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CNews PARIS: Internet security at the Elysee Palace may need stepping up after hackers stole money from Nicolas Sarkozy's bank account.How much has been stolen from M Sarkozy's account?"Small sums" are reported to have been taken from the Presidential stash and a spokesman for the French cabinet has confirmed that an investigation is underway.Luc Chatel admitted the incident "proves that this system of checking via the Internet isn't infallible."There was outcry last year when the French parliament decided to award their head of state a 100% payrise.The swindlers may have had access to his £13,243 a month salary.Online banking fraud in the UK is rising at a rapid rate.Twenty one million pounds were lost through internet scams between January and June 2008 - a 185% rise on the 2007 figure.APACS, the UK payment association, says the increase is largely due to criminals targeting online banking customers through phishing scams.These usually target victims v...

CNews ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tareen Wednesday said that notions about the bankruptcy of Pakistan are baseless and the government is neither going to seal bank lockers nor freezing foreign currency accounts. In an exclusive interview with a local news agency after taking charge as Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Shaukat Tareen said the government would enhance the confidence of investors through concrete measures and alleviation of poverty would be among the topmost priorities. He said the previous government maintained the artificial price of dollar at Rs62 and assured that the rupee would regain its value within four to six weeks. The Advisor said that he would come up to the expectations of President Asif Ali Zardari who reposed confidence in his abilities and handed over this great responsibility. Shaukat Tareen said the government would devise a special strategy to alleviate poverty from the country and would increase annu...