security & fraud

Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Selling Trade Secrets To Uber
Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Selling Trade Secrets To Uber
August 27, 2019  |  Legal

Former Google engineer and self-driving pioneer Anthony Levandowski is being charged with stealing closely guarded secrets and selling them to Uber, The Wall Street Journal...

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Hacker Prompts Shutdown Of ECB Website
Hacker Prompts Shutdown Of ECB Website
August 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A European Central Bank (ECB) website has been shut down after a malicious hacking attack infected the site. Reuters is reporting that the incident happened...

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New App Pinpoints Card Skimmers On Gas Pumps, ATMs
New App Pinpoints Card Skimmers On Gas Pumps, ATMs
August 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

As credit card skimmers have gotten smarter, they have also gotten easier to detect, thanks to Bluetooth broadcasting that announces the presence of enabled devices....

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New Strain Of Ransomware Striking US, European Firms 
New Strain Of Ransomware Striking US, European Firms 
August 12, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Cyber insurance claims are spiking as a new type of ransomware targets companies across the U.S. and Europe, the The Financial Times reported on Sunday...

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Data Dive, Breaches And Security Blips Edition: KeyBank, Microsoft And Bulgaria 
Data Dive, Breaches And Security Blips Edition: KeyBank, Microsoft And Bulgaria 
July 22, 2019  |  Data Dive

As temperatures nationwide heated up, the world of payments and commerce followed suit.  Between the commerce explosion that was the celebration of Prime Day and...

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Tech Experts To Visit White House To Discuss Huawei Ban
Tech Experts To Visit White House To Discuss Huawei Ban
July 21, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. ban on sales to China’s Huawei is expected to be a topic of discussion Monday (July 22) between White House regulators and tech...

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Another 2.2M Patients’ Data Exposed In AMCA Data Breach
Another 2.2M Patients’ Data Exposed In AMCA Data Breach
July 17, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Clinical Pathology Laboratories (CPL) is the latest victim of a data security breach at the billing collections service American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA). Some 2.2...

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P2P Payments Find Fans In The Black Market
P2P Payments Find Fans In The Black Market
June 25, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments continue to gain popularity among consumers, with two of the biggest providers, Zelle and Venmo, reporting ongoing and significant gains. But amid...

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Crypto Regulation To Tighten Scrutiny On Money Laundering
Crypto Regulation To Tighten Scrutiny On Money Laundering
June 24, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Amid the announcement of a new cryptocurrency – that would be Libra – the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which operates as global regulatory firm...

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