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  2. Linux - Wikipedia

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    Most media and common usage, however, refers to this family of operating systems simply as Linux, as do many large Linux distributions (for example, SUSE Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux). By contrast, Linux distributions containing only free software use "GNU/Linux" or simply "GNU", such as Trisquel GNU/Linux , Parabola GNU/Linux-libre ...

  3. Telemarketing fraud - Wikipedia

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    Telemarketing fraud. Telemarketing fraud is fraudulent selling conducted over the telephone. The term is also used for telephone fraud not involving selling. Telemarketing fraud is one of the most persuasive deceptions identified by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). [1] Telemarketing fraud often involves some sort of victim compliance whether ...

  4. Lottery scam - Wikipedia

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    Lottery scam. A lottery scam is a type of advance-fee fraud which begins with an unexpected email notification, phone call, or mailing (sometimes including a large check) explaining that "You have won!" a large sum of money in a lottery. The recipient of the message—the target of the scam—is usually told to keep the notice secret, "due to a ...

  5. 2014 Sony Pictures hack - Wikipedia

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    The headquarters of Sony Pictures in Culver City, California, United States. On November 24, 2014, a hacker group identifying itself as "Guardians of Peace" leaked a release of confidential data from the film studio Sony Pictures entertainment (SPE). The data included personal information about Sony Pictures employees and their families, emails ...

  6. Vokrug TV - Wikipedia

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    Optional. Current status. Active. Vokrug TV ( Russian: Вокруг ТВ) is a Russian internet TV guide website that provides information on television programming, TV industry events, interviews with TV stars, news, and program listings. It is owned by Gazprom-Media and is part of the company's portfolio of media assets. [1]

  7. Pigeon drop - Wikipedia

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    Pigeon drop. The pigeon drop or Spanish handkerchief or Chilean handkerchief is a confidence trick in which a mark, or "pigeon", is persuaded to give up a sum of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money, or more valuable object. [2] [3] [4] [page needed] One of the con artists will typically claim to have found the money or ...

  8. Theranos - Wikipedia

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    Theranos Inc. (/ ˈ θ ɛr. ə n. oʊ s /) was an American privately held corporation that was touted as a breakthrough health technology company. Founded in 2003 by then 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos raised more than US$700 million from venture capitalists and private investors, resulting in a $10 billion valuation at its peak in 2013 and 2014.

  9. Wyatt Earp - Wikipedia

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    Virginia Ann Earp (b. 1858) Adelia Earp (b. 1861) Signature. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp was involved in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw Cochise County Cowboys.