Star broker Quattrone faces charges

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Frank Quattrone, a former trader at Credit Suisse First Boston, has been indicted on charges related to obstruction of justice and witness tampering. Mr. Quattrone has been accused of sending communications to his associates at CSFB warning them that securities regulators had launched an investigation.

Canada, Investment Banking and Securities Dealing, Investment Banking, Executive changes & profiles, Security brokers and dealers, Legal/Government Regulation, Officials and employees, Cases, Investment banks, Credit Suisse First Boston L.L.C., Quattrone, Frank

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Web sites said powerless to foil hacker attacks

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A new report from Carnegie Mellon University said that Web sites cannot prevent denial-of-service attacks by computer hackers. The report, which was funded by the U.S. government, will aid the university's Computer Emergency Response Team as it tracks and investigates global hacking activity.

On-Line Information Services, Videotex & Teletext, Telegraph & other communications, Online services, Internet services, Crimes against

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U.S. probes bring data mining to the surface

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Following an investigation by the United States authorities, ChoicePoint Inc. has acknowledged that the company has sold the personal records of 145,000 people to organized criminals. The details of the investigation are presented.

INSURANCE CARRIERS, Insurance industry, Investigations, ChoicePoint Inc., Data warehousing/data mining, Data mining, Identity theft

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