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September 2, 2014, 9:30 PM

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Apple:

Celebrity photo theft was a “very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions” — Update to Celebrity Photo Investigation — We wanted to provide an update to our investigation into the theft of photos of certain celebrities.

Nik Cubrilovic / New Web Order:

A look inside the hacker networks dealing in stolen celebrity data — Notes on the Celebrity Data Theft — An interesting aspect of information security is how periodically it collides with other industries and subcultures. With more information than ever being stored and shared online …

More: TechCrunch, Uncrunched, TUAW, Washington Post, MacDailyNews, Daring Fireball, Nextgov, FierceMobileIT News and Fox News

Tweets: @kevinmarks, @shepmcallister, @floatingatoll and @johnwilliams

Andy Greenberg / Wired:

Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker, a law enforcement tool popular on hacker forums, downloads full iCloud backups given stolen credentials — The Police Tool That Pervs Use to Steal Nude Pics From Apple's iCloud — As nude celebrity photos spilled onto the web over the weekend …

More: MacRumors, The Next Web, Gizmodo, Cult of Mac, CNET, Fox News, eWeek, bizjournals, Wired.co.uk and Softpedia News. Tweets: @kashhill

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Apple denies iCloud was breached, claims Find my iPhone not involved in photo theft incident — Apple denies iCloud breach in celebrity nude photo hack — Apple says that the mass theft of nude celebrity photos that were released over the weekend did not occur because of a breach in any Apple systems, including iCloud.

More: Business Insider, Re/code, San Francisco Chronicle, Mercury News, ReadWrite, AppleInsider, Techvibes Global News, Gawker, BGR, Softpedia News, ABC News, Salon, Macworld, Cult of Mac and Washington Post. Tweets: @csoghoian

Sam Biddle / Valleywag:

iCloud Isn't Safe, Because Everyone's a Target and Apple Doesn't Care

More: Slate, USA Today, Digital Trends, DisplayBlog, Gigaom, Tech Times, MacDailyNews, The Daily Dot and Forbes

Tweets: @selenalarson and @saschasegan

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:

Banks: Credit Card Breach at Home Depot — Multiple banks say they are seeing evidence that Home Depot stores may be the source of a massive new batch of stolen credit and debit cards that went on sale this morning in the cybercrime underground. Home Depot says that it is working with banks …

Richard Nieva / CNET:

Google's Android Wear to support Bluetooth headsets, GPS, and third party watch faces — Google says Android Wear about to get even smarter (Q&A) — The search giant hasn't said much about its OS for wearable devices since a demo in June. CNET sat down with two of the project's head engineers to find out what's new.

Jessica E. Lessin / The Information:

Greg Wyler, satellite executive and founder of 03b Networks, has abruptly left Google — Abrupt Exit for Google Satellite Exec — One of the leaders of Google's effort to build a constellation of Internet-beaming satellites, Greg Wyler, has left the company, according to two people familiar with the situation.

More: 9to5Google, Wall Street Journal and CNET

Kara Swisher / Re/code:

AOL's Brand CEO Susan Lyne Stepping Down to Run Women-Focused Fund for Company — Susan Lyne, the longtime media exec who has been CEO of AOL's brand group from early 2013, is stepping down from that role to run a venture fund inside the New York-based media company aimed at women-led digital startups.

More: TechCrunch, Business Insider and Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @alexia. See also Mediagazer

Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:

Reddit unveils its first mobile app for Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews on iOS, Android version coming later this week — Reddit to Launch Mobile App for AMAs (Exclusive) — Reddit has made its long-awaited entry into the mobile app category with one devoted to its most popular attraction, the Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews.

More: reddit, The Verge, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Mashable, Ubergizmo, iPhone in Canada Blog, CNET, PadGadget, BetaBoston, Tech Times, Cult of Mac, SlashGear, Gigaom, Tubefilter, Gotta Be Mobile, Business Insider, Droid Life, Engadget, The Daily Dot, 9to5Mac, Nieman Lab, MobileSyrup.com and iMore

Tweets: @mikeisaac and @hugeinc

Taylor Soper / GeekWire:

Concur shares soar amid reports of potential sale to SAP, Oracle — Shares of Concur are up nearly 16 percent in after-hours trading following a report from Bloomberg noting the company's interest in a potential sale. Bloomberg notes that the Bellevue-based travel expense company is working …

More: Bloomberg, Re/code, Tech Trader Daily, Reuters, TheStreet.com and RTTNews

Re/code:

Ouya in preliminary sales talks with Xiaomi, Tencent and other Chinese companies, has engaged with Google and Amazon — Android Game Console Maker Ouya in Sale Talks With Chinese Internet Giants, Others — Ouya, the maker of an low-cost Android-based gaming console of the same name …

More: The Information, VentureBeat, DailyTech, TechSpot, ExtremeTech, Electronista, Android Police, 9to5Google, Ubergizmo, Business Insider, Engadget and GamePolitics blogs

Ian Kar / Bank Innovation:

Apple, Nordstrom in Talks to Partner on Payments — Department store Nordstrom is reportedly in talks to be one of Apple's early merchant partners when the company unveils its new payments platform soon, according to sources with knowledge of the discussions.

More: AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Business Insider, MacRumors, iMore, Ubergizmo, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog and iDownloadBlog.com

New York Times:

Court bans UberPop ride-sharing service in Germany, Uber Black unaffected; Uber will continue operations and appeal — German Court Bans Uber Service Nationwide — The most popular service of the ride-hailing company Uber has been barred from operating in Germany in one of the most severe …

More: BBC, Uber Blog, Reuters, CNNMoney.com, Tech Times, CNET, Digital Trends, TechPresident, TechSpot, SiliconBeat, Fortune and Engadget. Tweets: @markscott82

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Office for iPad adds monthly in-app subscriptions; $6.99/month for Office 365 Personal, $9.99/month for Office 365 Home — Microsoft adds monthly in-app subscription option to Office for iPad — Summary: Microsoft Office for iPad users now have the option to subscribe to Office 365 monthly and from inside Word, Excel or PowerPoint.

More: Office Blogs, BetaNews, The Next Web, Computerworld, SuperSite for Windows, MacRumors, App Advice, Ubergizmo, 9to5Mac, App Trigger, Lifehacker Australia, GeekWire, The iPad Guide and Neowin

Bloomberg:

SoftBank's humanoid robot Pepper will go on sale in US within a year, coming to Sprint stores — SoftBank to Sell Robot in U.S. Stores Within 12 Months — Billionaire Masayoshi Son will start selling his humanoid robots named “Pepper” at Sprint Corp. (S) stores in the U.S. by next summer …

More: International Business Times, bizjournals, DSLreports, AndroidHeadlines.com, Seeking Alpha and Engadget

Scott Gilbertson / Ars Technica:

Behind the new HTML Picture element, which speeds up page loads by letting browsers choose the best image for different screens — How a new HTML element will make the Web faster — Soon, you won't need to be the Flash for quicker Web browsing. — Flickr user: Katie Krueger

Tweets: @dannysullivan

Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

Sonos speakers can now directly connect to home Wi-Fi, no longer require proprietary network — To simplify whole-home audio, Sonos starts to embrace your Wi-Fi router — Internet-connected speakers from Sonos now work directly with your Wi-Fi router, eliminating the need to also use …

More: The Sonos Blog, Engadget, Wired, TechHive, Cult of Mac, Ubergizmo, VentureBeat, The Register, Wall Street Journal, CNET, Re/code, Android Central, TechCrunch, Gizmodo and Android Police

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