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Fry's VP indicted for wire fraud, money laundering
9/1/2009 external link
A California grand jury has issued indictments against a former Fry's Electronics executive for running an alleged kickback scheme that cost the retailer tens of millions of dollars.
Web designers admit to trashing client's Web site
8/1/2009 external link
Executives from a Seattle-area consulting company are facing prison time after pleading guilty to charges that they wiped a client's Web site off the Internet following a contract dispute.
E-mail snafu exposes names of confidential witnesses in federal probe
8/1/2009 external link
A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald in Chicago inadvertently e-mailed a document containing the names of more than 20 confidential witnesses to the media.
Fake CNN malware attack spins Gaza angle
8/1/2009 external link
Hackers have launched a large-scale spam attack masquerading as CNN.com news alerts about the Israeli invasion of Gaza, security researchers said today.
Microsoft slates single Windows patch for Tuesday
8/1/2009 external link
Microsoft plans to issue just one security update next week, down dramatically from last month's record-setting eight updates that patched 28 vulnerabilities.
MI5: Internet phone services a risk to national security
8/1/2009 external link
Internet telephone services pose a serious threat to Britain's security, the head of intelligence agency MI5 said.
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