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Wawa Says Thousands Affected By Data Breach

Wawa Says Thousands Affected By Data Breach
Wawa Says Thousands Affected By Data Breach
December 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Gas station and convenience store chain Wawa said it discovered a data breach in which thousands of customers’ debit and credit card information was stolen,...

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Apple Working On Secret Satellite Communications Project For iPhone
Apple Working On Secret Satellite Communications Project For iPhone
December 20, 2019  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly working on a project involving satellite technology to potentially be able to communicate with iPhones without the use of third-party equipment, according...

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Facebook Buys Video Shopping Startup For Marketplace
Facebook Buys Video Shopping Startup For Marketplace
December 20, 2019  |  Facebook

Earlier this year, Facebook acquired Packagd, a five-person startup that was building a shopping aspect for YouTube videos, according to a report by Bloomberg. Get...

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Top News In Payments: Facebook Is Developing Its Own OS; PayPal Acquires 70 Pct Stake In China’s GoPay
Top News In Payments: Facebook Is Developing Its Own OS; PayPal Acquires 70 Pct Stake...
December 20, 2019  |  News

In today’s top news, Facebook is developing its own operating system to increase its independence, and PayPal is acquiring a 70 percent stake in China’s...

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American Airlines And Citi Crack Down On Account Abuse
American Airlines And Citi Crack Down On Account Abuse
December 20, 2019  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Citi and American Airlines have cracked down on customers they say are abusing the airline’s rewards program, signing up for multiple accounts fraudulently just to...

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Hackers Access Unsecured Facebook Database With 267M Users’ Info 
Hackers Access Unsecured Facebook Database With 267M Users’ Info 
December 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Security researcher Bob Diachenko and Comparitech discovered that a Facebook database with 267 million user IDs, phone numbers and names was left unsecured and accessed...

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France Dings Google With 150M Euro Anti-Competition Fine
France Dings Google With 150M Euro Anti-Competition Fine
December 20, 2019  |  Google

The competition authority in France has fined search engine company Google 150 million euros ($167 million) for its anti-competitive actions, as well as its advertisement...

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Ripple Notches $200M In Series C
Ripple Notches $200M In Series C
December 20, 2019  |  Investments

With an investment that reportedly tops off a record year for the company, Ripple announced that it notched $200 million in Series C funding. The...

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Digital Fraud And AI Battle To The Death
Digital Fraud And AI Battle To The Death
December 20, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

All in all, cybercriminals had a pretty good year. In Q3 2019 alone they made off with cryptocurrency valued at almost $4.5 billion. More than...

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