BitGou: Technology Report: Exclusive: U.S. states probing security breach at Experian unit

2014年4月4日星期五

Technology Report: Exclusive: U.S. states probing security breach at Experian unit

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Exclusive: U.S. states probing security breach at Experian unit

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. attorneys general have launched a multi-state investigation into a breach in which criminals gained access to a repository of some 200 million social security numbers through a unit of data provider Experian Plc.

Mozilla says CEO resigns amid gay marriage controversy

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Mozilla chief executive Brendan Eich has stepped down amid a controversy over his views on gay marriage, the company said in a blog post on Thursday.

White House objects to Samsung's use of Obama photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was a fun moment: Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz snapped a "selfie" photo with President Barack Obama when the World Series champions visited the White House this week.

Turkey lifts Twitter ban after court ruling

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's telecoms authority lifted a two-week-old ban on Twitter on Thursday after the constitutional court ruled the block breached freedom of expression, an official in Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's office said.

Fearing cyberattack, Israel curbs government websites' foreign traffic

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will temporarily suspend some of its government websites' international traffic to fend off a potential mass-cyber attack by pro-Palestinian hackers, an Israeli security source said on Thursday, without elaborating on the threat.

Satellites and sensors to halt crumbling of Italy's Pompeii

ROME (Reuters) - The ruins of ancient Pompeii will be monitored by satellites and sensors under an agreement with Italian defense and technology group Finmeccanica to try to stop the UNESCO world heritage site from crumbling.

Apple, Pfizer, others form 'go slow' U.S. patent lobby group

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. companies including Ford, Apple and Pfizer have formed a lobbying group aimed at pushing back at some changes to the patent system members of Congress have proposed, saying these measures would hinder protection of valuable inventions.

LED makers get smart to rise above price war and growth cliff

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lighting companies like Philips and Osram are scrambling to develop more advanced technology as a price war for LED bulbs threatens to eat into profits and bring on a period of low growth as the long-life bulbs become more common.

U.S. built secret 'Cuban Twitter' to stir unrest: AP

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. agency created a "Cuban Twitter" to undermine Cuba's communist government and get around its strict Internet prohibitions, using secret shell companies financed through foreign banks, The Associated Press reported on Thursday.

Head of Russian social network VK withdraws resignation

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The founder of Russia's biggest social networking site VKontakte withdrew his resignation on Thursday, just two days after announcing he was giving up the chief executive post, saying his departure would have threatened the company's future.