Last year imposter scams bypassed identity theft for the first time as the second largest category of consumer complaints, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Consumer Sentinel Network in 2016. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Uber, the leading taxi-hailing app, lost a legal fight in the U.K., which requires private drivers to meet strict English reading and writing standards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
The outage at Amazon’s Web Services last week, which brought down online services and hurt Apple’s iCloud platform, was due to an incorrect command execution by a team member of Amazon’s Simple Storage Service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Microsoft Malware Protection Center Blog is warning PC users about a new, convincing tech support scam that can cost users money in unnecessary repairs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
On Friday morning, Pennsylvania state Senate Democrats reportedly found themselves locked out of their official computer network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
A study released by the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Office of Technology Research and Investigation has found that most major online businesses don’t have enough cybersecurity and are not doing enough to prevent consumers from phishing attacks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Workplace communication and collaboration platform Slack disclosed earlier this week that a major security vulnerability within its system was patched. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
When something works for cybercriminals, they stick with it. Especially when it comes to phishing schemes, which typically don’t take as much effort but can result in huge payouts. Andrey Pozhogin, cybersecurity expert at Kaspersky Lab North America, joined PYMNTS to discuss the latest trends across...
KrebsonSecurity revealed in a blog post last month that PIN skimmers were being made to overlay on Ingenico brand card readers at the checkout lanes of retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
