transcontinental railroad. The company took part in complex arrangements in which a several of the partners contracted with themselves for the construction of the railroad. As a result of this scandal‚ Credit Mobilier stocks paid dividends of three-hundred and forty-eight percent in the first year (Hoops 59). The real scandal took place not in the west‚ but in the House of Representatives‚ where Oakes Ames "sold" stock at par value to "where they will do the most good (McPherson 585)." In the investigation
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A person should never throw away documents or personal checks without ripping them up. It’s easy for someone to go through trashcans that have the intent to steal identities. A well-known and controversial identity theft scandal that occurred was at Target in November of 2013 when hackers stole 40 million credit card numbers‚ 70 million telephone numbers and addresses‚ and more (Riley‚ Elgin‚ Lawrence‚ & Matlack‚ 2014). Offenders most likely chose to hack into Target’s system
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the Enron stock price‚ one of the consistent themes of the film is the scandals and the lies behind the company’s success. The film separates each scandal and builds off that scandal to show how Enron was able to manipulate the public into believing its greatness. The name Enron is now synonymous with fraud; the reality is that greedy smart people created the tragedy. The film examines the fraud starting with the Enron Oil trading scandal‚ the tenure of CEO Jeff Skilling‚ the mystery of Enron executive
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People Hacking: The Art of Social Engineering ABSTRACT Social engineering is one of the most overlooked aspects of information security and yet it is the easiest way for someone usually an employee - to gain access to restricted information on a computer network. Attacks can be either physical or psychological; each can be equally effective in acquiring confidential information. Methods used to get information can be either human- or computer-based‚ with different psychological reasons
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Many people argue that the Watergate Scandal had an overall damaging and negative influence on American politics. They say that the scandal instilled in the citizens a feeling of distrust and doubt regarding politicians. On the other hand‚ I believe that even though the Watergate Scandal was an event of corruption in politics‚ its positive consequences outweighed the negative. The Watergate Scandal showed President Richard Nixon’s corruption in his attempt to cover up the break in of the office of
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Duke Lacrosse scandal‚ which decimated a top collegiate athletic program and cast a negative shadow over one of the top academic universities. Duke University had one of the top men’s lacrosse programs in the county‚ which had won numerous national championships. Unfortunately‚ the decisions and actions of some of the team members threatened to destroy the reputation of the lacrosse program and the entire university. The media and society have developed a large appetite for scandal that is still
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The Past‚ Present and Future of Computer Hacking Abstract Society relies heavily on technology for many things‚ but our use of technology opens us up to become victims of cybercrimes‚ like computer hacking. Hackers can be divided into three main categories: novice‚ intermediate‚ and elite. Hacking has been in the information technology (IT) field for a while. The first hackers appeared in the nineteen sixties and hackers have continued to make progress since then. People hack for a variety of
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The Iran Contra Affair Scandals‚ never really a matter but did this not mean that they were non-existent. Scandals do exist in the United States the biggest scandals are the one where everybody is involved I’m referring to the presidential scandals. Society took notice of how government was keeping information a secret. So U.S citizens dove in deeper to the political region to discover these unknown facts. Presidential scandals became more known after LBJ pentagon papers. Then suddenly Nixon’s
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The scene begins at the Central London Hatchery in the year 632 After Ford. A guided tour is taking place‚ explaining the process of how a human is made. It’s a new age‚ and humans no longer are created by viviparous reproduction; in Brave New World‚ humans are made on an assembly line. People in this world are divided up into five social classes- Alphas‚ Betas‚ Gammas‚ Deltas‚ and Epsilons‚ ranging from the highest caste to the lowest‚ respectively. The fetuses are developed in little jars that
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provides information the Enron scandal which is revealed in 2001. The main reasons for scandal have been described. There are many individuals as well as companies involved in the scandal. The mechanisms in governance chain which could prevent the scandal and the required changes in the corporate governance to prevent from scandal have been explained in order to provide other companies to take into consideration to protect their companies from this kind of scandals. Table of Contents Executive
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