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Russian Accused Of Hacking US Tech Companies Pleads Not Guilty

Russian Accused Of Hacking US Tech Companies Pleads Not Guilty
Russian Accused Of Hacking US Tech Companies Pleads Not Guilty
April 02, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

A Russian man claimed his innocence late last week after being accused of hacking three U.S. tech companies, potentially accessing personal information on 100 million LinkedIn...

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Hackers Are Selling Data Plus Selfies
Hackers Are Selling Data Plus Selfies
March 19, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Hackers are apparently getting more visual with a recent data dump for sale on the dark web — including a selfie of each user. According...

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Identity Theft: Moving Beyond Rules-Based Russian Roulette
Identity Theft: Moving Beyond Rules-Based Russian Roulette
February 21, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

The Mueller indictments exposed the weak links that plague IDV in the U.S. — even highlighting that a rules-based system is flawed at best. To...

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Cyberattacks Cost US Economy As Much As $109B In 2016
Cyberattacks Cost US Economy As Much As $109B In 2016
February 19, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Cyberattacks cost the U.S. economy upwards of $109 billion in 2016, with activity coming from inside the country as well as outside. According to news...

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Mueller Indictment Exposes ID Theft Risks
Mueller Indictment Exposes ID Theft Risks
February 19, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

The Russians are coming. The Russians are coming. Actually, they’re already here and have been for a while. News came Friday that Special Counsel Robert...

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Widespread Corporate Hacking Lands Two Russians In Prison
Widespread Corporate Hacking Lands Two Russians In Prison
February 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Two Russian nationals have been handed prison sentences for their roles in hacking corporates and financial institutions (FIs) in the U.S., Bloomberg reported this week....

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Russian Banks Hacked For $17 Million In 2017
Russian Banks Hacked For $17 Million In 2017
February 13, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Russian banks are reporting that 2017 was a rough year for cyberattacks; rough and expensive, according to news from Reuters. Russian bank officials revealed hackers lifted...

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Huawei Pay Launches In Russia With Union Pay
Huawei Pay Launches In Russia With Union Pay
January 29, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

China’s UnionPay and Huawei are teaming up to bring Huawei Pay to Russia. According to PocketNow, the companies’ partnership will bring the mobile payment platform...

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