Following a year full of cybersecurity breaches, it appears some U.S. companies are carrying out revenge hacks. According to Bloomberg News, someone from JP Morgan floated a plan to hit back by taking down Iranian servers. Jan Crawford reports. Source
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Judge delivers blow to maker of Alzheimer’s drug
The maker of the Alzheimer’s drug Namenda announced it would stop selling the drug and was moving patients to a newer version called
Namenda XR. But New York’s attorney general filed a lawsuit, saying the practice blocked competition and was illegal. Dr. Jon LaPook has the latest developments. Source
Amid a whiskey boom, not all spirits are equal
The whiskey market is booming with more than 130 new brands introduced this year. But as one Kentucky distillery told CBS News, there’s a controversy brewing over the labels on the bottles. Chip Reid reports on the growing number of companies who don’t actually make what they bottle. Source
A look at “A Most Violent Year”
Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac star in the gritty drama, “A Most Violent Year.” Set in New York City in 1981, the film’s stars say it has the look and feel of a gangster movie while avoiding the standard cliches. Suzanne Marques reports. Source
Hollywood remembers Louise Rainer
Hollywood says goodbye to the first woman to win an Academy Award for acting two years in a row. And which movies were hottest at the box office and most wanted by thieves? Bigad Shaban has that and more in your eye on entertainment. Source
FBI hears theory that Sony cyberattack may be inside job
Last week, CBS News reported on a Silicon Valley cybersecurity firm that had an alternative theory about who was behind the Sony Pictures hack. Norse has now shared its ideas with the FBI, while the U.S. government maintains that North Korea bears sole responsibility for the attack. Elaine Quijano reports. Source
Search crews find bodies, debris from AirAsia Flight 8501
Searchers recovered debris and at least 40 bodies overnight. There is no sign that any of the 162 passengers and crew on AirAsia Flight 8501 survived. Allen Pizzey reports from Surabaya, Indonesia, where the news of victims being recovered led to a terrible scene. Source
New AirAsia accident: No passenger hurt after plane overshoots runway
An AirAsia plane overshot the runway at Kalibo International Airport in the Philippines. A witness says it made a hard landing, and passengers had to use the evacuation slides. Norah O’Donnell reports. Source
AirAsia Flight 8501: U.S., Australia and U.K. help look for clues
The U.S. is sending a warship, USS Sampson, to aid in the recovery of AirAsia Flight 8501. The U.S. Navy’s 7th fleet deployed the same team that aided in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The ship is the beginning of what is expected to be a larger American contribution. Jeff Pegues reports from Washington. Source
MoneyWatch: Holiday shipping mostly on time; Shake Shack goes public
UPS and FedEx delivered 98 percent of holiday packages on time this year after weather and other factors caused many delays last year. Also, burger restaurant Shake Shack has filed an IPO and hopes to raise $100 million. Jill Wagner reports on the day’s top MoneyWatch headlines. Source