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Researchers find German-made spyware across globe

By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The discovery of a new group of servers linked to an elusive espionage campaign is providing new details about a German-made, high-tech piece of spy software that some fear may be used to target dissidents by oppressive regimes. A Canadian research

Zimbabwe finance minister pleads for diamond money

By GILLIAN GOTORAAssociated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's finance minister said Monday he will ask President Robert Mugabe to order diamond mining companies to pay millions of dollars into the nation's treasury. Finance Minister Tendai Biti told reporters he was losing patience

AP source: Google to pay $7M to settle Wi-Fi case

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google will pay a $7 million penalty to settle a multistate investigation into the Internet search leader's collection of emails, passwords and other sensitive information sent over wireless networks several years ago in neighborhoods

Report: VA sent data over unsecured networks

WASHINGTON (AP) - A government watchdog says the Veterans Affairs Department has been sending sensitive data - including electronic health records - over unencrypted networks, making them vulnerable to theft or misuse. The VA's inspector general says it has been common practice for the agency