security & fraud

Health Care Information More Valuable Than Credit Card Data For Hackers
Health Care Information More Valuable Than Credit Card Data For Hackers
February 10, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Health care information about an individual is more valuable to bad guys than credit card information, according to Xerox’s 2017 eHealth survey. Get the Full...

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ZingBox Aims To Protect IoT Devices
ZingBox Aims To Protect IoT Devices
February 10, 2017  |  Internet of Things

ZingBox, a cybersecurity company focused on service protection, announced Thursday (Feb. 9) IoT Guardian, which it said is an industry-first offering that uses deep-learning algorithms...

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Malware On Hitachi Servers Reason For ATM Hack
Malware On Hitachi Servers Reason For ATM Hack
February 10, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Hitachi Payment Systems was to blame for a cyberattack of its ATM network in India, which resulted in banks having to recall a slew of...

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Backpage Gets Hit With Two Sex Trafficking Lawsuits
Backpage Gets Hit With Two Sex Trafficking Lawsuits
February 09, 2017  |  Legal

Backpage was hit with two lawsuits this week, one in federal court in Arizona and the other in federal court in Florida, over allegations the...

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GoCardless Reveals 19 Laptops With Customer Data Were Stolen
GoCardless Reveals 19 Laptops With Customer Data Were Stolen
February 09, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

GoCardless, the U.K. payment processing company, revealed that 19 laptops that had sensitive personal customer data on them were heisted from GoCardless offices in January. Get...

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CFPB Fines Mastercard, UniRush $13M
CFPB Fines Mastercard, UniRush $13M
February 02, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Wednesday (Feb. 1) that it took action against Mastercard and UniRush for alleged breakdowns that the government watchdog...

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Trump To Sign Cybersecurity Executive Order
Trump To Sign Cybersecurity Executive Order
February 01, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cybersecurity is a big issue in the U.S., and President Donald Trump is taking steps to increase the government’s role in combating it by signing...

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Facebook Rolls Out Delegated Recovery To Circumvent Email
Facebook Rolls Out Delegated Recovery To Circumvent Email
January 31, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook wants to improve the process to recover an account other than via email, announcing an account recovery system for website operators called Delegated Recovery....

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CFPB Takes Action Against Attorneys That Charged Illegal Debt Relief Fees
CFPB Takes Action Against Attorneys That Charged Illegal Debt Relief Fees
January 31, 2017  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Monday (Jan. 30) that it took action against a ring of law firms and attorneys who the government watchdog...

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