Cybercrime

Cybercrime, or computer-oriented crime, is a crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target.

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The CFPB Needs To Improve Its Cybersecurity, According To An Internal Investigation
The CFPB Needs To Improve Its Cybersecurity, According To An Internal Investigation
October 05, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

According to a report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s internal inspector, the CFPB must do more to strengthen its protections against hacking. The CFPB —...

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Credit Freezes Cost Consumers $4.1B
Credit Freezes Cost Consumers $4.1B
October 04, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

The Equifax hack continues to hit those impacted, with new research finding that consumers will have to shell out a collective $4.1 billion to freeze...

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Trulioo’s New Tool Can Tell You If A Company Is Legit
Trulioo’s New Tool Can Tell You If A Company Is Legit
October 04, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Trulioo, the global identification company, announced news on Wednesday (Oct. 4) that it launched its Global Business Verification solution aimed at providing a low-cost way...

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Business Email Scammers Finding Success With UK Firms
Business Email Scammers Finding Success With UK Firms
October 03, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. isn’t the only place where business email scams are threatening the enterprise. New research from RSM, which provides consulting services to middle-market firms,...

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Equifax Apology Tour: 2.5M More People Affected By Breach
Equifax Apology Tour: 2.5M More People Affected By Breach
October 03, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Ahead of Equifax’s former Chief Executive Richard Smith’s testimony to Congress, the embattled credit scoring company said an additional 2.5 million customers may have been...

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Cybersecurity Falls Short In September
Cybersecurity Falls Short In September
October 02, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Since Sept. 7, the media has been abuzz over the security breach at credit scoring company Equifax and the vast number of consequences the incident...

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More Than 50 Percent Of US Businesses Victims Of Cyberattacks In 2017
More Than 50 Percent Of US Businesses Victims Of Cyberattacks In 2017
September 29, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

A little more than 50 percent of U.S. businesses have experienced a cyberattack during the last year, with 72 percent spending more than $50,000 to...

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Ransomware Tops List Of Hacks This Year
Ransomware Tops List Of Hacks This Year
September 28, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Ransomware topped almost all other types of cybercrimes on the internet so far this year, with attacks like WannaCry impacting scores of computers. According to news...

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SEC Chairman Peppered With Cybersecurity Questions By Congress
SEC Chairman Peppered With Cybersecurity Questions By Congress
September 27, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton, who was recently interrogated in a Senate hearing over a cyberattack of the government agency’s EDGAR...

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