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Quoting from the site wsj.com Posted by:Dr Ahmed.M.Shaban Washington and Beijing have been accusing each other of  hacking and other cybersecurity violations, raising concerns that U.S. firms selling network or computer equipment in China could be caught in the crossfire. But U.S. technology firm Dell, which is the largest  vendor of computer servers in China, says its business there hasn’t been hurt. Motorcyclists ride past ‘Unit 61398′, a secretive Chinese military unit, in the outskirts of Shanghai in February. The unit is believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks, a U.S. computer security company said.   REUTERS “We don’t see any impact on our business,” said Amit Midha, who heads Dell’s Asia Pacific operations. “We feel that this is something that is going to get worked through over time between the two countries.” Dell also sells PCs and storage products in China, as well as software and other technology services. The tensions over cybe...

Quoting from the site wsj.com Posted by:Dr Ahmed.M.Shaban The Line messaging app, shown here in a February demonstration, is becoming a hacker target.   Bloomberg News Hackers are targeting users of the mobile-phone messaging application Line, according to the company and Japanese police. Tokyo-based Line Corp. said that in late May it received a report of a hacking case for the first time since introducing the app in June 2011. The  popular app , which enables users to make free voice calls and send free messages, has more than 480 million registered users, the company says. By mid-June, the number of reported cases rose past 300, a Line spokeswoman said. In a typical scam, hackers pretend to be the owner of the account and ask friends to buy prepaid cards on their behalf. Police in Tokyo and Osaka have issued  warnings to users , telling them to keep their usernames and passwords secret. Police in Osaka said 23 reports of hacking have been f...