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• US jobs: Displaced IT workers apply for federal help

  A state that was a leader in the legislative battle overoutsourcing, Connecticut, is now reporting the impact of the offshore shift, although indirectly.

• US Treasury Web sites hacked, serving malware

  Three Web sites belonging to the US Department of the Treasury have been hacked to attack visitors with malicious software, security vendor AVG says.

• Broadband Internet prices fall in Asia and elsewhere

  Recession has affected economic growth but worldwide people are increasingly using information and communication technology (ICT) services, such as mobile phones and the Internet, according to a newly released report by international telecommunication union.

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  Online attack hits US government Web sites

  A botnet comprised of about 50,000 infected computers has been waging a war against U.S. government Web sites and causing headaches for businesses in the U.S. and South Korea.

• Legislation would let Obama shut down 'Net, networks amid emergency

  Federal legislation introduced in the US Senate this week would give President Obama the power to declare a cybersecurity emergency and then shut down both public and private networks including Internet traffic coming to and from compromised systems.