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Avast Cybersecurity Firm Targeted By China Hack
Security & Fraud // October 21, 2019

Czech cybersecurity company Avast was hacked by an outside actor suspected to have ties to China.  Reuters is reporting that both Czech counterintelligence service BIS and Avast detected an attack on the company. Avast said it first found suspicious activity on its network on Sept....

Globally, Card Payments Up 15 Percent Year Over Year
Payment Methods // September 08, 2016

A new report shows that, across the globe, there were more than 270 billion card payments in 2015, an increase of 15 percent over 2014. Such an increase, according to RBR’s Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2021, is almost double the 8 percent...

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Avast Cybersecurity Firm Targeted By China Hack

October 21, 2019
Czech cybersecurity company Avast was hacked by an outside actor suspected to have ties to China.  Reuters is reporting that both Czech counterintelligence service BIS and Avast detected an attack on the company. Avast said it first found suspicious activity on its network on Sept. 23. The company involved the BIS as well as Czech […]