talks about the arrest of four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian, who have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that over seven years penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations, during a news conference, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The group, according to Fishman, is connected with stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars. Princeton-based Heartland Payment Systems Inc., which processes credit and debit cards for small to mid-sized businesses, was identified as taking the biggest hit in a scheme starting in 2007 ? the theft of more than 130 million card numbers at a loss of about $200 million. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" align="left" title="U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman talks about the arrest of four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian, who have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that over seven years penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations, during a news conference, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The group, according to Fishman, is connected with stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars. Princeton-based Heartland Payment Systems Inc., which processes credit and debit cards for small to mid-sized businesses, was identified as taking the biggest hit in a scheme starting in 2007 ? the theft of more than 130 million card numbers at a loss of about $200 million. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" border="0" /></a>NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ? Four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations over seven years, stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russians-ukrainian-charged-largest-us-190405541.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ThQY4MoZILDvHasx0nNiWA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_HEADLINES_BUSINESS/ae82053fe1349a18380f6a7067002244_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="4 Russians, 1 Ukrainian charged in massive hacking" align="left" title="4 Russians, 1 Ukrainian charged in massive hacking" border="0" /></a>Four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been charged in what&#039;s being called the largest hacking and data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the United States. They&#039;re accused of running a hacking organization ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russians-ukrainian-charged-largest-us-190405541.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 15:38:28 -0400Associated Pressrussians-ukrainian-charged-largest-us-190405541<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russians-ukrainian-charged-largest-us-190405541.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ThQY4MoZILDvHasx0nNiWA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_HEADLINES_BUSINESS/ae82053fe1349a18380f6a7067002244_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="4 Russians, 1 Ukrainian charged in massive hacking" align="left" title="4 Russians, 1 Ukrainian charged in massive hacking" border="0" /></a>Four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been charged in what&#039;s being called the largest hacking and data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the United States. They&#039;re accused of running a hacking organization ...</p><br clear="all"/>List of businesses targeted from 2005 to 2012 by an international hacking ring that stole more than 160 million credit and debit card numbers, according to an indictment announced Thursday in Newark, N.J. ...http://news.yahoo.com/list-global-hacking-rings-targets-181610060.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 14:16:10 -0400Associated Presslist-global-hacking-rings-targets-181610060Here?s something that should sober enthusiasts of self-driving cars. Forbes reporter Andy Greenberg has been hanging out with hackers?Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, who have come up with their most terrifying hacking target yet: a car?s software. Greenberg says that the two hackers have ?reverse-engineered enough of the software of the Escape and the Toyota Prius (both the 2010 model) to demonstrate a range of nasty surprises: everything from annoyances like uncontrollably blasting the horn to serious hazards like slamming on the Prius? brakes at high speeds.? Even worse, Miller and Valasek have shown they?re able to take control of a car?s steering functionality so they can drive it into a ditch, a wall or just about anywhere they choose.http://news.yahoo.com/most-deadly-hacking-target-yet-car-170051457.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 13:00:51 -0400BGR Newsmost-deadly-hacking-target-yet-car-170051457<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sexting-lying-press-conferences-timeline-weiners-mistakes-203938040.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p09wOGANbCufj1EdLmNW5g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Sexting__Lying__and_Press_Conferences-b34d277d46eae0269d737b0504f92c33" width="130" height="86" alt="Sexting, Lying, and Press Conferences: A Timeline of Weiner&#039;s Mistakes" align="left" title="Sexting, Lying, and Press Conferences: A Timeline of Weiner&#039;s Mistakes" border="0" /></a>As a public service: A timeline of what Anthony Weiner said ??publicly and privately ??about the sexually explicit messages he sent to young women.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sexting-lying-press-conferences-timeline-weiners-mistakes-203938040.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 16:39:38 -0400The Atlantic Wiresexting-lying-press-conferences-timeline-weiners-mistakes-203938040<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sexting-lying-press-conferences-timeline-weiners-mistakes-203938040.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p09wOGANbCufj1EdLmNW5g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Sexting__Lying__and_Press_Conferences-b34d277d46eae0269d737b0504f92c33" width="130" height="86" alt="Sexting, Lying, and Press Conferences: A Timeline of Weiner&#039;s Mistakes" align="left" title="Sexting, Lying, and Press Conferences: A Timeline of Weiner&#039;s Mistakes" border="0" /></a>As a public service: A timeline of what Anthony Weiner said ??publicly and privately ??about the sexually explicit messages he sent to young women.</p><br clear="all"/>Less than a month after researchers at Bluebox?Security uncovered the biggest Android security hole to date, Symantec has spotted two malicious apps that are taking advantage of this major crack in Android?s foundation.?Essentially, the vulnerability found by Bluebox theoretically allows hackers to change mobile applications? codes without breaking the cryptographic signature that?s needed to verify an app?s legitimacy. In other words, the vulnerability could give hackers free rein to transform any app into malware. To make matters worse, Bluebox says that this problem has existed since at least Android 1.6, which means that the vast?majority of Android devices are vulnerable to malware-producing hackers. Symantec says so far that?s it?s found two mobile apps in China whose code has been rewrittenhttp://news.yahoo.com/symantec-spots-first-two-apps-exploit-biggest-ever-201530814.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 16:15:30 -0400BGR Newssymantec-spots-first-two-apps-exploit-biggest-ever-201530814All Western brands are struggling to get traction in what is shaping up to be an epic battle against the Asian Android vendors that have started churning out relatively highly specced new models at rock bottom prices. Vendors like Apple, HTC?and Nokia put in dreadful spring performances in China, where their current models? price ranges simply aren?t working. Soon we?ll find out what the pricing of Apple?s budget iPhone will be and whether it stands a chance to make serious inroads in China. But Nokia just announced a model that might have a chance to do some damage in Asia. The Lumia?625 effectively copies the product concept that has worked like a charm for Huawei, Micromax, Karbonn and their ilkhttp://news.yahoo.com/nokia-may-found-great-niche-190513792.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 15:05:13 -0400BGR Newsnokia-may-found-great-niche-190513792<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apples-margins-china-sales-shine-off-quarterly-results-030357445.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e9rAHtjJ_nDcNLO480dZNg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T140448Z_2_CBRE96N0RBP00_RTROPTP_2_APPLE-HEADWINDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man talks on an iPhone in Beijing" align="left" title="A man talks on an iPhone in Beijing" 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 10:04:48 -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://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e9rAHtjJ_nDcNLO480dZNg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T140448Z_2_CBRE96N0RBP00_RTROPTP_2_APPLE-HEADWINDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man talks on an iPhone in Beijing" align="left" title="A man talks on an iPhone in Beijing" 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

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