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Focus on security following leaks

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Companies urged to check website security and disclosure policies following third major earnings leak in three months

Companies are reviewing their website security following the latest earnings leak at a public company in the US.

Last week, Microsoft saw its second quarter results published 70 minutes early after a search spider guessed the URL of the company’s unpublished earnings release.

Search spiders are computer programs that ...

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