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Tesla Invites Hackers To Compete For $1M In Cash And Prizes
Safety and Security // January 10, 2020

To challenge hackers to find flaws in its vehicles, Tesla, the electric automaker, is returning to the Pwn2Own hacking competition run by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), electrek reported. Some Model 3 vehicles and approximately $1 million are said to be for the taking....

Bitcoin Daily: SEC Lawsuit Accuses Kik Of Illegal ICO; New Crypto Malware Strikes In US,...
Bitcoin // June 04, 2019

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Kik Interactive for allegedly conducting an illegal $100 million securities offering of digital tokens. The agency has accused Kik of selling the tokens to investors without registering its offers and...

Google And Apple Absent From Cybersecurity Tech Accord That Facebook And Microsoft Signed
Safety and Security // April 18, 2018

Technology companies are making the pledge to protect customers from cyberattacks, as well as making sure they don’t help governments advance their cyber warfare efforts. The Cybersecurity Tech Accord is a “watershed agreement” signed by 34 tech companies: ABB, Arm, Avast, Bitdefender, BT, CA Technologies,...

Surprise: The C-Suite Falls For Invoice Scams The Most
B2B Payments // September 14, 2017

Employees certainly need more training to be able to detect a business email compromise (BEC) when they see one. What makes this so difficult, some analysts say, is that when an employee is directed by a seemingly legitimate C-Suite executive at their company to initiate...

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Tesla Invites Hackers To Compete For $1M In Cash And Prizes

January 10, 2020
To challenge hackers to find flaws in its vehicles, Tesla, the electric automaker, is returning to the Pwn2Own hacking competition run by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), electrek reported. Some Model 3 vehicles and approximately $1 million are said to be for the taking. “Driving off with a brand-new Model 3 will be a […]

Bitcoin Daily: SEC Lawsuit Accuses Kik Of Illegal ICO; New Crypto Malware Strikes In US,...

June 04, 2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Kik Interactive for allegedly conducting an illegal $100 million securities offering of digital tokens. The...

Google And Apple Absent From Cybersecurity Tech Accord That Facebook And Microsoft Signed

April 18, 2018
Technology companies are making the pledge to protect customers from cyberattacks, as well as making sure they don’t help governments advance their cyber warfare efforts. The Cybersecurity Tech Accord is...

Ransomware Rises 752% in 2016, Trend Micro Says

March 01, 2017
Trend Micro released its annual security roundup report, “2016 Security Roundup: A Record Year for Enterprise Threats,” which showed that ransomware cyber threats hit an all-time high last year. According...