Google+ pluses and minuses
Google+ pluses and minuses
By: Joe Polito, COMMENTARY Facebook might have to make some room for Google's latest social networking project and - Google+. ...
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Murdochs to be questioned in UK; FBI opens review
Rupert Murdoch and his son James first refused, then agreed to appear before U.K. lawmakers investigating phone hacking and police bribery, while in the U.S., the FBI opened a review into allegations the Murdoch media empire sought to hack into the phones of Sept. 11 victims.
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Rebekah Brooks resigns amid hacking scandal
Rebekah Brooks resigns amid hacking scandal
Embattled CEO of British media arm of Rupert Murdoch's empire quits under pressure Murdoch apologizes | FBI probe
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Civil service pay: goading the masses, cuddling IMF
THE MDC have chosen a political response to a security issue. This column had given them a good tip on how to handle the matter, namely that they take up the matter through appropriate channels whose creation they themselves agitated for when they joined the coalition government.
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Lady GaGa website hacked, fans’ details stolen
Lady GaGa website hacked, fans' details stolen
Lady GaGa's official website is hacked, leading to the theft of thousands of fans' details.
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Lady Gaga's website hacked
Pop star Lady Gaga called in police after her website was hacked, resulting in the theft of thousands of names and email addresses.
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Lady Gaga Website Hacked, Fan Information Stolen
It has just been revealed that Lady Gaga's U.K. site was hacked into by cyber group SwagSec a few weeks back — this is the same outfit that claimed responsibility for stealing and publishing personal information for thousands of Amy Winehouse and Justin Bieber fans. The group, which has yet to post online whatever it stole on Gaga's little monsters, apparently also issued a death threat against ...
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It is in America that Rupert Murdoch faces ruin
It is in America that Rupert Murdoch faces ruin
Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul at the helm of News Corporation, does not want for enemies in the US - and they are poised to strike, says Anne Applebaum.
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Met commissioner defends NoW meal
The Metropolitan Police commissioner defends a dinner with a News of the World executive during the force's first phone-hacking inquiry.
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Hacked Off campaigners say hacking inquiry must dig deep
Hacked Off campaigners say hacking inquiry must dig deep
Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband take group's call for a broad investigation to the prime minister The timing was uncanny. Last Wednesday, after weeks of planning, a campaign group called Hacked Off was launched at an event in the House of Lords. Formed by a group of lawyers, journalists and academics, the plan was to lobby for a full, judge-led inquiry into the hacking allegations that the Guardian ...
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Age poll story used 'hacked' emails
THE AGE has been accused of using hacked emails in a front-page story published in the week before last year's federal election.
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County Website Hacked
The Yellowstone County website has been hacked, possibly putting your personal information in jeopardy.
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Crime Watch: Newton woman's email hacked
A North Street woman called police to report someone hacked into her email and sent a message to her contacts asking for money. The woman contacted police on July 7 and said her friends got an email from her account, stating the woman had arrived in South Cypress, was in trouble and needed ,700 wired to her.
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Carabao entrusted to farmer deliberately injured
Carabao entrusted to farmer deliberately injured
A female carabao entrusted to ARNULFO DADIOS Y CEA, 39 years old married, and presently residing at Brgy Masin, Tayabas City, was injured by an unidentified suspect.
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Anonymous claims hack on FBI partner site
Hacking collective Anonymous Friday shared databases and emails it said it obtained by hacking the website of a company that contracts with federal government agencies, including the FBI.
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Report: News International Papers Hacked Gordon Brown
The investigation into hacking at News of the World has spread to other members of the UK newspaper group News International as a report by the rival Guardian asserts that reporters for papers throughout the conglomerate hacked into former Prime Minister Gordon Brown's voice mail and computers, accessing his bank data and his family's medical records, among other information. ...
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Washington Post website jobs section hacked
Washington Post website jobs section hacked
The Washington Post said Thursday that a hacker had gained access to nearly 1.3 million email addresses and user IDs on its online jobs section.
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GOLDENBALLSUP! Beckham website defaced
Lulz seekers bend parrot-sickener past web goalies David Beckham's website was hacked and defaced on Sunday in an attack timed to coincide with the birth of his first daughter.…
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And another thing: Quotes from Stu Miller
And another thing: Quotes from Stu Miller
STU MILLER ON "...Here's what 83-year-old former Giants relief ace Stu Miller had to say on a variety of subjects: On becoming one of baseball's first closers after beginning his career as a starter: "Elroy Face (and I), we were kind of pioneers.
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Second iPad hacker indicted in AT&T iPad security breach case
The second of the two hackers that were on trial for the break-in to AT&T's servers last year that revealed information on 120,000 Apple iPad users has been indicted. His accomplice had already plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to gain access to unauthorized computers and one count of identity theft. Read the full story here.
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Building An Enterprise Software Company That Doesn’t Suck
Thomas Wailgum, an editor at CIO.com, summed up the enterprise software industry best when he wrote, "It might appear that even tobacco companies enjoy a better level of overall 'likeability' than do enterprise software vendors." The way successful enterprise software companies have historically operated has been more or less uncontested: licensing costs increase at regular intervals, technology ...
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News Corp. Under Fire for ‘Appalling’ Phone-Hack Allegations
News Corp. Under Fire for ‘Appalling’ Phone-Hack Allegations
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. came under pressure from U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron to respond to “really appalling” allegations that its News of the World tabloid hacked into the voicemail of a murdered schoolgirl.
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News: Sony most valued brand in Asia
Despite PlayStation Network hack. Sony remains the most valued brand in Asia despite the PlayStation Network hack. A survey conducted by market research firm TNS, reported by the Wall Street Journal, listed Sony in first place ahead of rival consumer electronics firms Samsung, Panasonic, LG and Canon. The news will be a boost to Sony, which turns PlayStation Network services on globally this ...
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Kate And William Land In Los Angeles For US Trip
Prince William and his wife Kathryn are in California, starting their weekend trip in the U.S.
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Anonymous breaks into Apple server
Anonymous breaks into Apple server
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: The Internet vigilante hacker group Anonymous claimed to have broken into an Apple Inc server and published a small number of usernames and passwords for one of the U.S. technology company's websites.
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PayPal UK Twitter Account Hacked, Back Online
PayPal's UK Twitter account was hacked overnight and closed down. On its main U.S. Twitter account, PayPal tweeted that no customer data or information had been compromised.
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