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16 million online accounts probably compromised, German government warns

Government invites users to check their email address against a list of 16 million collected by a botnet

Two coders closely tied to Target-related malware, security firm says

Underground forum postings indicate both may have used the same online nickname, according to IntelCrawler

Officials: Two people used fake credit cards that may be linked to Target data breach

Police didn't say if the pair were directly involved in the data breach or merely purchased stolen card information

Spammers buy Chrome extensions and turn them into adware

Two developers who sold their popular Chrome extensions saw them misused for aggressive advertising

Six more US retailers hit by Target-like hacks, security firm says

IntelCrawler also identified a 17-year-old Russian who it says wrote the BlackPOS malware, a version of which was used against Target

CIOs and CMOs Must Work Together to Satisfy Customers

Target credit card data was sent to server in Russia

The data was quietly moved around on Target's network before it was sent to a US server, then to Russia

What STEM shortage? Electrical engineering lost 35,000 jobs last year

Will the Internet of Things create jobs in the U.S. or offshore?

HealthCare.gov still has major security problems, experts say

Democrats question whether outside security experts can tell what defenses are being deployed

State terminates contract with Healthcare.gov contractor over tax software system

North Carolina has already paid CGI $63.8 million for the tax-collection system