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this is Senate and here are the stories that matter right now Bitcoin has passed the u.s. $9,000 mark for the first time picking it over nine thousand four hundred on Sunday it's a record figure for the cryptocurrency which started the year just under $1,000 while Bitcoin has had its share of volatility experts say the currency could end the year valued over $10,000 another day another hack this time image sharing site imager revealed it was hit in 2014 with 1.7 million user emails and passwords compromised imager says real names and addresses weren't breached mostly because that data was never collected and that it moved to inform users as quickly as possible security researcher Troy hunt who informed imager of the breach said the company's speed at handling the news was exemplary and speaking of hacking new reports show the FBI knew Russian hackers were targeting US officials but kept the information under wraps according to the Associated Press the Kremlin linked hacking group known as fancy bear targeted the private Gmail accounts of a number of officials but in interviews the AP found only two of the nearly 80 people targeted were notified by the FBI the FBI didn't immediately respond to a request for comment but told the AP it routinely notifies individuals and organizations of potential strike information stay up to date with the latest by downloading the CNET tech today app in the Apple or Google Play stores