This week, Donald Trump clenched the title of president-elect of the United States. Though we may not have a clear picture of how Trump will address the country’s growing cybersecurity problems until he takes office on Jan. 20, this week’s Hacker Tracker will explore what...
At the halfway mark yesterday (Nov. 10), it was getting clear that Singles’ Day was going to have another very good year. Around 12 hours into the event, Alibaba had wracked up a reported $12 billion in sales across its platform of gross merchandise, and Alibaba...
Yahoo’s deal to sell its core assets to Verizon may have been dealt a new blow when the internet company disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it discovered the hack that led to the compromise of a half-a-million user accounts two years...
UpLift, Inc., a digital marketing startup, announced Thursday (Nov. 10) partnerships with a number of travel providers for Pay Monthly, its new travel financing service. In a press release, UpLift said, with the service, travelers can buy now and pay later via installment payments. For...
Data hacks and network infiltrations aren’t only the problem of companies around the globe. Consumers can also get hacked, which is why startups are coming up with all sorts of ways to protect consumers from becoming a victim. One new device, featured in a Bloomberg...
Internet search giant Google had reportedly tried to buy website Reddit way back when in 2005 when Reddit was in its early days. According to a report, Reddit Cofounder Alexis Ohanian revealed the details during a press conference on Thursday (Nov. 10) at the Web Summit in Lisbon....
Citi is dipping into the mobile wallet game. Citibank unveiled Citi Pay, the newest mobile wallet for Android platform users. Similar to Android Pay — and, of course, Apple Pay, PayPal, Samsung Pay and, more so, JPMorgan’s Chase Pay — Citi shoppers can use the new credit...
The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday (Nov. 10) that NetSpend Corp. has been misleading to consumers of its prepaid cards, with promises that they would have immediate access to funds, with “no holds and no waiting.” But yet, the FTC alleges in a complaint...
Now that the simple surprise factor has worn off and Americans and global markets have started getting their heads around the idea of President Donald J. Trump, the inevitable question coming is “now what?” Everyone understands that Trump won, of course — but the pressing question...
