LONDON (Reuters) -A security patch Microsoft released this month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in the U.S. tech giant's SharePoint server software, opening the door to a sweeping global cyber espionage effort, a timeline reviewed by Reuters shows. On Tuesday, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that its initial solution to the flaw, identified at a hacker competition in May,...

* Weekend attacks compromised about 100 organisations * May hacker contest uncovered SharePoint weak spot * Initial Microsoft ( MSFT ) patch did not fully fix flaw By James Pearson LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - A security patch Microsoft ( MSFT ) released this month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in the U.S. tech giant's SharePoint server software,...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

July 22 (Reuters) - Consumer insights company NIQ Global, backed by investment firms Advent International and KKR , said on Tuesday it had raised $1.05 billion in its initial public offering in the United States. ...