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Today In Payments: Google Reports Resurgence In Pandemic Hacking; Tech Cos Make M&A Deals

Today In Payments: Google Reports Resurgence In Pandemic Hacking; Tech Cos Make M&A Deals
Today In Payments: Google Reports Resurgence In Pandemic Hacking; Tech Cos Make M&A Deals
May 28, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Google reported a resurgence of hacking and phishing attempts in April, and tech companies are making deals at their fastest pace...

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Google Reports Resurgence In Pandemic Hacking, Phishing
Google Reports Resurgence In Pandemic Hacking, Phishing
May 28, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Google’s security experts had their hands full in April, as its Threat Analysis Group (TAG) emailed 1,755 warnings to users whose accounts were targets, the...

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Google: State-Backed Hackers Behind Coronavirus Phishing Attempts
Google: State-Backed Hackers Behind Coronavirus Phishing Attempts
April 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Security experts at Google have identified over a dozen government-backed hacking groups trying to use the coronavirus pandemic to fuel malware and phishing attempts. Get...

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China Suspected In Surge Of US Cyberattacks
China Suspected In Surge Of US Cyberattacks
March 25, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye said it suspects China is behind a surge in cyberspying that began in January, just when the coronavirus was starting to...

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Child Tracking Smartwatch Vulnerability Could Leak Location Data, Voice Recordings
Child Tracking Smartwatch Vulnerability Could Leak Location Data, Voice Recordings
December 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The peace of mind parents get with child-tracking smartwatches has been turned upside-down. A cloud-based security flaw has been allowing unauthorized people to monitor children’s...

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NCR Blocked Mint, QuickBooks As Cyberattack Precaution
NCR Blocked Mint, QuickBooks As Cyberattack Precaution
November 04, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Global enterprise technology company NCR Corp. blocked Mint and QuickBooks Online as a precautionary tactic following a series of bank account cyberattacks, KrebsOnSecurity reported on...

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