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WASHINGTON - The United States and China on Tuesday traded charges over cyberattacks after a security firm alleged that Beijing controled hackers who have penetrated the US government, companies and media.

A rogue Google Chrome extension, a fake version of Adobe Flash Player and some Facebook "Likes" are at the center of a scam recently uncovered by researchers at Bitdefender.

WASHINGTON - Hackers referencing hip-hop acts took over US automaker Jeep's Twitter account Tuesday in an attack not unlike one the day before that targeted fast food chain Burger King. "The official Twitter handle for the Jeep® -- Just Empty Every Pocket," read the revised profile at @Jeep that claimed the Chrysler division had been sold to General Motors' luxury brand Cadillac.

Apple on Tuesday acknowledged that Mac OS X computers at the Cupertino, California-based company were attacked and infected with malware. The attack is assumed to be the same one Facebook acknowledged on Friday that it fell victim to, which used zero-day exploit taking advantage of a flaw in Oracle’s Java software.

Stormpath, a cloud-based authentication and user management, formally launched its service on Tuesday, and at the same time announced that it has raised $8.2 million in new financing.

Deep Inside Your Network: The Reality of Advanced Threats and the Technology Needed to Fight ThemSo far this year, the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Bloomberg News joined the ranks of U.S. defense contractors, leading Internet and energy companies penetrated by hackers using advanced threats and targeted attacks.

China's PLA Controls Hackers: US IT Security FirmReport Says China Hackers Increasingly Focused on Companies Involved in US Critical Infrastructure, Including Electrical Power Grid, Gas Lines and Water Systems.

APT1: Mandiant Exposes One of China's Most Active Cyber Espionage Units

The Burger King slogan to "Have it Your Way" probably was not meant as an invitation for hackers, but apparently there are those who disagree. Earlier today, Burger King's Twitter account was compromised to promote McDonald's, one of its chief rivals in the fast food business. Burger King did not respond to a request for comment by SecurityWeek about the incident before publication.

Mozilla announced an update to their CA Certificate policy on Friday, including changes on compliance and auditing. The update, the organization explained in a blog post, continues their efforts towards stronger controls and visibility.

Relations Between London and Beijing Have Deteriorated in the Last Nine Nonths, with the Security Services Reporting a Rise in Chinese Cyber-espionage.LONDON - A split has emerged in the British government on managing its cooling relations with China, The Sunday Times newspaper said, citing sources.

Last week, security researchers from FireEye identified a PDF zero-day that was being used in targeted attacks. Shortly after, Adobe confirmed the existence of two critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat XI for Windows and Macintosh that were being exploited in active attacks.

PARIS - European data protection agencies intend to take action against the US Internet giant Google after it failed to follow their orders to comply with EU privacy laws, a French agency said on Monday. In October the data protection agencies warned Google that its new privacy policy did not comply with EU laws and gave it four months to comply or face legal action.

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook said Friday its computer system was "targeted in a sophisticated attack" last month, but that it found no evidence any user data was compromised.