Cybersecurity

Computer security, cybersecurity or information technology security is the protection of computer systems from the theft of or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.

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Two-Thirds Of Consumers Would Cut Ties With Merchants Over A Single Online Fraud Incident
Two-Thirds Of Consumers Would Cut Ties With Merchants Over A Single Online Fraud Incident
August 15, 2021  |  eCommerce

New research shows a zero-tolerance attitude among consumers toward online theft in eCommerce today, with 65 percent or more saying a single incident can lose...

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US Senators Press Amazon On Palm-Recognition Security
US Senators Press Amazon On Palm-Recognition Security
August 13, 2021  |  Amazon

Three U.S. senators — two Democrats and a Republican — have asked Amazon to provide details about privacy and security protections for its new Amazon...

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Intuit On The Two-Pronged Advantages Of Deploying Behavioral Analytics
Intuit On The Two-Pronged Advantages Of Deploying Behavioral Analytics
August 13, 2021  |  Authentication

Cybersecurity is a constant concern as digital engagement soars and bad actors have access to an unprecedented amount of entry points to customer accounts. Get...

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Apple Employees Voice Concern Over New Child Safety Scans, Report Says
Apple Employees Voice Concern Over New Child Safety Scans, Report Says
August 13, 2021  |  Apple

Some Apple employees have added to the chorus of criticism over the tech giant’s idea to scan U.S. customer phones and devices for child pornography,...

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Crypto Platform Poly Network Says Hacker Returned Much Of Taken Funds
Crypto Platform Poly Network Says Hacker Returned Much Of Taken Funds
August 12, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The hacker or hackers behind the theft from Poly Network, which facilitates peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions, have now returned almost all the $613 million they stole,...

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P2P Crypto Platform Poly Network Hackers Targeted Smart Contracts, Have Returned Millions
P2P Crypto Platform Poly Network Hackers Targeted Smart Contracts, Have Returned Millions
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers of decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Poly Network have returned over a third of the $613 million they stole, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story...

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Half Of Consumers ‘Very’ Or ‘Extremely’ Concerned About Using Personal Info Online
Half Of Consumers ‘Very’ Or ‘Extremely’ Concerned About Using Personal Info Online
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

With the FBI reporting a 400 percent increase in cyberattacks on personal consumer data in 2020, PYMNTS analyzes the problem in the August 2021 study...

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Hackers Return Some Money From $600M Crypto Theft 
Hackers Return Some Money From $600M Crypto Theft 
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A group of hackers behind a more than $600 million cryptocurrency heist — one of the largest of its kind – has begun to return...

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Record Crypto Heist Nets Hackers Over $600M
Record Crypto Heist Nets Hackers Over $600M
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

In what is likely the biggest cryptocurrency theft in history, hackers made off with more than $600 million by exploiting a vulnerability in the multi-chain...

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