security & fraud

In Wake Of Oracle Hack, Five More Companies Hacked
In Wake Of Oracle Hack, Five More Companies Hacked
August 12, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

First, it was Oracle Corp. and its MICROS customers that were getting hacked, and now, it appears more cash register vendors are falling victim to hacks...

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Rule On Money Laundering Loophole Due To Prepaid Cards Could Get Resubmitted
Rule On Money Laundering Loophole Due To Prepaid Cards Could Get Resubmitted
August 11, 2016  |  Regulation

A proposition back in 2011 to close a loophole that enables drug cartels to move large sums of money across boarders using prepaid cards has...

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Ransomware Scam Is Being Targeted At Government Agencies
Ransomware Scam Is Being Targeted At Government Agencies
August 11, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

And the beat keeps going when it comes to ransomware scams, this time targeting U.S. government agencies. That’s according to Proofpoint researchers who identified a...

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Companies Know They Have Been Hacked But Only Half Do Something About It
Companies Know They Have Been Hacked But Only Half Do Something About It
August 10, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Computer hacks of corporate systems are on the rise, and while KPMG found 80 percent of organizations have confirmed their systems have been hacked, only half...

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Apple Kicking Fake Bitcoin Apps Out Of App Store
Apple Kicking Fake Bitcoin Apps Out Of App Store
August 10, 2016  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly gearing up to stem the influx of counterfeit bitcoin wallets that are showing up in the App Store. According to a report,...

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Security Flaw In Samsung Pay Highlighted At Recent Security Confab
Security Flaw In Samsung Pay Highlighted At Recent Security Confab
August 09, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Mobile payments are all the rage and rightfully so. They make purchasing easy to do and require consumers to carry one less item on them....

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Walmart Shoppers Are About To Get Phished
Walmart Shoppers Are About To Get Phished
August 08, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Despite all the sophisticated tools that basement-dwelling hackers have at their disposal, often, the best way of obtaining information you otherwise shouldn’t have is by...

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Banks In Brazil Being Targeted By Zeus Trojan Variant As Rio Olympics Kicks Off
Banks In Brazil Being Targeted By Zeus Trojan Variant As Rio Olympics Kicks Off
August 08, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The 2016 Rio Olympics kicked off on Friday (Aug. 5), and there are already hackers out targeting Brazilian banks. IBM X-Force Research said it spotted...

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Liverpool Gang Sentenced To 36 Years For Blowing Up, Robbing ATMs
Liverpool Gang Sentenced To 36 Years For Blowing Up, Robbing ATMs
August 08, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

A brazen gang of criminals that used oil tanks to blow up and rob ATMs in Scotland were collectively sentenced to 36 years in jail....

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