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Accenture ups 2Q lobbying spending slightly
Accenture PLC spent $870,000 on lobbying in the second quarter, slightly more than a year ago. The company, which sells consulting, technology and outsourcing services, lobbied Congress on issues surrounding the development of a "smart" power grid and U.S. computer-security spending, among other issues, according to a filing with the House of Representatives.
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Cameron Diaz hot bait for online traps
Cameron Diaz has topped a McAfee computer security firm list of the most dangerous online celebrities.
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Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls
A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.
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Nigerian Advance-fee Scammer Gets 12 Years
A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sending out fraudulent e-mails offering victims big bucks in exchange for moving cash to the United States.
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Investigators Find Famous DJ's Credit Card Details for Sale
Armin Van Buuren is one of the world's most well-known trance music DJs. He also apparently has had his credit card details stolen.
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Women Did Well on Defcon Social Engineering Test
Of the 135 people Fortune 500 employees targeted by social engineering hackers in a recent contest only five of them refused to give up any corporate information whatsoever. And guess what? All five were women.
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Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls
A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload service that allowed him to spam thousands of users. Facebook - Spam - E-mail - Social network - Apple
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Women Did Well on Defcon Social Engineering Test
Of the 135 Fortune 500 employees targeted by social engineering hackers in a recent contest only five of them refused to give up any corporate information whatsoever. And guess what? All five were women. Defcon - Social engineering - Business - Engineering - Organizations
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| World News In Brief |
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World stocks up ahead of key US jobs data
World stock markets rose Friday ahead of a U.S. jobs report that could help determine whether the Federal Reserve opts to introduce fresh measures to get the world's largest economy going again.
World stocks rise ahead of US employment report
World stock markets climbed as investors took heart from a slight improvement in U.S. economic indicators ahead of a crucial employment report due later Friday.
World Trade Center beams arrive in Tequesta in time for memorial event
World Trade Center beams arrive in Tequesta in time for memorial event
World first exhibit in Bendigo
A world premiere exhibition of wedding dresses is set to open in the regional city of Bendigo in 2011.
World Coaches: 'FINA Boss Violated Rules'
The World Swimming Coaches Association is to lodge an official complaint with the president of FINA over what it alleges to have been a 'flagrant violation' of rules by the executive director of the international federation, Cornel Marculescu
World trade expands 25% in first half of 2010 – WTO
The value of world merchandise trade rose around 25 percent in the first six months of 2010 up strongly from the same period of 2009. The surge in trade growth marks a continuation of the trend which started in the first quarter of the year, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO). World merchandise exports increased by about 7 percent in the second quarter of 2010, in comparison with ...
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