June 14, 2010

Blake Dawson Wiki-peed off after web revelations

Australian firm Blake Dawson, recently discovered that its Wikipedia page had been hijacked by an unknown contributor, liberally disclosing details of the firm’s alleged job and cost cuts on the online encyclopedia.

The additional information to the reader-written webpage included information on alleged staff cuts to come, mentioned Allens Arthur Robinson and Freehills and even disclosed salary details for the firm’s partners. “The firm’s partners receive an average of A$850,000 each per annum,” the mystery scribe reported. The firm had not yet confirmed the accuracy of the reports at the time of going to press.

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