Merkel urges global data protection deal 
GlobalPost

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has come out strongly in favour of an international agreement to protect electronic data, following revelations by fugitive former intelligence analyst Edward Snowden about US surveillance programme PRISM. “We should …

National Data Breach Policy Could Have Health Care Implications
iHealthBeat

During a House subcommittee hearing on Thursday, technology experts called for the creation of a national data breach notification law that could pre-empt state data breach regulations, Modern Healthcare’s “Vital Signs” reports. Such a law likely would …

Hackers attack online phonebook Truecaller 
Los Angeles Times

Saying they took advantage of an out-of-date WordPress system, members of a Syrian cyber-hacking group are claiming they swiped reams of user data this week from crowdsourced online phonebook Truecaller. In a statement Thursday, the Swedish startup …

NC companies’ secrets at risk, cyber terrorism experts say 
WRAL.com

Raleigh, N.C. – Meat, tobacco, furniture and surgical products are just a few of the North Carolina exports booming in the Chinese market. North Carolina businesses’ secrets are also in high demand overseas, and cyber terrorism experts say many …

Cyber attacks on stock exchanges put markets at risk -report 
Reuters

Around half of the world’s securities exchanges were the target of cyber-attacks last year, according to a paper based on a survey of 46 exchanges released on Tuesday. The prevalence of attacks along with the …