security & fraud

How ‘Dynamic Friction’ Could Be Online Fraud’s Kryptonite
How ‘Dynamic Friction’ Could Be Online Fraud’s Kryptonite
February 12, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Do you want to gain a step on fraudsters? Do you want to beat them while also making it as seamless as possible for legitimate...

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Apple MacOS Password Vulnerability Found By German Teen
Apple MacOS Password Vulnerability Found By German Teen
February 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A German teen has found a vulnerability bug in macOS that exposes all passwords stored on the system, but he has decided not to give...

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Lloyds Online Banking Platform Experiences Outages
Lloyds Online Banking Platform Experiences Outages
February 11, 2019  |  Banking

Lloyds, the U.K. banking company, saw its online banking platform go down on Monday (Feb. 11) morning, with City A.M. reporting some users couldn’t get...

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Walmart, Six Other Retailers See Judge Dismiss Shoplifting Lawsuit
Walmart, Six Other Retailers See Judge Dismiss Shoplifting Lawsuit
February 11, 2019  |  Retail

Walmart and six other retailers saw a federal judge toss out a lawsuit that accused the group of forcing shoplifters to take expensive classes or...

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Federal Cybersecurity Professionals Play Catch-Up Weeks After Gov’t Shutdown
Federal Cybersecurity Professionals Play Catch-Up Weeks After Gov’t Shutdown
February 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Federal cybersecurity workers tasked with protecting the federal government from hackers have been scrambling to catch up two weeks after the longest government shutdown in...

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Wirecard Denies New Fraud Allegations Amid Decline In Shares
Wirecard Denies New Fraud Allegations Amid Decline In Shares
February 07, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Wirecard, the German-based payments company, saw its stock tank again Thursday (Feb. 7) after the Financial Times ran a new report alleging more fraud at...

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Hackers Employed By China Infiltrate Norwegian Software Company Visma
Hackers Employed By China Infiltrate Norwegian Software Company Visma
February 06, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers employed by the Chinese government were able to get into the network of Visma, a Norwegian software company, to steal client secrets. Reuters, citing...

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UK’s Metro Bank Attacked By Cyber Fraud
UK’s Metro Bank Attacked By Cyber Fraud
February 04, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Metro Bank, a British financial institution launched in 2010, said it was targeted by cybercriminals in a scheme where a vulnerability in text messaging between...

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State Bank Of India Exposes Financial Data Of Millions
State Bank Of India Exposes Financial Data Of Millions
January 30, 2019  |  Safety and Security

State Bank of India, India’s biggest bank, was forced to patch a server that was unsecured, providing anyone with access to customers’ data. According to...

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