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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- December 10, 2014

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NSA's Auroragold Mining Operation
Facebook Search Tool Finds Posts in a Haystack
Samsung Offers Cool Gear VR Headset but Content Is MIA
Turla Trojan Unearthed on Linux
Hackers Derail Sony's PlayStation Network

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Today's Story Highlights

NSA's Auroragold Mining Operation
The United States National Security Agency, which is known for
monitoring landline, Web and cellphone communications worldwide,
reportedly also targets wireless carriers. Documents released by
whistle-blower Edward Snowden show the NSA has monitored more than 1,200
email accounts associated with major cellphone network operators
worldwide since 2010.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81464.html

Facebook Search Tool Finds Posts in a Haystack
Facebook has made it possible for users to perform keyword searches for
individual posts on the social network. "With a quick search, you can
get back to a fun video from your graduation, a news article you've been
meaning to read, or photos from your friend's wedding last summer," said
Tom Stocky, Facebook's vice president of search. Users still have the
option of using search phrases as well.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81461.html

Samsung Offers Cool Gear VR Headset but Content Is MIA
Samsung on Monday began offering what may best be described as the
"alpha version" of its Gear VR headset, developed by Oculus, in the U.S.
This Gear VR Innovator Edition works with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and
is priced at $200. The headset comes with sample gaming and experiential
content such as the dungeon exploration adventure HeroBound and the
space shooter Anshar Wars .
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81457.html

Turla Trojan Unearthed on Linux
Turla, a Trojan that has infected hundreds of 32- and 64-bit Windows
computers at government institutions, embassies, military installations,
educational institutions, and research and pharmaceutical companies over
the years, has been found on Linux systems, Kaspersky Lab reported. The
company has discovered two variants of the malware running on Linux.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81460.html

Hackers Derail Sony's PlayStation Network
Still reeling from a cyberintrusion that exposed massive amounts of
personnel data from its entertainment division on the Internet, Sony was
attacked again over the weekend. This time, hackers disrupted the
company's PlayStation Network. However, unlike the foray against Sony
Pictures Entertainment, which is still under investigation, the company
quickly recovered.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81455.html

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