Several MySpace pages offer what appear to be YouTube videos that trigger the installation of adware when played, CNET reports. The sexually explicit videos can be found on a number of user pages on the MySpace social-networking Web site. They look like YouTube videos, but are in fact hosted on a copycat “Yootube.info” Web site.
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There has been a massive increase in the number of attempted phishing attacks and a huge rise in the amount of money lost to online fraud in the United Kingdom, ZDNet UK reports. The Association of Payment Clearing Services (APACS) released card and online fraud figures on November 7 which showed phishing incidents have increased
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The dollar rose on Friday for a second day after U.S. data showed a slowdown in inflation and a rebound in regional factory activity, reinforcing views that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady. The dollar had slid against European currencies last week, hitting a 2-1/2-month low against the euro and an 18-month low
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US equity markets moved higher Thursday as CPI came in on the softer side of expectations. US headline inflation declined 0.5% m/m in October against market expectations for a 0.3% drop. The y/y rate eased sharply to 1.3% from 2.1%, its lowest rate of price growth since 2002. Furthermore, core inflation surprised on the downside
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National Guard Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Constantinos Bisbikas will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation, from November 21-25, at the invitation of the first deputy minister of defense and the Chief of the Russian General Staff Yury Baluyevsky.A press release, issued by the Ministry of Defence, said Bisbikas, to be accompanied by
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Aviation safety is the focus of a two day international seminar that began today in the Cypriot capital and will conclude tomorrow, with the participation of 140 delegates from 14 countries of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, as well as representatives of 12 European and regional organizations. The seminar is jointly organized by the
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A total of 85 candidacies were submitted for the elections in 33 municipalities on December 17, of whom six were elected Friday unopposed in Polemidia and the refugee towns of Morphou, Kithrea, Lysi, Lefkoniko and Karavas.The candidacies for mayors, municipal councillors and village councils were submitted at the local District Administrations Offices of each district.Nine
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The House of Representatives approved the Draft Law regarding the establishment, operation and supervision of Pension Funds. Under the new Law, the Pension Funds are subject to investment rules and regulations requiring them to seek professional investment advice, and additionally to substantially diversify their asset classes by including financial instruments listed on regulated stock markets.
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Athena Cyprus Investment Pcl (ATH) declared a 1.25 cent interim dividend or 2.16 euro cents on the back of a sharp jump in 9M profits. Based on the current price of 0.47 euros on the CSE, the dividend yield as calculated by the Financial Mirror amounts to 4.5%. The interim of 2.16 euros is close
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Athena Investment Fund Pcl (ATH) reported a spectacular increase in the first nine month profits, which allowed the company to declare a 1.25c or 2.16 euro interim dividend for a fantastic 4.5% yield, but the bumper profits also meant that the company was obliged to pay CYP1 mln in fees to its fund managers, Hellenic
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