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Hackers Took Down D.C.'s CCTV System Ahead Of Trump Inauguration, Demanded Ransom

Submitted by Shepard Ambellas via Intellihub.com,

Officials and others unsure of what may have taken place during a massive citywide CCTV outage

Between the dates of Jan. 12 and Jan. 15, for about a 48-hour span, 70% of the CCTV cameras in Washington D.C. were rendered useless by hackers adding an element of uncertainty in regards to what may have taken place in and around D.C. just days before Donald Trump’s Inauguration.

Facebook Surges To Record High After Smashing Expectations On 1.86 Billion Monthly Users

Facebook Surges To Record High After Smashing Expectations On 1.86 Billion Monthly Users

So much for worries about tech companies rolling over.

After yesterday's AAPL beat which nonetheless resulted in one of the biggest intraday jumps in its stock in history, sending it highest over 6% today, moments ago Facebook reported results which crushed expectations, and have sent the company higher as much as 3%. The street was expecting $8.81 billion in revenue and EPS of $1.34. Instead it got revenue of $8.81 billion, a 51% increase from 2015 - 84% of which came from mobile - and EPS of $1.44, a 78% increase.

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