Alleged hacker is now employed by software giant Microsoft Corp.
A man accused of hacking into search engine company AltaVistas computer systems about two years ago is now employed by Microsoft Corp reportedly working on search technology
Laurent Chavet 29 was arrested by agents a week ago in Redmond Wash acting on a warrant issued in San Francisco Federal prosecutors allege that Chavet hacked into AltaVistas computer system to obtain software blueprints called source code and recklessly caused damage to AltaVistas computers
Microsoft spokeswoman Tami Begasse said Friday that Chavet who lives in suburban Kirkland is an employee of Microsoft...
E-mail providers bump up storage
Several top providers of free email are competing for subscribers by offering nearly limitless storage capacity delighting Internet pack rats everywhere
Google the popular Web search engine announced in April a new free email service with a nearly bottomless pit of email storage an unheardof 1 gigabyte the same as megabytes or the equivalent of 694 floppy disks Google has been testing the service called Gmail for months but hasnt said when it will be widely available...
La Crosse Tribune - Ap
Federal prosecutors allege that Chavet hacked into AltaVistas computer system to obtain software blueprints called source code and recklessly caused damage to AltaVistas computers
Microsoft spokeswoman Tami Begasse said Friday that Chavet who lives in suburban Kirkland is an employee of Microsoft She declined further comment on the nature of Chavets employment or when he started at the company citing Microsoft policy on not discussing personnel matters...
Alleged Hacker Now Works for Microsoft (phillyBurbs.com)
A man accused of hacking into search engine company AltaVistas computer systems about two years ago is now employed by Microsoft Corp reportedly working on search technology
Laurent Chavet 29 was arrested by agents a week ago in Redmond Wash acting on a warrant issued in San Francisco
Federal prosecutors allege that Chavet hacked into AltaVistas computer system to obtain software blueprints called source code and recklessly caused damage to AltaVistas computers
Microsoft spokeswoman Tami Begasse said Friday that Chavet who lives in suburban Kirkland is an employee of Microsoft...
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Those factors spooked investors driving Yahoo shares down 195 or nearly 6 percent to in trading Thursday on the Nasdaq Stock Market The stock had absorbed a worse beating in Wednesdays extended trading plunging nearly 12 percent after Yahoo released its results and updated its guidance
The company projects its revenue this year will range from 246 billion to 254 billion only slightly above an estimate of 241 billion to 252 billion made three months ago Those revenue estimates exclude the money Yahoo pays other Web sites in its advertising network...