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State Dept. email offline after suspected hack attack

The US State Department has shut down its unclassified email system as it evaluates potential damage caused by a possible hacker attack. The department’s email system was shut down in a planned outage Friday to make repairs and security upgrades after “activity of concern” was detected recently on the system, according to the Associated Press. None of the department’s classified …

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Apple notches App Store deal with China’s UnionPay

Apple lands deal with China’s largest payment card provider. CNET Apple has reached a deal that will allow consumers in China to use the country’s most popular payment card to make purchases on its App Store. The new payment option lets Apple ID users in China link their accounts with UnionPay’s debit or credit cards for one-touch purchases of apps, …

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