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IRS Skipped Steps That May Have Prevented Breach

IRS Skipped Steps That May Have Prevented Breach
IRS Skipped Steps That May Have Prevented Breach
June 03, 2015  |  Cybersecurity

IRS is in the eye of the tiger, as the agency’s inspector general told Congress yesterday that the IRS failed to implement security upgrades to...

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Android Malware Creator And Gang Nabbed In Russia
Android Malware Creator And Gang Nabbed In Russia
April 14, 2015  |  Cross-border Payments

Russian police have arrested five alleged members of a cybercrime gang responsible for Android malware that both stole payment card data and locked up smartphones,...

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Credit Card Cybercriminal Sentenced To 12.5 Years
Credit Card Cybercriminal Sentenced To 12.5 Years
April 14, 2015  |  Cross-border Payments

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and a $50 million fine for his part in a global...

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Russia Unlikely To Be Banned From SWIFT Network
Russia Unlikely To Be Banned From SWIFT Network
March 23, 2015  |  Cross-border Payments

Despite pressure from politicians, the U.S. and its allies won’t push to expel Russia from the SWIFT global financial-messaging network, Bloomberg News reported. Get the...

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