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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Select Restaurants, Inc. Breached Via POS Vendor
Select Restaurants, Inc. Breached Via POS Vendor
March 20, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Select Restaurants Inc., which owns a number of well-known restaurants nationwide, was identified by Google as possibly being the victim of a large credit card...

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Saks Fifth Avenue Compromised Personal Data Of Customers
Saks Fifth Avenue Compromised Personal Data Of Customers
March 20, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Tens of thousands of Saks Fifth Avenue shoppers had their personal information compromised and made publicly available online, BuzzFeed News reported. The retailer’s online website...

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Hacker Tracker: Breach Hits Canadian Agency, Cyber Ransoms Surge
Hacker Tracker: Breach Hits Canadian Agency, Cyber Ransoms Surge
March 17, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Hackers have no problem going after the big fish; from government agencies to global tech giants, cybercriminals have their eyes on the most lucrative prizes....

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Identity Fraud In UK Reached All-Time High In 2016
Identity Fraud In UK Reached All-Time High In 2016
March 16, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Cases of identity fraud in the U.K. reached an all-time high last year, with a record 172,919 identity fraud cases recorded in 2016. According to...

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The Canadian Government Has Been Hacked, And Experts Say Many More Hits Are Coming
The Canadian Government Has Been Hacked, And Experts Say Many More Hits Are Coming
March 14, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

The Canadian government was forced to pull the plug on its website for filing federal taxes after it became clear that cybercriminals had broken into the statistics...

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FBI Puts Up $3M Bounty For Wanted Russian Hacker
FBI Puts Up $3M Bounty For Wanted Russian Hacker
March 13, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

The FBI announced the most expensive bounty ever for a cybercriminal to help catch Evgeniy M. Bogachev, who was indicted in the U.S. for allegedly...

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Hacker Tracker: The Evolving Threat Of Tax Fraud
Hacker Tracker: The Evolving Threat Of Tax Fraud
March 10, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

If there’s one thing that can be counted on to happen every year around tax season — besides the ongoing tax preparation service commercials —...

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Comey On FBI’s POV On Cybercrime
Comey On FBI’s POV On Cybercrime
March 09, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

FBI Director James Comey discussed cybersecurity issues at a Boston College cybersecurity conference this week, highlighting that Americans should let go of their expectations of...

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How Organized Crime Is Going Digital
How Organized Crime Is Going Digital
March 08, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

It was only a matter of time before crime mob bosses began to embrace cybertheft. According to a report from The Financial Times, authorities in...

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