security & fraud

Researchers Follow Money To Cut Profits Of Cyber Crime Service vDOS
Researchers Follow Money To Cut Profits Of Cyber Crime Service vDOS
June 07, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

In the fight against cyber crime services, otherwise known as booters or stressers, it pays to follow the money. That’s according to KrebsoOnSecurity, which, citing...

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Nearly Half Of Companies Using IoT Have Been Hacked
Nearly Half Of Companies Using IoT Have Been Hacked
June 02, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Close to half of companies in the U.S. that use an Internet of Things (IoT) network have reported being hit by a security breach. That’s...

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China’s New Security Rules Concern Foreign Companies
China’s New Security Rules Concern Foreign Companies
June 01, 2017  |  News

China is gearing up to enforce its new cybersecurity law, but foreign companies don’t know much about it, which is causing headaches. According to a report...

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Visa Upgrades Systems To Support 3D-Secure 2.0
Visa Upgrades Systems To Support 3D-Secure 2.0
May 31, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Visa announced Tuesday (May 30) that it is rolling out enhancements to its Verified by Visa service, a global solution designed to make online purchases more...

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Russian Hackers Tricked Pentagon Official With Tweet
Russian Hackers Tricked Pentagon Official With Tweet
May 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Russian hackers were able to get into the computer of a Pentagon official using a link attached to a Twitter post. According to a report...

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Eyeing Bad Behavior And Stopping Payments Fraud
Eyeing Bad Behavior And Stopping Payments Fraud
May 30, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Behavioral analytics and machine learning can combine to root out fraud that is getting ever faster and harder to detect — even as payments go...

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Russian Quantum Center Comes Out With Quantum-Proof Blockchain
Russian Quantum Center Comes Out With Quantum-Proof Blockchain
May 29, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Russian Quantum Center researchers announced late last week that they created what they said is the first quantum-safe blockchain. According to a press release covered...

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FTC: Strategic Student Solutions Defrauded Student Debt Holders
FTC: Strategic Student Solutions Defrauded Student Debt Holders
May 26, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday (May 25) it charged the operators of a phony student loan debt relief and credit repair scheme with stealing...

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Dems Want Details On Russian Money Laundering
Dems Want Details On Russian Money Laundering
May 25, 2017  |  Politics

Deutsche Bank received a letter from a group of Democrat senators Thursday (May 24) requesting information on two internal reviews the financial services company conducted about...

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