Snapshot: Apple’s iCloud under attack + Officials propose 51st state

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Today's Talkers

• Apple says it is aware of "intermittent organized network attacks" that attempt to get users' information when they try to sign in to iCloud, reports USA Today. Click here to read more.

• Chinese authorities have tried to gain access to customer data held on Apple's iCloud storage and backup system, according to research by an organization that monitors web usage in China, NBCNews.com reports. Click here to read more

• South Florida politicians are tired of being left out to sea when it comes to addressing climate change concerns for the southern part of the state, reports USA Today. Their solution? Create the country's 51 ^st state, the paper reports. Click here to read more.
• Benjamin C. Bradlee, who led The Washington Post during the Watergate era, died Tuesday at age 93. Click here to read a Washington Post report.
• Ocwen Financial Corp. is accused of improper practices. New York state's top regulator says the mortgage-servicing company backdated thousands of letters to borrowers that prevented them from being able to promptly correct problem loans, reports The Wall Street Journal. Click here to read more.
• Some companies are enrolling employees in Medicaid to avoid penalties of the new healthcare laws and to hold down costs. Click here to read a Wall Street Journal report.
• States ease laws that protected poor borrowers. Click here to read a New York Times report.
• Distillers see 'golden age' for bourbon in Kentucky, reports USA Today. Click here to read more.
• Run-DMC founding member behind new comic book series. Click here to read more in a New York Times report.