security & fraud

NY FinServ Cybersecurity Bill Effective March 1
NY FinServ Cybersecurity Bill Effective March 1
February 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

What is being billed as a “first-in-the-nation cybersecurity regulation” put forth by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo takes effect on March 1 and will apply...

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Malware Drone Steals Data Off Computer Hard Drive
Malware Drone Steals Data Off Computer Hard Drive
February 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University’s cybersecurity lab have come up with a way to use malware installed on a drone to steal data off of computers by...

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New Malware Strain Records PCs’ Audio
New Malware Strain Records PCs’ Audio
February 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Researchers have discovered a new form of malware that records audio of computers that are infected by turning on the PC’s microphone. According to a report by Forbes, CyberX, a...

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IDscan Gets Patent In US For Tech To Verify Faces On Documents
IDscan Gets Patent In US For Tech To Verify Faces On Documents
February 21, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

IDscan, the unit of GBG, has been granted a U.S. patent for Visage, which is a way of verifying the facial component of a passport or ID...

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Japanese Smartphone Users Warming Up To Digital Payments
Japanese Smartphone Users Warming Up To Digital Payments
February 20, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Worries over security concerns have prevented digital payments from taking off in Japan, but that is starting to change with Japanese smartphone owners indicating interest...

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Ukrainian Man Sentenced For 41 Months For Hacking Scam
Ukrainian Man Sentenced For 41 Months For Hacking Scam
February 20, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. prosecutors sentenced a Ukrainian man who was charged with running two hacking forums online to 41 months in prison. According to a report by Reuters, Sergey...

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FTC Bans Florida Company For Aiding Telemarketer Scam In India
FTC Bans Florida Company For Aiding Telemarketer Scam In India
February 16, 2017  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday (Feb. 15) that it has charged a Florida man with aiding telemarketers in India with scamming cash-strapped consumers in...

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Online Merchants May Be Off The Hook For Credit Card Fraud
Online Merchants May Be Off The Hook For Credit Card Fraud
February 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Signifyd Vice President of Partnerships Skye Spear predicted that within three years merchants won’t be on the hook for credit card fraud online thanks to...

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Lawmakers Want NHTSA To Study Connected Car Security
Lawmakers Want NHTSA To Study Connected Car Security
February 15, 2017  |  Regulation

Aiming to beef up security in connected and driverless cars, a group of lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives that would...

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