SCL Elections, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, has been fined about $19,000 for not answering an American citizen’s request for data the company held on him. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Facebook is facing accusations from Vietnam that the social media giant did not remove content that it said was “slanderous,” reported Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
The Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus over a 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 of the retailer’s stores. Get the Full Story Complete...
Retailers are increasingly using new tools to differentiate between legit and fraudulent transactions. In the latest Digital Fraud Tracker, Neiman Marcus’ Chief Information Security Officer Shamoun Siddiqui tells PYMNTS how AI tech helped the retailer stay a step ahead of the crooks this holiday season.
A German student has taken responsibility for one of the country’s biggest data breaches. According to Reuters, the unidentified 20-year-old accessed and leaked the personal data and documents of about 1,000 people, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as other politicians and journalists. Surprisingly, he...
An active adware has been detected on the Google Play store that can display full-screen ads, monitor when a device’s screen is unlocked, and run in the mobile device’s background. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Comcast is releasing an artificial intelligence-powered service that will monitor, block and tell customers about online threats to devices connected to home networks, the company announced on Tuesday (Jan. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
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Following reports of its data breach last year, Marriott said on Friday (Jan. 4) that the total number of guest records involved in a Starwood database security incident was less than initially disclosed. And, while the hotel company said that the number of passport numbers...
