A.M. Links: Obamacare Website Subject to Cyberattacks, Snapchat Rejected $3 Billion Deal, US Jobless Claims Fall

• A top Homeland Security
  Department official testifying before Congress stated that
  HealthCare.gov has been subject to approximately
  16 cyberattacks and one unsuccessful “denial of service”
  attack. This was the first time an administration official publicly
  acknowledged that there have been any cyberattacks on the Obamacare
  website. So, it’s not just the feds who want to steal your medical
  records.
• Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) said approval for the U.S.
  Congress is so low
  even his 101-year-old mother no longer supports the legislative
  branch.
• A law banning undetectable firearms
  is set to expire, which has thrown federal law enforcement
  officials into hysterics about the potential security threats posed
  by 3D printed plastic guns.
• Mobile messaging startup Snapchat
  rejected an acquisition offer from Facebook that would
  have valued the company at $3 billion or more.
• A US aircraft carrier and two cruisers have arrived in the
  Philippines to help communities
  devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, one of the deadliest typhoons on
  record.
• The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits fell
  by by 2,000 to
  339,000 last week. 
• Former German President Christian Wulff is
  going on trial accused of receiving and granting favors in
  office. 

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