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Thursday, February 7, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   MUST READ 6 Reasons Hackers Would Want Energy Department Data By Mathew J. Schwartz In Department of Energy breach, what was driving attackers to steal employee data? Stuxnet revenge is one theory. Hacking, Privacy Laws: Time To Reboot Recent cases highlight serious flaws in current privacy and cyber abuse legislation, allowing prosecutors to wield a hammer when a stick will do. Fed Breach: Attackers Exploited Website Product Vulnerability Federal Reserve confirms breach of database with banking executive contact information for use in a natural disaster. DARPA Funds Python Big Data Effort Department of Defense has dished out $3 million for Python big data analytics libraries from a $100 million fund for big data research and development. White House Seeks Tech Innovation Fellows Program recruits innovators and entrepreneurs to work on "high impact" federal IT projects during six- to 12-month tours of duty. Feds Update Flu Apps Centers for Disease Control have updated their two flu apps -- FluView and CDC Influenza -- for the busy flu season. Microsoft, Symantec Torpedo Massive Botnet Tech companies team up to take down Bamital botnet, which generated over $1 million annually via search engine click fraud. 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