Technology Report: Microsoft seizes servers in Zeus cyberfraud

Click to View in Browser 03/26/2012 Microsoft seizes servers in Zeus cyberfraud (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp claimed a victory in efforts to combat online banking fraud, saying it had confiscated several servers used to steal login names and passwords, disrupting some of the world's most sophisticated cybercrime rings. Apple's gains make some mutual funds riskier NEW YORK (Reuters) - When it comes to Apple, investors could become victims of their own success. Windows Phone struggles to break catch-22 as app makers hold off (Reuters) - Apps, apps, apps! That is the main challenge that Microsoft and Nokia, who are trying to claw back market share from Apple Inc's iPhone and Google's Android in the red hot smartphone market, face now. U.S. regulators push for online "do not track" system WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are pressuring Internet companies to put in place by the end of the year a "Do Not Track" system that would give consumers more control over their personal data online, in a report released on Monday that privacy advocates dismissed as too soft. Big venture firm raises the networking stakes SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Andreessen Horowitz, a three-year-old venture capital firm, has made a big mark in Silicon Valley partly through the sheer scale of its endeavors, with big funds totaling some $2.7 billion and big investments in high-profile companies including Facebook, Twitter, Zynga and Groupon. Tough times in the U.S.-China iPad smuggling game SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Early on the morning of March 16, Wong Tat joined a line of about 100 people waiting for the launch of the new iPad in a chilly rain outside an Apple store on the outskirts of San Francisco. NFC phone sales to jump to 100 million in 2012: research (Reuters) - Some 100 million cellphones using Near-field Communication (NFC) technology will be sold this year, with sales more than tripling from a year ago, research firm Berg Insight said on Monday. Facebook: Evidence shows New York man's lawsuit is fraud (Reuters) - Facebook Inc urged a federal judge on Monday to throw out a lawsuit by a New York wood pellet salesman who said he deserves half of founder Mark Zuckerberg's stake in the social media company, calling the case a "fraud." EBay blocks sale of sorbitol after death in Italy ROME (Reuters) - Online auction company EBay Inc said on Monday it had blocked global sales of sorbitol following the death of a medical patient in Italy who consumed a sample of the sugar substitute which had been bought on the Internet. Facebook, lawmakers warn employers not to demand passwords SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook and lawmakers have warned employers against requesting Facebook passwords while screening job applicants, a controversial practice that underscores the blurring distinction between personal and professional lives the era of social media. Related Video James Cameron back from the abyss Tidal energy project makes waves in New York Mediafile Noel Randewich Can't find a socket to charge your phone? IDT's got a solution. Sarah McBride VC Bessemer discovers Internets, mulls duck mascot A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend