* EBay says encrypted passwords were taken BOSTON (Reuters) – EBay Inc said that hackers raided its network three months ago, accessing some 145 million user records in what is poised to go down as one of the biggest data breaches in history, based on the number of accounts compromised. EBay spokeswoman Amanda Miller told…
By Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) – Newly privatised Royal Mail posted a 12 percent rise in full-year profit on Thursday and said it was taking steps to address increasing competition in both parcels and letters. The UK postal firm, which had long posted financial losses until two years ago, said operating profit before "transformation" costs…
The use of food stamps in Greene County increased during the recession, assisting families in stretching their food dollars, contributing to local spending and helping spark a national debate about the future of the federal nutrition program. More: continued here
Royal Mail share price: Company to trial Sunday parcel delivery serviceiNVEZZiNVEZ.com, Wednesday, May 21: Royal Mail (LON:RMG) is to trial a Sunday delivery service for parcels, as it looks to address growing demand driven by consumers ordering goods online. The recently-privatised postal services group said today that it … More: continued here
Stamp Yo Face: Custom rubber stamps make a strong impressionKansas.comKevin Wildt and Hannah Scott started Stamp Yo Face thinking they might make enough money for a European vacation. With a backlog of orders and national attention coming their way, their custom hand-drawn rubber stamp business is looking more like a … More: continued here
eBay asks 145 million users to change passwordsWashington Post (blog)Online commerce giant eBay asked users to change their passwords Wednesday after hackers stole encrypted passwords and other personal information, including names, e-mail addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth. The data … More: continued here
eBay Urging Millions of Users to Change Passwords After CyberattackMashableEBay urged its users to update their passwords on Wednesday due a cyberattack that compromised its database, but only after an initial round of confusion when it posted cryptic messages about the incident and then quietly removed the messages soon after. More: continued here
Royal Mail to deliver parcels on Sundays: Sorting offices will also open to …Daily MailIt is also a sign of the increasing importance of parcels to Royal Mail– it handles more than one billion of them every year – which will today reveal its first annual financial results since it was privatised last October. As…
Royal Mail has reported an operating profit of £430m in its first full-year results since privatisation. The figure for the 12 months to March, after transformation costs, is up from £403m in the previous … More: continued here
Business Live: Royal Mail reports first results since part privatisationBBC NewsThe main European markets all woke up on the right side of bed this morning, with the FTSE 100, Dax and Cac 40 all marginally up. SABMiller is driving the London index, up more than 3.5% after reporting a rise in profits. Shares in Royal…