With major data breaches on the rise, it’s no surprise cybercriminals have access to more than enough compromised data. From a person’s payment information to their mother’s maiden name, hackers have everything they need to pose a legitimate customers and keep perpetrating fraud. In this...
Data may be king — as they say — but many retailers may find themselves feeling like an innocent pawn among all that data. And then there’s the challenge of how to use marketing research to reach the right consumer in the right channel and...
Contactless payments are in. The UK Cards Association, the trade body for the card payment industry in the U.K., found that buyers used contactless cards for 21 percent of card payments in August of this year. This totals 260.7 million transactions with a value of £2.3...
Business Wire reports that Samsung has announced a voluntary recall of specific top-load washers manufactured between March 2011 and current production. Risks reportedly include the drums in the washers losing balance during the high-speed spin cycle. Excessive vibration as a result can cause the top...
It’s been a varied week for bitcoin. First, some positive news: Bitcoin’s upward pricing trend continues, more or less. It opened this morning with a value of $742 and peaked at $744 (about as close as bitcoin has come to its year high since it...
Zimbabwe may not be the first place people think of when they talk about a cashless economy, but the country is speeding toward a cashless future, according to The New York Times. And there is one reason for it: The country is running out of cash, particularly...
Tripwire, a provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organizations, announced Thursday (Nov. 3) a new study that shows retail IT professionals were overconfident in their ability to collect data needed to identify and stop a cyberattack. In a press release, Tripwire said...
Selfies can be embarrassing and annoying, depending on who you ask, but they can also be a treasure trove of information for hackers. That’s according to Ubisoft, the video game maker that is rolling out a new hacker-themed video game dubbed “Watch Dogs 2” later...
Hollar, the startup that enables consumers to find bargains via a mobile app, has reportedly raised $30 million in a round of venture funding, which the company plans to use to expand its business. According to a report by TechCrunch, the Series B round of funding,...
