security & fraud

A Hacker Group Has A List Of 35K CFOs To Target
A Hacker Group Has A List Of 35K CFOs To Target
December 04, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Chief financial officers at some of the world’s biggest banks and mortgage companies are in the crosshairs of a hacker group that compiled a list of...

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Mastercard, Microsoft Team On Digital ID
Mastercard, Microsoft Team On Digital ID
December 03, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Mastercard and Microsoft announced Monday (December 3) a strategic collaboration to improve how people manage and use their digital identity. In a press release, Mastercard...

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2015 Marriott Breach: Prelude To 2018 Cyberattack?
2015 Marriott Breach: Prelude To 2018 Cyberattack?
December 03, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Marriott International, which announced last week it was the victim of a hack in which the bad guys accessed its reservation database for Starwood properties,...

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Google CEO To Face Congress Over Data Privacy
Google CEO To Face Congress Over Data Privacy
December 02, 2018  |  Google

Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive is preparing to testify before the U.S. Congress next week in what is expected to be a wide-ranging hearing with...

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Deutsche Bank Denies Merger With UBS, Commerzbank
Deutsche Bank Denies Merger With UBS, Commerzbank
December 02, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Deutsche Bank is not concerned it will be a takeover target despite a steep sell-off in its stock late last week after a two-day raid...

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Ex-DoJ Staffer Pleads Guilty In 1MDB Scandal
Ex-DoJ Staffer Pleads Guilty In 1MDB Scandal
December 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

George Higginbotham, a former Department of Justice employee in the U.S., pleaded guilty as part of the  1Malaysia Development Berhad bribery and embezzlement scandal. According...

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Congress Writes Second Letter To Amazon About Rekognition
Congress Writes Second Letter To Amazon About Rekognition
November 29, 2018  |  Regulation

Eight members of Congress wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday, reiterating its concerns about the tech giant’s facial recognition software, called...

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Dunkin’ Alerts DD Perks Account Holders That Hackers May Have Accessed Data
Dunkin’ Alerts DD Perks Account Holders That Hackers May Have Accessed Data
November 29, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Dunkin’, the operator of Dunkin’ Donuts franchises, is alerting DD Perks rewards program account holders that its profiles and data may have been accessed by...

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Hackers Are Using Leaked NSA Tools To Target Networks
Hackers Are Using Leaked NSA Tools To Target Networks
November 28, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The UPnProxy vulnerability that was used more than a year ago as a National Security Agency (NSA)  hacking tool is still going unpatched by hundreds...

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