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1.5KJumio Unveils Identity Verification With Biometrics For Microsoft Azure
California-based Jumio said its artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled identity verification offerings are now available to Microsoft Azure Active Directory External Identities for business-to-consumer...
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2.0KBitdefender: 40 Pct Of Pandemic-Themed Emails In First Half Of 2020 Were Spam
Bitdefender said in its Mid-Year Threat Landscape Report 2020 that four out of 10 pandemic-themed emails in the first half of the year...
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2.2KEntersekt Teams With NuData Security To Integrate Behavioral Analytics
Device identity and omnichannel authentication provider Entersekt has teamed with Mastercard company NuData Security. The deal lets the FinTech integrate the NuDetect...
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2.7KUS Lawmakers Seek Investigation Of Zoom And TikTok's China Ties
Two members of Congress asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday (July 30) to investigate Zoom Video Communications Inc., the video...
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3.2KSummer 2020’s Hottest Accessory: The Safety Bubble
It’s been 129 days since the NBA officially announced its shutdown and played its last regular-season game of 2020. That’s notable because for...
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4.2KTwitter Apologizes To Clients For Business Data Breach
Twitter has issued an apology to its business clients acknowledging that personal information may have been compromised, the BBC reported. “We’re very...
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2.3KFormer eBay PR Chief Reportedly Involved In Harassment Campaign
A former eBay communications chief and veteran public relations executive was involved in a campaign to cyberstalk and harass a Massachusetts couple...
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2.2KFormer eBay Employees Charged In Cyberstalking Newsletter Publishers
Six former eBay employees have been charged with cyberstalking a Massachusetts couple who publish a newsletter that company executives viewed as critical...
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4.0KTikTok's Data Privacy Policies Draw Eyes Of EU Authorities
TikTok, the popular Chinese short-form mobile video app, is facing more scrutiny over its privacy policies, Bloomberg reported. The EU's investigative unit...
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5.3KWhy ‘Privacy By Design’ Is Mobile Apps' Next Big Thing
After some three months of keeping consumers at home, governments around the world are beginning to let people publicly mix again —...
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4.2KBoA Experiences Potential PPP Application Data Breach
Bank of America notified principal owners of a potential data breach after the bank uploaded the loan applications of some customers to...
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2.9KIntraEdge Rolls Out Temperature-Checking Kiosks For Businesses
To help businesses safely resume their operations, IntraEdge has rolled out its Janus “privacy-first” self-check temperature kiosks, according to an announcement. The technology...
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6.2KFTC To Probe What User Info Zoom Collects
The Federal Trade Commission may be looking into privacy concerns surrounding online video call software Zoom, Chairman Joseph Simons revealed. Zoom has...
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4.7KGamblers Descend On Reopened S. Dakota Casinos
Casinos in Deadwood, South Dakota are opening up again, complete with pictures of enthusiastic gamers clad in masks as they crowd around...
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2.6KArmor-Plating Personally Identifiable Information
An unprecedented deluge of personally identifiable information (PII) is right now coursing between government agencies, financial institutions (FIs), individuals and business owners,...
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5.2KMarriott Data Breach Exposed Data Of 5.2M Guests
Marriott International experienced a massive data breach in an “incident” that involved a property system. The hotel firm said in a notice...
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28.5KDHS Postpones REAL ID Enforcement Deadline Until 2021
The Department Of Homeland Security (DHS) is lengthening the enforcement deadline for REAL ID because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a...
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5.4KPrincess Cruises Discloses Possible Data Breach
Princess Cruises disclosed a potential data breach in a notice posted on its website. The travel company said that from April 11...
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5.9KAmazon Covertly Working On Cold Vaccine
Amazon has been secretly working for years to cure the common cold with an initiative called “Project Gesundheit,” according to a report...
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11.9KWorld Health Organization Cautions Against Cash Usage
The World Health Organization (WHO) is advising people to not use paper tender and to use as many cashless options as possible...
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3.5KCongress Closes $8B Deal To Fight COVID-19
Congress reached a deal on Wednesday (March 4) for an $8.3 billion bipartisan emergency funding package to fight the Coronavirus, according to...
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1.9KVP Pence To Meet With Airline Execs On Gathering Data To Fight Coronavirus
Vice President Mike Pence is meeting with airline CEOs and an airline industry trade group on Wednesday (March 5) over Coronavirus concerns...
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2.9KProposed US Law Could Hamper End-To-End Encryption
With a bill that seeks to tackle the distribution of child abuse material, U.S. legislation will reportedly be introduced in the weeks...
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3.9KThe Cost Of Love: FTC Data Shows Over $200M Lost To Romance Scams In 2019
Consumers reported losing $201 million to romance scams last year — an almost 40 percent increase since 2018 per new U.S. Federal...
