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Yahoo’s New Breach Puts Verizon Deal At Risk
December 16, 2016

Yahoo’s sale of its core assets to Verizon Communications could be in peril after the internet giant disclosed a massive hack that may have impacted 1 billion people. In a press release late Wednesday (Dec. 14), Yahoo said it believes an “unauthorized third party” stole data...

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Russia Will Send JPMorgan Hacker Home to US, Sources Say
December 15, 2016

American fugitive Joshua Aaron, who is a suspect in the massive JPMorgan hack that took place back in 2014, arrived back in the U.S. from Russia this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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New Yahoo Data Breach
December 15, 2016

In what feels like déjà vu, there’s more bad news for Yahoo users. The company announced Wednesday (Dec. 14) that a new cybersecurity breach incident has affected over a billion of its users and their private data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Chinese Consumer Group Alleges Singles’ Day Discount Fraud
December 14, 2016

A Chinese consumer group is urging the government to investigate fraudulent discount offers from this past Singles’ Day. The Chinese state-backed group alleges that some 17 percent of the holiday discounts offered on this year’s Singles’ Day online shopping event were fake. Get the Full...

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Authorities Target Online Attack-For-Hire Services
December 14, 2016

The FBI is looking to take down “booter” services, which are hired to take websites offline, and also curb demand with the threat of jail time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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KFC’s Loyalty Program Gets Hacked, 1.2 Million At Risk
December 14, 2016

KFC is the latest company to report a hack, with the bad guys breaching its Colonel’s Club loyalty program. 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...

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Ex-Uber Security Staff Confirm ‘God View’ Still Intact
December 14, 2016

Almost two years after Uber claimed its “God view” was defunct, former security staff members confirm that the function is still being used and violates consumer privacy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Privacy Launches ‘Burner Cards’ Payments Product
December 14, 2016

Privacy, the software maker that protects consumers’ digital rights, announced Tuesday (Dec. 13) it launched its first payments product aimed at keeping consumers’ personal information secure. In conjunction with its first payments product, Privacy announced it raised $2.2 million in a seed round of fundraising....

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Fighting Fraud — One Microsegment At A Time
December 14, 2016

Firewalls are out; hyperawareness of where data is flowing across networks and endpoints is in. The brand new Unisys Stealth(aware) platform takes a page from the CIA’s playbook, zeroing in on what micro-nodes are carrying sensitive data and making sure that they're bulletproof. We have...