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Identifying ID theft and fraud

If the wife of FBI boss Robert Mueller has warned him not to use internet banking because of the threat of online fraud, then what hope is there for the average Jo? The results of research published in a forthcoming issue ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Twitter still seeking ways to cash in

Micro-blogging pioneer Twitter is still looking for ways to make money despite taking much of the world by storm, co-founder Biz Stone said.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FBI smashes US-Egypt cyber 'phishing' ring

Investigators in the United States and Egypt have smashed a computer "phishing" identity theft scam described as the biggest cyber-crime investigation in US history, officials said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dell settlement has tougher accounting oversight

(AP) -- Dell Inc. says it will beef up accounting and corporate governance rules as part of a settlement tied to an investigation into past financial practices.

Technology / Business

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New accounting rules mean boost to Apple, others (Update)

(AP) -- Regulators approved changes to accounting rules Wednesday that in the short term will make sales and profits seem higher at technology companies selling certain gadgets that blend hardware and software.

Technology / Business

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Businesses vulnerable to cyber attacks

Most of us think cyber crooks cast their phishing lines mostly to try to hook everyday consumers. But some businesses across the country have seen hundreds of thousands of dollars vanish from their bank accounts after cyber ...

Technology / Internet

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Judge rules in Palin e-mail case

(AP) -- A judge ruled Wednesday that the Alaska governor's office can use private e-mail accounts to conduct state business, as former Gov. Sarah Palin sometimes did.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Concerns raised as LA looks to Google Web services

(AP) -- Security and privacy concerns have been raised over a multimillion-dollar proposal by Los Angeles to tap Google Inc.'s Internet-based services for government e-mail, police records and other confidential ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Twitter hacked by old technique -- again

(AP) -- Breaking into someone's e-mail can be child's play for a determined hacker, as Twitter Inc. employees have learned the hard way - again.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

NY official: Tagged site stole identities

(AP) -- New York's attorney general charged Thursday that Tagged.com stole the identities of more than 60 million Internet users worldwide - by sending e-mails that raided their private accounts.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Got an unusual name? Facebook may think it's fake

(AP) -- Alicia Istanbul woke up one recent Wednesday to find herself locked out of the Facebook account she opened in 2007, one Facebook suddenly deemed fake.

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Social Responsibility Does Not Mitigate Negative Market Response Due to Crisis, New Study Finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Clients of the major accounting firm Arthur Anderson sustained negative stock-market returns following public announcement that the firm had shredded documents related to its infamous Enron audit in 2002. ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cloud computing: a new horizon

The outlook is bleak for laptops, hard drives and desktops - clouds are on the horizon and could change the way we use computers forever. For some, the ‘cloud’ is just the latest technological craze, but for ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Tech Mahindra's bid for India's Satyam approved

India's Company Law Board on Thursday approved a bid from mid-sized outsourcing firm Tech Mahindra to take over graft-tainted Satyam Computer Services, an official said.

Technology / Business

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nokia seeks gold in mobile payments startup Obopay

(AP) -- Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, is making a large investment in a California-based startup that wants to make the mobile phone the credit card of the developing world.

Technology / Business

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0