Finland Times

A quarter of a million Twitter users have had their accounts hacked in the latest of a string of high-profile internet security breaches. Twitter's information security director Bob Lord said about 250,000 users' passwords had been stolen, as well as usernames, emails and other data. Affected users have had passwords invalidated and have been sent emails informing them. Mr Lord said the attack "was not the work of amateurs". He said it appeared similar to recent attacks on the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. The US newspapers reported that their computer systems had been breached by China-based hackers. ... details

  The Vigo Accelerator Programme, designed for quick access in funding and accelerating the internationalisation of high potential start-ups succeeded to activate serial entrepreneurs and in attracting a significant amount of venture capital to new companies. The programme has developed into a high-profile brand, in addition to achieving the funding targets, according to the interim report published by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy on  Friday, said a  press release. According to the report, the programme has created a new channel that makes world-class competence and private funding available to growth companies, enabling the start-up ... details