OfferUp: the mobile app that connects local buyers and sellers, helping regular people get rid of their extra belongings. It’s also the mobile app that, unfortunately, can lead would-be buyers straight into criminals’ traps, where these tricksters demand money for products they are not actually...
They say gift cards are the gift that always fits. Apparently, this is especially true if you’re a fraudster, and many are using this unlikely currency to support their drug habits. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
ISIS’s goal of an Islamic State may be over, but the terrorist group is still a risk using the internet as its main tool to radicalize and do its bidding, reported Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Remember that time that a string of celebrities had their private nude images published online? It could happen again, according to cybersecurity firm Kromtech — and this time with regular people. According to Forbes, Kromtech found that Ashley Madison, a dating site where adulterous spouses can...
The web is conduit to commerce and crime when it comes to online banking. In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, InterComputer CEO Scott Volmar delved into the need for secure communications between parties — with a dash of robust authentication efforts thrown in for...
A cybercriminal described as the administrator of the Andromeda network has been arrested in a joint operation involving Belarus, Germany and the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
The public may learn of data breaches much more promptly if three senators get their way on a proposed Senate bill, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, which was introduced on Thursday, Nov. 30. According to the bill, individuals with knowledge of a data...
The Federal Trade Commission announced Monday (Dec. 4) it filed a complaint in a federal district court in Orlando to stop a credit card interest rate reduction scam. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Monday (Dec. 4) that it obtained an emergency asset freeze to stop an initial coin offering (ICO) fraud that has already raised $15 million from thousands of investors since August. Get the Full Story Complete the...