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Russia Hacks Biggest Risk To The Financial Stability of Lithuania
Russia Hacks Biggest Risk To The Financial Stability of Lithuania
June 07, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cyber-attacks launched by Russia are the biggest threat to the financial system in Lithuania, a new survey of financial institutions conducted by the country’s central...

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Another Kmart Breach Strikes PoS Systems
Another Kmart Breach Strikes PoS Systems
June 02, 2017  |  News

Kmart has been having a rough time. Over the years, the retailer has seen its ups and downs, and late last year we reported the big box...

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Today in Data: Global ‘WANNACRY’ Cyber Attack Impact
Today in Data: Global ‘WANNACRY’ Cyber Attack Impact
May 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cyber attacks have been impacting organizations all around the world recently, with Friday’s ‘WANNACRY’ ransomware attack hitting businesses from all sectors, globally, especially hard. From...

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Hacker Is Able To Create Worm To Sniff Out, Infect IoT Devices
Hacker Is Able To Create Worm To Sniff Out, Infect IoT Devices
April 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A hacker that goes by the name The Janitor has reportedly created several versions of BrickerBot, a program that seeks out and bricks insecure Internet...

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Amazon Marketplace Fraud Reports Deepen
Amazon Marketplace Fraud Reports Deepen
April 18, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s marketplace troubles may be even broader than reported, according to some sellers. On top of the recent issues with hackers stealing account credentials of...

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Hacker Tracker: DataVisor’s Global Insight Into Online Fraud
Hacker Tracker: DataVisor’s Global Insight Into Online Fraud
April 14, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

While the fraud ecosystem continues to rapidly develop and advance, big data may prove itself to be a strong weapon in combatting fraud. With that...

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PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Email Hacker Takes $100M
PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Email Hacker Takes $100M
March 27, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

It’s hard to hide any wrongdoings in today’s tech-infused world. Everything is recorded, timestamped, photographed and filed into the wonderful arena of the Internet. The...

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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  |  Security & Fraud

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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SF Transit Hacker Gets Hacked
SF Transit Hacker Gets Hacked
November 30, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

San Francisco’s Muni public transit system was reportedly hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend that took the light rail transit offline on Saturday...

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