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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- August 14, 2013

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Hackers Breach Dalai Lama's Government-in-Exile Website
All Things Appy: Top 5 Travel Apps for Chrome
Netrunner Sprints Ahead of the Linux Distro Pack
Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, It's Off to the Asteroid Mines We Go?
Poor Patch Management Makes CMSes Low-Hanging Fruit for Hackers

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Today's Story Highlights

Hackers Breach Dalai Lama's Government-in-Exile Website
Hackers have hit the website of the Central Tibetan Administration, the
Tibetan government-in-exile established by the Dalai Lama in 1959 after
he was forced out of Tibet, according to Kaspersky Lab Senior Security
Researcher Kurt Baumgartner. They installed some code that redirects
visitors from Chinese-language websites to a Java exploit that drops a
backdoor into their PCs.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78716.html

All Things Appy: Top 5 Travel Apps for Chrome
Summer may soon be winding down in many parts of the world, but the
upcoming holiday season promises a whole new world of travel
opportunities. In this week's All Things Appy column, we take a look at
the must-have, free, travel-related apps for the Chrome browser.
Included in our app selection this week is a service for finding unique
or quirky accommodations.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78654.html

Netrunner Sprints Ahead of the Linux Distro Pack
"Enigma" may be the nickname of the latest release of the Netrunner
Linux distro, but there's actually nothing enigmatic about it. In fact,
Netrunner 13.06 -- also known as "Netrunner 5" -- delivers one of the
most satisfying out-of-the-box desktop experiences I have had in quite
some time. I spend an inordinate amount of time testing and using
different Linux distributions.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78706.html

Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, It's Off to the Asteroid Mines We Go?
Researchers in the UK recently identified 12 small asteroids close
enough to Earth to be used in mining operations that could begin as
early as 2021. The research was part of a larger effort by both private
and public institutions to learn more about the potential for tapping
into asteroids that could contain large deposits of valuable resources
including platinum, iron-nickel ore or gold.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78710.html

Poor Patch Management Makes CMSes Low-Hanging Fruit for Hackers
Content management systems like WordPress and Joombla have become
popular targets for hackers in recent times because flaws in those
systems can be leveraged for mischief across literally millions of
websites. WordPress is running on some 73 million websites and Joomla
some 35 million, so if you're a cybercriminal with a fresh vulnerability
in your satchel, you can do some serious damage.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78711.html

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