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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Catfish Casanovas Prey on More Romance Scam Victims
Catfish Casanovas Prey on More Romance Scam Victims
February 09, 2022  |  Fraud Attack

Online romance scams happen all year round, but with Valentine’s Day less than a week away, even the smartest people looking for love could get...

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PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: Bitfinex Using $3.6B Seized in Hacking Arrests to Cover Shadow Banking Losses
PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: Bitfinex Using $3.6B Seized in Hacking Arrests to Cover Shadow Banking...
February 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The timing of the arrests of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan on charges that they stole $4.5 billion in bitcoin from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in...

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Regulators Warn Banks to Prepare for a Russian Cyberattack 
Regulators Warn Banks to Prepare for a Russian Cyberattack 
February 09, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

As tension on the ground between Russia and the Ukraine intensifies, the European Central Bank (ECB) has warned financial institutions (FIs) of a possible Soviet...

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Remote Finance Teams Expose B2B Payments Fraud Vulnerabilities
Remote Finance Teams Expose B2B Payments Fraud Vulnerabilities
February 09, 2022  |  B2B Payments

It may seem that the pandemic has spurred new waves of fraudulent activity and more creative ways to lure unwitting victims into parting with sensitive...

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Microsoft in Talks With Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
Microsoft in Talks With Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
February 08, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Microsoft is in talks to buy Mandiant, a cybersecurity research and incident response firm, which would boost its efforts to protect users from hacks, Bloomberg...

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Meta Files Lawsuit Over Financial Services Phishing Scam
Meta Files Lawsuit Over Financial Services Phishing Scam
February 08, 2022  |  Meta

Meta has teamed with a financial services company to file a joint lawsuit against two Nigerian individuals for engaging in fraudulent activity, according to a...

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Two New Yorkers Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5B in Hacked Crypto
Two New Yorkers Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5B in Hacked Crypto
February 08, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

In what has been called the largest financial seizure in history, a New York couple was arrested in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder...

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IRS Backs Down on Facial Recognition System
IRS Backs Down on Facial Recognition System
February 07, 2022  |  Digital Identity

The IRS won’t be going ahead with the use of a private facial recognition system to authenticate taxpayers’ identities for online accounts, responding to criticism...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Porsche Launches Connected Car ‘Data Cup’
Today in the Connected Economy: Porsche Launches Connected Car ‘Data Cup’
February 07, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Porsche hosts the Porsche Data Cup, a contest open to developers from other companies designed to find new use cases...

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