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Free cloud services can easily be abused because many of them lack more secure verification processes. Bishop Fox researchers Rob Ragan and Oscar Salazar demonstrated that services like Dropbox and Google Apps can be used as botnets.

Mobile messaging specialist CM in Breda, the Netherlands announced the acquisition of app developers OneSixty Mobile today. The new shareholder will integrate the five employees currently working at OneSixty Mobile as well.

Dutch based SMS and mobile payments specialist CM Group today announces it has entered into a definitive agreement to take over the Belgian SMS and IVR company Paratel in Brussels.