Tag Archive for: Dollars

Hundreds of dollars being stolen from Starbucks app users – weak/duplicated passwords blamed

One user lost $ 550 in a matter of minutes, his account auto-reloaded each time it was emptied by a hacker sending a series of $ 50 gift cards. Other users have also reported three-figure losses within a matter of seconds or minutes … Starbucks told CNN …
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HP to pay 55 million dollars in kickbacks case (Agence France Presse)

Agence France Presse:
HP to pay 55 million dollars in kickbacks case  —  WASHINGTON — Hewlett-Packard has agreed to pay 55 million dollars to settle claims the US computer giant defrauded the US government, the Justice Department announced Monday.  —  The settlement resolves allegations that HP paid kickbacks …

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Skype Dials Up Dollars With Pay-Per-Call Advertising (Michael Learmonth/AdAge)

Michael Learmonth / AdAge:
Skype Dials Up Dollars With Pay-Per-Call Advertising  —  Pitch to Businesses: Calls Convert to Sales Better Than Clicks  —  NEW YORK (AdAge) — Skype is hoping to dial up a few ad dollars with a new pay-per-call ad unit, which will turn phone numbers into little ads for the 560 million users of the service.

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