security and fraud

‘Death-Spiral Financing’ Leads to SEC Fraud Charges Against Penny-Stock Operator
‘Death-Spiral Financing’ Leads to SEC Fraud Charges Against Penny-Stock Operator
February 18, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

So much of the focus on fraud these days involves exploiting holes in software, hacking into systems to steal personal information and payment data, or...

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Facebook Says It’s Open To New Regulation
Facebook Says It’s Open To New Regulation
February 18, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook, which has been under fire for months over data scandals, expressed openness to new regulation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Zcash Bug Could Have Been Used To Create Infinite Tokens
Zcash Bug Could Have Been Used To Create Infinite Tokens
February 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The team behind Zcash, a cryptocurrency that touts enhanced privacy for its users, revealed that it fixed a bug that could have been used to...

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Hackers Unlock Phones Via 3D Printing
Hackers Unlock Phones Via 3D Printing
December 17, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

There’s a new method hackers can use to break into someone’s smartphone: create a 3D-print life-size replica of the owner’s head. Get the Full Story...

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Jared And Kay Jewelers Fix Consumer Data Breach
Jared And Kay Jewelers Fix Consumer Data Breach
December 03, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Signet Jewelers, the company that owns Jared and Kay Jewelers, has fixed a massive data breach that allowed anyone to view the order information of...

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Building Out The Digital Workforce
Building Out The Digital Workforce
October 05, 2018  |  Today In Data

Freelance work is as old as work itself, but the more recent emergence of the digital marketplace dedicated to “gig work” has had effects beyond...

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Why Security Techniques Need To Evolve As Fast As Hackers
Why Security Techniques Need To Evolve As Fast As Hackers
August 29, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

This year, at the annual DEF CON conference for hackers — the largest of its kind in the U.S. — an 11-year-old made headlines when...

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Federal Judge Sets $750K Bail In Crypto For Defendant
Federal Judge Sets $750K Bail In Crypto For Defendant
August 17, 2018  |  Bitcoin

In the case of a high-tech crime California, a federal judge is allowing a defendant to pay his bail with cryptocurrency. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley...

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It’s Too Early To Name GDPR Winners, But Google’s Looking Pretty Good
It’s Too Early To Name GDPR Winners, But Google’s Looking Pretty Good
May 31, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

It’s still early — hardly minute one — in the unfolding history of the General Data Protection Regulation, but a winner is emerging that is...

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