Cybersecurity

Computer security, cybersecurity or information technology security is the protection of computer systems from the theft of or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.

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Crypto Platform Poly Network Says Hacker Returned Much Of Taken Funds
Crypto Platform Poly Network Says Hacker Returned Much Of Taken Funds
August 12, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The hacker or hackers behind the theft from Poly Network, which facilitates peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions, have now returned almost all the $613 million they stole,...

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P2P Crypto Platform Poly Network Hackers Targeted Smart Contracts, Have Returned Millions
P2P Crypto Platform Poly Network Hackers Targeted Smart Contracts, Have Returned Millions
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers of decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Poly Network have returned over a third of the $613 million they stole, Reuters reported. Poly Network announced on...

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Half Of Consumers ‘Very’ Or ‘Extremely’ Concerned About Using Personal Info Online
Half Of Consumers ‘Very’ Or ‘Extremely’ Concerned About Using Personal Info Online
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

With the FBI reporting a 400 percent increase in cyberattacks on personal consumer data in 2020, PYMNTS analyzes the problem in the August 2021 study...

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Hackers Return Some Money From $600M Crypto Theft 
Hackers Return Some Money From $600M Crypto Theft 
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A group of hackers behind a more than $600 million cryptocurrency heist — one of the largest of its kind – has begun to return...

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Record Crypto Heist Nets Hackers Over $600M
Record Crypto Heist Nets Hackers Over $600M
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

In what is likely the biggest cryptocurrency theft in history, hackers made off with more than $600 million by exploiting a vulnerability in the multi-chain...

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Data Shows Cyberattack Ransom Up 82 Pct Since 2020
Data Shows Cyberattack Ransom Up 82 Pct Since 2020
August 10, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

As ransomware has increased in proliferation, so has the amount paid on average to the criminals, a Computer Weekly report says, citing data from the...

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Feds Turn To Big Tech To Fight Cybercrime
Feds Turn To Big Tech To Fight Cybercrime
August 05, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Following a series of high-profile infrastructure attacks, the federal government has turned to the world of Big Tech to help protect against cybercrime. As The...

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Chinese Cryptocurrency Tied To More Than $2B In Crime, Scams
Chinese Cryptocurrency Tied To More Than $2B In Crime, Scams
August 03, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Chinese cryptocurrency is the latest involved in a rash of illicit activity involving $2.2 billion in digital payment tokens used in scams and dark internet...

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New Report: Superconnected Consumers Leaning Into Passwordless Authentication  
New Report: Superconnected Consumers Leaning Into Passwordless Authentication  
August 03, 2021  |  Authentication

As the Connected Economy touches more aspects of how we pay, shop and live, there’s an “out with the old” mindset taking hold when it...

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