security & fraud

Verizon Expected To Move Ahead With Yahoo Deal
Verizon Expected To Move Ahead With Yahoo Deal
December 28, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Verizon is expected to move ahead with its acquisition of Yahoo’s core assets even after Yahoo disclosed another massive data breach potentially impacting millions of consumers....

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Security Keys: The Answer For Account Takeovers?
Security Keys: The Answer For Account Takeovers?
December 27, 2016  |  News

Account takeovers, even of high-profile people, has become a common occurrence in this era of sophisticated cyberattacks and hacks, but researchers think they’ve found a...

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FBI Probes FDIC Hack That Lasted Several Years
FBI Probes FDIC Hack That Lasted Several Years
December 27, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The FBI is looking into a hack of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) that went on for multiple years, starting back in 2010. According...

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Lucrative Ad Fraud Brings In Millions Daily For Hackers
Lucrative Ad Fraud Brings In Millions Daily For Hackers
December 23, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Methbot, an ad fraud infrastructure that can host legitimate videos and serve them to 300 million fake viewers per day, has raked in around $180...

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Without Verizon Yahoo’s Value, Fate Up In The Air
Without Verizon Yahoo’s Value, Fate Up In The Air
December 22, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Yahoo’s latest revelation of a massive data breach — this time, potentially impacting 1 billion customers — has led analysts to ponder what the company...

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Hackers Use Phone Numbers To Steal Bitcoin
Hackers Use Phone Numbers To Steal Bitcoin
December 21, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers are going old school, using just a telephone number to steal everything from money in bank accounts to bitcoin. According to a report by Forbes,...

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CFPB Acts Against Deceptive Pawn Companies
CFPB Acts Against Deceptive Pawn Companies
December 20, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Monday (Dec. 19) that it took action against four Virginia pawnbrokers for what it said was deceptive practices...

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LA County Workers’ Info Stolen Via Phishing
LA County Workers’ Info Stolen Via Phishing
December 20, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Ransomware may get all the attention, but phishing scams are alive and kicking with one recently targeting staffers at the County of Los Angeles. According...

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Lynda.com Hacked; Impacts 55,000 Passwords
Lynda.com Hacked; Impacts 55,000 Passwords
December 20, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Lynda.com, the online learning unit of LinkedIn that is now a subsidiary of Microsoft, is the latest victim of a data hack. According to a report,...

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