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FTC: Health Apps, Wearables Need to Tell Consumers of Data Breaches
September 15, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has said health apps and connected devices must comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule, making it so they must notify users when data is breached, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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NFT Plaform OpenSea Said Employee Bought Items Before Sale
September 15, 2021

Nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea, which works as a platform to buy and sell digital collectibles, is investigating a case in which one of its top executives used inside knowledge to buy items ahead of promotion, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Get the Full Story...

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Apple Fixes Flaw That Was Causing Software Breach Since February
September 13, 2021

Apple has put out a new security update to fix a flaw that caused a software breach for months, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday (Sept. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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55% of Consumers Are Too Scared to Store Their Payment Details Online
September 13, 2021

The data breaches that have grabbed headlines and seemed to increase in frequency during the pandemic have kept consumers on their toes when it comes to storing data with merchants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Mastercard’s CipherTrace Deal Brings Trust and Blockchain Forensics to Crypto Space
September 13, 2021

As crypto and digital currencies take shape — where bitcoin, blockchain, CBDCs and stablecoins jostle against one another for pre-eminence — there needs to be the proverbial adult in the room. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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SEC Charges Rivetz in Connection With $18M ICO
September 09, 2021

Rivetz Corp., along with Rivetz International and both organizations’ leaders, have been charged by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) with allegedly making an illicit coin offering, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Cyberattack Victimizes New Zealand Banks, Post Office
September 08, 2021

New Zealand was briefly the center of the cybersecurity world on Wednesday (Sept. 8), when several financial institutions (FIs) and the national post office were shut down by what government leaders said was a cyberattack. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Baanx FinTech Invests in Iowa’s Maxwell State Bank
September 06, 2021

B2B2C platform Baanx is now the third-largest shareholder in Maxwell State Bank, which is regulated by the U.S., after a multimillion-dollar deal to bolster cybersecurity as well as banking access in the country, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Kaspersky Detects 1.5B IoT Cyberattacks This Year
September 03, 2021

Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky detected 1.5 billion attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the first half of this year, using “honeypots,” software that impersonates a vulnerable device, the company’s research department said in an email to PYMNTS on Friday (Sept. 3). Get the...