Articles by Joseph Menn

946 articles since 1999

Who is responsible for cyber security?

Business | By Joseph Menn | August 26, 2008
Three very big and very different computer security breaches that have dominated recent headlines did more than show how badly the Internet needs major repairs. Read more
 

Cash, credit or cell?

Business | By Joseph Menn | August 24, 2008
Ever write a check while shopping and sweat over whether the check would clear? Read more
 

Mickey’s many roles

Business | By Joseph Menn | August 22, 2008
Eighty years ago, Mickey Mouse saved Walt and Roy Disney’s young company after they lost control of a popular earlier character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Read more
 

Disney’s rights to Mickey Mouse may be wrong

Business | By Joseph Menn | August 22, 2008
He is the world’s most famous personality, better known in this country than anyone living or dead, real or fictional. Read more
 

Yahoo names 2 Icahn allies to the board

Business | By Joseph Menn | August 15, 2008
Yahoo Inc. Read more
 

Gangs get into identity theft

Business | By Joseph Menn | August 12, 2008
Identity theft is soaring in California, and street gangs are angling for a piece of the action. Read more
 

Racing to patch a hole in Web security

Business | By Joseph Menn | August 7, 2008
A gaping hole in the foundation of the Internet can allow malicious hackers to launch new attacks on corporate systems as well as individual computer users, a leading technology security researcher said Wednesday. Read more
 

11 charged in connection with credit card fraud

Business | By Andrea Chang and Joseph Menn | August 6, 2008
NEW YORK – The Department of Justice announced today that 11 people allegedly involved in the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers and the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card number have been charged. Read more
 

Microsoft executives say they’ve given up on buying Yahoo

Business | By Joseph Menn | July 25, 2008
Microsoft Corp. Read more
 

Microsoft sees play as profit center

Business | By Joseph Menn and Alex Pham | July 24, 2008
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