US authorities Thursday charged a Microsoft executive and his friend and business partner with insider trading, saying they used confidential information on the tech giant's investment in bookseller Barnes & Noble.
Business
Dec 19, 2013
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Phishing is a fraudulent attempt seeking to acquire money, confidential information or other gain such as usernames, passwords or credit card details from people by masquerading as a trustworthy entity such as a bank, service ...
Internet
Nov 25, 2013
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A computer programmer linked to the online hacktivist group Anonymous who pleaded guilty to hacking the intelligence firm Stratfor was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison, prosecutors said.
Internet
Nov 15, 2013
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Shares of Chinese computer and phone maker Lenovo tumbled 1.71 percent Friday following a report it is mulling a counter bid to buy struggling Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry.
Business
Oct 18, 2013
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Private equity firm Cerberus is interested in taking a look at BlackBerry's books as a prelude to a possible bid for the troubled smartphone company.
Business
Oct 2, 2013
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Federal prosecutors say a hacker has been sentenced in a data breach that exposed personal information for 138,000 people kept in Sony Pictures Entertainment computers.
Internet
Aug 8, 2013
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Employees carrying out an insider attack at work can be identified from the language they use in emails according to Lancaster psychologists.
Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2013
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IT hub Estonia on Wednesday urged the European Union to rely less on US firms for "cloud" data storage, amid tensions over claims of US spying and data surveillance.
Internet
Jul 4, 2013
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The "electronic nose" sensor developed by a University of California, Riverside engineering professor, and being commercialized by Innovation Economy Crowd (ieCrowd), will be further refined to detect deadly pathogens including ...
Nanophysics
Jun 13, 2013
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Frustrated by their inability to stem an onslaught of computer hackers, some companies are considering adopting the standards of the Wild West to fight back against online bandits.
Internet
Jun 13, 2013
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