Symantec

 Payments Fraud, Via Apps?
 Payments Fraud, Via Apps?
July 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Symantec has discovered vulnerabilities in two popular messaging and media apps, WhatsApp and Telegram, which can be hijacked to commit payments fraud.  Separately, phishing scams...

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What WhatsApp’s Security Vulnerability Means For Freelancers
What WhatsApp’s Security Vulnerability Means For Freelancers
July 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

This week’s news of a security flaw in the Android versions of WhatsApp and Telegram, first revealed by Symantec, marked the latest cybersecurity warning for...

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Symantec Finds Vulnerability In WhatsApp, Telegram
Symantec Finds Vulnerability In WhatsApp, Telegram
July 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The cybersecurity company Symantec has found an exploit that can be breached by hackers using WhatsApp and Telegram media files, according to reports. The exploit,...

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Study: Hotels Often Leak Guest PII
Study: Hotels Often Leak Guest PII
April 10, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A study by Symantec, a cybersecurity company, showed that two out of every three hotel sites have leaked personal data, which could include credit card...

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Symantec: Formjacking Is Cybercriminals’ Newest Scam
Symantec: Formjacking Is Cybercriminals’ Newest Scam
February 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

With cybercriminals not making as much from ransomware and cryptojacking, they have been focusing more on a strategy called “formjacking” to raise cash. That’s according...

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Symantec Spots Attacks On West African Financial Institutions
Symantec Spots Attacks On West African Financial Institutions
January 17, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers are targeting financial firms in the Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana and Equatorial Guinea, using commodity malware and living off the land tools, reported...

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Symantec Potential Buyout Offer Boosts Shares
Symantec Potential Buyout Offer Boosts Shares
November 07, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has reportedly approached Symantec about acquiring the U.S. cybersecurity software company. CNBC cited a source familiar with the matter. As a...

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LifeLock Website Taken Offline Temporarily Due To Security Flaw
LifeLock Website Taken Offline Temporarily Due To Security Flaw
July 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

LifeLock, the provider of online identity protection, took its website offline on Wednesday (July 25) after Brian Krebs, the security researcher, disclosed a design flaw that...

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Symantec Plans To Address Internal Investigation
Symantec Plans To Address Internal Investigation
May 14, 2018  |  Earnings

After shares of Symantec plunged last week following its disclosure of an internal investigation over concerns flagged by an ex-employee, the company said it would...

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