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Financial Platform Charlie Debuts Fraud Protection Tools for Older Americans
Financial Platform Charlie Debuts Fraud Protection Tools for Older Americans
November 08, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Senior-focused financial platform Charlie has introduced a suite of fraud protection tools for older Americans. The company’s FraudShield offering, announced in a news release Wednesday (Nov. 8), uses...

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Security Expert: Casino Hacks Were Part of Wider Crime Wave
Security Expert: Casino Hacks Were Part of Wider Crime Wave
September 19, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

The hackers who broke into the systems of two casino giants recently also carried out cyberattacks on three other companies. That’s according to David Bradbury, chief...

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SpyCloud Secures $110 Million Funding to Strengthen Digital Identity Protection
SpyCloud Secures $110 Million Funding to Strengthen Digital Identity Protection
August 23, 2023  |  Investments

SpyCloud has secured $110 million in a growth round of funding to expand globally and enhance its authentication bypass prevention solutions, further fortifying digital identities against...

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Australia Eyes Ban on Paying Ransoms to Hackers
Australia Eyes Ban on Paying Ransoms to Hackers
November 13, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Australia could consider barring businesses from making ransomware payments to criminals, the country’s cyber security minister said Sunday (Nov. 13). “The idea that we’re going...

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Today in Crypto: High School Hacker to Pay $22M in AT&T Case
Today in Crypto: High School Hacker to Pay $22M in AT&T Case
October 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Twenty-year-old crypto hacker Ellis Pinsky will have to pay $22 million to the victim of his scheme, crypto investor Michael Terpin, Coindesk wrote. Pinsky had...

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Cybercriminal Sentenced to 66 Months for Online Fraud
Cybercriminal Sentenced to 66 Months for Online Fraud
March 25, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

An Estonian man on Friday (March 25) was sentenced to 66 months in prison for his role in a years-long scheme that included computer hacking,...

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Russian Government Employees Charged in Worldwide Hacking Scheme
Russian Government Employees Charged in Worldwide Hacking Scheme
March 25, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Four Russians employed by their government have been charged with attempting, supporting and conducting cyber incursions in two separate conspiracies, the FBI reported Thursday (March...

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London Cops Nab Seven Teens in Connection with Lapsus$ Hacks
London Cops Nab Seven Teens in Connection with Lapsus$ Hacks
March 24, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Seven teenagers were arrested by London police on Thursday (March 24) in connection with the recent hacking spree by the Lapsus$ cyber-crime gang that infiltrated...

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Okta Latest Target of Hacker Group Lapsus$
Okta Latest Target of Hacker Group Lapsus$
March 23, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Digital authentication company Okta Inc. said it could have been affected by a security breach carried out by the hacker group Lapsus$. The breach, reported...

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