security & fraud

Hacker Tracker: Identity Fraud On The Rise
Hacker Tracker: Identity Fraud On The Rise
May 12, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Greater connectivity means greater opportunities — not just for businesses and consumers, but also for fraudsters. A recent study released by Forrester Consulting and digital...

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FTC Warns Of Telemarketer Scam Coming From Jamaica
FTC Warns Of Telemarketer Scam Coming From Jamaica
May 12, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission issued an alert on Thursday (May 11) warning consumers that fraudulent telemarketers based in Jamaica are targeting consumers in the U.S.,...

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NAC Says ATM Operators Aren’t Seeing Skimming Problems
NAC Says ATM Operators Aren’t Seeing Skimming Problems
May 11, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The National ATM Council announced Wednesday (May 10) the results of its 2017 U.S. Retail ATM Skimming Survey and found nine out of 10 survey respondents...

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O2 Confirms Hack That Wiped Out Some German Customers Bank Accounts
O2 Confirms Hack That Wiped Out Some German Customers Bank Accounts
May 08, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

02, the mobile phone seller, confirmed it was the target of hackers that exploited a weakness in a protocol used by telecom networks for two-factor verification....

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FBI Says There Was An Uptick In Cyber Wire Fraud In 2016
FBI Says There Was An Uptick In Cyber Wire Fraud In 2016
May 08, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cyber wire fraud via email had increased during the last seven months of last year, according to a new warning from the Federal Bureau of...

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Wells Fargo May Targeted Undocumented Workers With Fake Accounts
Wells Fargo May Targeted Undocumented Workers With Fake Accounts
May 05, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Wells Fargo Chief Executive Tim Sloan denied the company had specifically targeted undocumented workers during the years workers were creating fake customer accounts, but according...

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Wells Fargo Loses Contract With City Of Philadelphia
Wells Fargo Loses Contract With City Of Philadelphia
May 03, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Wells Fargo is trying to move beyond its fake account scandal, but that’s not happening at least in the city of Philadelphia, where the embattled...

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Hacker Is Able To Create Worm To Sniff Out, Infect IoT Devices
Hacker Is Able To Create Worm To Sniff Out, Infect IoT Devices
April 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A hacker that goes by the name The Janitor has reportedly created several versions of BrickerBot, a program that seeks out and bricks insecure Internet...

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Consumers’ Lack Of Trust Online Is Hurting eCommerce Growth
Consumers’ Lack Of Trust Online Is Hurting eCommerce Growth
April 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Internet users are growing more concerned with their online privacy, with a new survey conducted by Ipsos and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)...

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