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Been growing for weeks. >> that is why i have done and taken the steps -- >> we dont believe you. i think youre part of the problem. >> reporter: katherine archuleta in personnel management resigned late last week. but the attack was only the latest in an onslaught of cyber attacks on the u.s. government in private companies. in december the fbi accused the north korean government of the hack that led sony pictures to cancel and then make a limited release of its satirical film "the interview." ...

And today chinas government is vigorously denying its military played any role in this widespread online espionage claiming its also a frequent victim itself of cyber attacks. china responding to this brand new report from an american computer security firm that found a group attached to chinas military stole information from nearly 150 companies, most of them american. now, this included companies in industries ranging from i.t. to telecommunications to aerospace to energy to oil. youve got to ...

Targeting american companies and organizations for years, stealing huge amounts of data in sophisticated cyberattacks. and a computer security firm which put together the report says its traced these cyberattacks to a military unit in shanghai in an office building. the security firm says it tracked the unit for six years and observed hundreds of hacking attempts in that time. chinese officials deny the accusations joining me now huffington post technology reporter gary smith. thank you for join...

Soldiers and an american aide worker were killed thursday in a suicide bombing in eastern afghanistan. the government says the drought is still getting worse in the plains states. key producers of corn and soybean crops because they did not get as much benefit from recent rain as elsewhere. the u.n. says the drought pushed global food prices 6% higher last month. a russian computer security firm has an agency is spying on transaction, social networking sites, e-mail and instant messaging i...