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.

Cameron Diaz has topped a McAfee computer security firm list of the most dangerous online celebrities.

A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.

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.

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.

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.

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

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