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China tried to hack U.S. firms even after cyber pact: CrowdStrike

Hackers associated with the Chinese government have tried to penetrate at least seven U.S. companies in the three weeks since Washington and Beijing agreed not to spy on each other for commercial reasons, according to a prominent U.S. security firm. CrowdStrike Inc said software it placed at five U.S. technology and two pharmaceutical companies had detected and rebuffed the attacks, which began on Sept. 26. On Sept. 25, President Barack

U.S. probing reports CIA chief's personal email hacked: CNN

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI and the Secret Service are investigating reports that CIA Director John Brennan’s personal email had been hacked, although no classified information had been accessed, CNN said. The New York Post reported on Monday that a high school student claimed to hack into Brennan’s private email account. Reuters could not immediately verify the reports. (Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

Facebook requests a say in Austrian student's privacy case

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Monday requested the chance to voice its opinion in a legal challenge mounted by an Austrian law student against the Irish privacy regulator for refusing to investigate the U.S. company’s transfers of data to the United States. Major U.S. tech companies such as Microsoft Corp and Apple Inc as well as Facebook came under fire after revelations in 2013 of the

Apple's auto ambitions sideswipe electric motorcycle startup

By Julia Love SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s aggressive recruitment of auto experts as it explores building a car has left a promising, if financially troubled, electric motorcycle startup in the dust. Mission Motors, whose sleek electric bikes drew comparisons to Tesla’s cars, ceased operations in May after losing some of its top engineering talent to Apple, according to sources close to Mission. Although it has never openly acknowledged