security & fraud

Japanese Smartphone Users Warming Up To Digital Payments
Japanese Smartphone Users Warming Up To Digital Payments
February 20, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Worries over security concerns have prevented digital payments from taking off in Japan, but that is starting to change with Japanese smartphone owners indicating interest...

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Ukrainian Man Sentenced For 41 Months For Hacking Scam
Ukrainian Man Sentenced For 41 Months For Hacking Scam
February 20, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. prosecutors sentenced a Ukrainian man who was charged with running two hacking forums online to 41 months in prison. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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FTC Bans Florida Company For Aiding Telemarketer Scam In India
FTC Bans Florida Company For Aiding Telemarketer Scam In India
February 16, 2017  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday (Feb. 15) that it has charged a Florida man with aiding telemarketers in India with scamming cash-strapped consumers in...

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Online Merchants May Be Off The Hook For Credit Card Fraud
Online Merchants May Be Off The Hook For Credit Card Fraud
February 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Signifyd Vice President of Partnerships Skye Spear predicted that within three years merchants won’t be on the hook for credit card fraud online thanks to...

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Lawmakers Want NHTSA To Study Connected Car Security
Lawmakers Want NHTSA To Study Connected Car Security
February 15, 2017  |  Regulation

Aiming to beef up security in connected and driverless cars, a group of lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives that would...

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Nuance Inks Deal With BioCatch To Use Biometrics To Enhance Security
Nuance Inks Deal With BioCatch To Use Biometrics To Enhance Security
February 15, 2017  |  Biometrics

Nuance Communications announced Tuesday (Feb. 14) that it inked a deal with BioCatch, the behavioral biometrics company, to deliver continuous authentication on the internet and mobile...

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FTC Says It Filed 12 Cases Against Illegal Debt Collection Practices In 2016
FTC Says It Filed 12 Cases Against Illegal Debt Collection Practices In 2016
February 15, 2017  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday (Feb. 14) laid out how it fought back against illegal debt collection practices in 2016 in its report to...

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Jury Selection In Trial Of Coin.mx Operator Kicked Off
Jury Selection In Trial Of Coin.mx Operator Kicked Off
February 14, 2017  |  Legal

A lawsuit launched from an inquiry into a bitcoin exchange and a breach of data at JPMorgan was expected to kick off on Monday (Feb....

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Bank Of England Taps Startup Anomali To Reduce Cyberthreats
Bank Of England Taps Startup Anomali To Reduce Cyberthreats
February 13, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Anomali, the FinTech startup that was part of the Bank of England’s accelerator program, has been tapped by the Bank of England to help it...

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