By Peter Sterne 5/31 5:35pm

Gone Phishing

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Atlantic Media Fails Hacking Test

Earlier today, everyone at Atlantic Media received an email warning them to “reverify” their Google Apps account. But the email wasn’t actually from Google; it was from Atlantic Media’s Chief Technology Officer Tom Cochran, who wanted to test his staff to find out it they would click the fake link.

And within two hours, 58 percent of people at Atlantic Media did.

“Across our entire company, 58% of us clicked the email after opening it. Wow. Fifty-eight percent!” Mr. Cochran wrote in a follow up email chastising Atlantic Media employees. “With those odds, all a scammer needs to do is craft an intriguing enough subject line and they have a great chance at getting your account information. Then, you’re hacked and so is Atlantic Media.” Read More

By Kat Stoeffel 6/21/12 9:15am

Team Building

Atlantic Media’s Quartz Adds Another Gawker Alum

Atlantic Media’s not-yet-launched “global business brand,” Quartz, has added a vice president of “global revenue,” Atlantic president Justin Smith announced today in a release. Michael Cascio, most recently the head of sales at social app network 140 Proof, was director of sales at Gawker Media for three years. Fellow Gawker media alum Chris Batty is Quartz’s publisher.  Read More

By polspot 11/11/08 9:11pm

Diamond Days

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Bulgari’s Astrale watch: 18k white gold case, with 92 brilliant cut and pave diamonds, Technological satin strap, White dial, Quartz movement, $26,500.

Van Cleef & Arpels Décolleté timepiece with 11.48 total carat weight on 18k white gold, $198,000.

Harry Winston Ultimate Ribbon Watch, 18k white gold and 9.4 carats of Read More