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WASHINGTON - The US National Security Agency has secretly tapped into the networks of Chinese telecom and internet giant Huawei, the New York Times and Der Spiegel reported on their websites Saturday.

GENEVA - Hackers from across Europe flocked to Geneva this weekend, not to play havoc with Swiss computers but to test their ethical hacking skills.

WASHINGTON - UPDATE - US President Barack Obama met bosses from Facebook, Google and other Internet giants Friday to discuss plans to overhaul US spy agency surveillance practices which have infuriated the industry.

According to a recent report from McAfee, the number of digitally signed malware samples tripled in 2013, driven largely by the abuse of automated Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) that wrap malicious binaries within digitally signed, otherwise legitimate installers.

TOKYO - Failed Bitcoin exchange MtGox says it has found 200,000 coins worth $116 million in an old "digital wallet", after it collapsed in February admitting it had lost half a billion dollars in a possible theft.

Threat researchers from Cisco have shared details on a new and rapidly spreading attack targeting web servers running on systems powered by outdated versions of Linux.

A Linux worm first spotted in November has joined the growing ranks of malware mining for crypto-currency. The worm is called Darlloz. Late last year, Symantec reported that the worm was spreading via a known vulnerability in PHP that was patched in 2012.

PARIS - The French intelligence agency in charge of military and electronic spying is massively collecting data and monitoring networks of telecoms giant Orange, Le Monde newspaper reported in its Friday edition. "The DGSE can read, like an open book, the origin and destination of all communications of Orange customers," the paper said.

Michael Brown Appointed Interim CEO, Replacing Steve Bennett

WASHINGTON - US conglomerate Comcast said Thursday it received 24,698 law enforcement requests for customer data in 2013, plus some for national security reasons.

Organizations Need Robust Security Controls to Ensure Data Remains Separated

All Gmail Messages Now Encrypted While Moving Internally

Using pirated software carries with it a cost some may overlook - the probability of encountering malicious code hidden within the software.

Diebold Deploys Cardless, PIN-less, Paperless ATM That Relies Solely on Mobile

VANCOUVER - NSA deputy director Richard Ledgett on Thursday spoke out against former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, saying he does a disservice to whistle blowers.

Network security firm Palo Alto Networks announced on Thursday that it has opened a new cybersecurity solutions lab at the company’s new regional headquarters in Singapore.

NEW YORK – GIGAOM STRUCTURE DATA CONFERENCE - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has the tricky task of protecting consumer privacy in the age of Big Data and ubiquitous data collection without stifling innovation, a deputy director with the agency said at a conference this week.

Damballa, a provider of threat protection and containment solutions, and ForeScout Technologies, a provider of network security solutions, have teamed up in an effort to enhance visibility and automate remediation of advanced threats within enterprise networks.

Recent headlines around data breaches have highlighted a common security mishap – improper network segmentation.