security & fraud

Russian Accused Of Hacking US Tech Companies Pleads Not Guilty
Russian Accused Of Hacking US Tech Companies Pleads Not Guilty
April 02, 2018  |  International

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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Under Armour Breach Exposed 150M MyFitnessPal Accounts
Under Armour Breach Exposed 150M MyFitnessPal Accounts
March 30, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Under Armour has revealed that it’s suffered one of the biggest hacks in history after data from 150 million users of its MyFitnessPal diet and...

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Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies Continue Decline Over Regulation Fears
Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies Continue Decline Over Regulation Fears
March 30, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

With fresh concerns about government regulation of cryptocurrency surfacing, Bitcoin and other digital tokens continued the recent declines in value, erasing $550 billion in value for...

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South Korean Investigators Looking At North Korea’s Role In Youbit Demise
South Korean Investigators Looking At North Korea’s Role In Youbit Demise
March 29, 2018  |  International

Law enforcement in South Korea is looking into Youbit, the South Korean bitcoin exchange that was the subject of a heist that brought the exchange...

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Facebook Pulling Back The Amount Of Third-Party Data Sharing
Facebook Pulling Back The Amount Of Third-Party Data Sharing
March 29, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook, in an effort to quell some of the backlash since it revealed its latest data scandal with Cambridge Analytica, is limiting the information it...

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The Prospect Of More Tech Regulation Sinks Global Stocks
The Prospect Of More Tech Regulation Sinks Global Stocks
March 28, 2018  |  Regulation

With concerns that technology companies can face more regulation, tech stocks were declining all over the globe — with the tech-heavy Nasdaq falling 2.9 percent...

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Facebook Postpones Hardware Unveil Amid Data Scandal
Facebook Postpones Hardware Unveil Amid Data Scandal
March 28, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook, embattled in a new data scandal, is postponing the launch of hardware products at its developer conference in May, in part because of the...

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Wells Fargo Overhauling Risk Management Processes
Wells Fargo Overhauling Risk Management Processes
March 26, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Wells Fargo, weeks after it was hit with a rare enforcement action from the Federal Reserve, is overhauling its risk management processes and announced internally...

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ZDNet Stands By Aadhaar Security Vulnerability Despite Pushback
ZDNet Stands By Aadhaar Security Vulnerability Despite Pushback
March 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

ZDNet, the tech news site that is facing a discrediting campaign by the Unique Identification Authority of India after reporting about a security vulnerability in...

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