Shares Of Cyber Security Stocks Quiet Following White House Computer System Hack

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/politics/how-russians-hacked-the-wh/?sr=google_news Shares of cybersecurity stocks were quiet in the after-market following news that Russian hackers penetrated the White House computer system. "While the White House has said the breach only ever affected an unclassified system, that description belies the seriousness of the intrusion. The hackers had access to sensitive information such as real-time non-public details of the president's schedule. While such information is not classified, it is still highly sensitive and prized by foreign intelligence agencies," U.S. officials told CNN. The PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF HACK closed at $28.54 Tuesday, up 1.28 percent. Cyberark Software Ltd CYBR closed at $59.45 Tuesday, a gain of 8.13 percent. FireEye Inc FEYE closed at $39.91 Tuesday, up 2.49 percent while VASCO Data Security International, Inc. VDSI fell 1.03 percent to $22.15 in after-hours trading . Palo Alto Networks Inc PANW gained 2.25 percent Tuesday and closed at $144.83.
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