Shanghai Adups Technology Company, a technology company based in China, is accused of developing and installing spyware on budget Android devices that stole text messages and call records and sent the data back to servers in China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
China’s recently launched cybersecurity law is getting the support of Alibaba and Tencent Holdings. 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS...
Adobe is reportedly only paying $1 million over a lawsuit that has to deal with its data breach back in 2013 that put the payment records of around 38 million at risk. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
The Internal Revenue Service warned Thursday (Nov. 17) of a new tax bill scam in which unwitting consumers receive a fake IRS notice that contends they owe the government money because of the Affordable Care Act. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Apple iPhone users are reportedly being tricked into spilling the beans on all their personal information, including text messages, emails, browsing history and photos, and they have Siri to thank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The latest threat predictions for 2017 paint a grim picture of what cybercriminals have up their sleeve for the year ahead. It’s no surprise that hackers are expected to only get smarter and more sophisticated, but Kaspersky Lab also revealed their tactics may be used...
Social media has taken on a life of its own — so much so that a new survey finds a lot of consumers value their life online at $100,000 to priceless. What’s more, 55 percent of survey respondents that partook in the Consumer Account Security...
Not everyone stays a social media user or fan forever, and it is that reason that security firm Kaspersky Lab is mulling launching a real-time encrypted backup service for people to store their social media data outside of the likes of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google+....
Update: ZTE provided a statement to PYMNTS: “We confirm that no ZTE devices in the U.S. have ever had the Adups software cited in recent news reports installed on them and will not. ZTE always makes security and privacy a top priority for our customers....