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2.7KConsumers’ Appetite For Home DNA Testing Wanes Amid Privacy Concerns
The busy business of home DNA facing its first major test, as consumer demand for the products is beginning to dim. The issue...
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4.4KGoogle Quits Cookies As Data Privacy Regs Show Fangs
Looks like the digital advertising and marketing sectors are in for a reckoning. How that will affect merchants’ online promotional activity hangs...
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4.7KFed Study: Wholesale Payments Vulnerable In Bank Cyberattack
A pre-mortem analysis sounds … ominous. Mortem, after all, is Latin for “dead.” And the term is attached to a report from the...
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3.0KGoogle Chrome To Eliminate Third-Party Cookies In Privacy Push
After bans brought about by Microsoft, Mozilla and Apple, Google also is seeking to make so-called third-party cookies “obsolete.” Cross-website cookies have...
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11.3KTesla Invites Hackers To Compete For $1M In Cash And Prizes
To challenge hackers to find flaws in its vehicles, Tesla, the electric automaker, is returning to the Pwn2Own hacking competition run by...
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3.9KCyberexperts Flag Danger Of Deepfakes At House Hearing
Researchers have reported concerns about the timely importance of addressing deep fakes and other types of digital deception amid the backdrop of...
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4.8KChinese Hacking Attacks Take Down 2FA
In a recent series of attacks, security researchers claim they have found indications that a hacking group linked to the Chinese government...
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3.2KTikTok CEO Headed To Washington To Discuss App Security Concerns
As suspicions surrounding the app’s ties to China continue to increase, TikTok chief Alex Zhu will meet with legislators in Washington, D.C....
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12.2KPCI Issues New Requirements For Tap-And-Go Payments
The PCI Security Standards Council has issued a new data security standard that will allow vendors to provide merchants with tap-and-go payment...
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3.8KEU Warns Of Legal Risks With 5G Supplier Contracts
Ahead of a meeting of European ministers, a European Union (EU) document noted that governments in the bloc should mull the broader...
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5.0KRansomware Attack Cripples Some Billtrust Systems
As it recovers from a ransomware attack that started last week, business-to-business payments provider Billtrust is in its last stages of putting...
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3.8KSecurity Research Firm Finds Vulnerability In Vatican’s ‘eRosary’
A major security flaw has been discovered in the Vatican’s eRosary smart device. Last week, the Vatican announced the launch of its...
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3.1KTwitter May Have Mistakenly Used Users’ Data For Advertising
Twitter has revealed that some user data might have been used for advertising purposes. “We recently discovered that when you provided an...
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2.7KHunt Continues For Missing Ex-Danske Bank Exec
Aivar Rehe, the 56-year-old former executive of Danske Bank who was in charge during a 200 billion euro money laundering operation that...
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2.9KLloyds To Launch Support Team To Fight Financial Abuse
British financial institution Lloyds Bank is putting together a team to fight domestic financial abuse by offering help to victims, according to...
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4.0KPrivacy Concerns Spark Fresh Moves In Digital World
The push to offer more online privacy to increasingly concerned consumers continues. This time, it’s a move from Google, but it’s unclear...
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6.6KChatbot Company Sued By Delta Over Data Breach
Delta Airlines Inc. has filed a lawsuit against a firm that powered a chatbot on its website. The lawsuit alleges that [24]7.ai...
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6.5KWhy Trust Is The Super Glue To Making Cross-Border Payments Work
Trust is important for all of payment, commerce and financial services – it is more or less the glue that holds transactions...
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2.7KConsumer Watchdog Warns Against Elder Financial Abuse
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is urging financial institutions to report any suspicions they may have about financial exploitation of elderly...
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5.5KResearchers Find Over 2 Billion Records Exposed In Orvibo Data Breach
In a reported leak of billions of user records in a smart home data breach, researchers have found that a database that...
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4.8K7M Venmo Transactions Scraped To Warn Users
A computer science student scraped seven million Venmo transactions to warn users that their public activity can still be stolen. Dan Salmon...
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4.5KGAO: Post-Equifax, Agencies Must Tighten Online ID Proofing
After the massive Equifax data breach, a federal watchdog is warning the government against relying on credit agencies to verify the identifies...
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2.9KAlexa Users Can Now Delete Voice Recordings
Amazon announced on Wednesday (May 29) an easier way for users to delete voice recordings on all Alexa-enabled devices, responding to the...
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2.6KFacebook’s Sandberg Says No To Breakup
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has pushed back against the idea that Facebook is too big and should be broken up,...
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3.7KCIA Takes To Instagram
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is getting ready to launch its own Instagram account. Director Gina Haspel revealed the news last week...
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6.1KRing Patches Doorbell Vulnerability That Allowed Eavesdropping
Researchers discovered a vulnerability in the Ring doorbell that could allow hackers to send fake images into the video feed, or even eavesdrop on...
