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PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Email Hacker Takes $100M
PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Email Hacker Takes $100M
March 27, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

It’s hard to hide any wrongdoings in today’s tech-infused world. Everything is recorded, timestamped, photographed and filed into the wonderful arena of the Internet. The...

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Anonymous Is Increasing Hacks Of Central Banks
Anonymous Is Increasing Hacks Of Central Banks
March 20, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

In 2016 hackers were able to steal about $21 million from accounts held at Bank of Russia, and this year attacks on banks around the...

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Identity Fraud In UK Reached All-Time High In 2016
Identity Fraud In UK Reached All-Time High In 2016
March 16, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cases of identity fraud in the U.K. reached an all-time high last year, with a record 172,919 identity fraud cases recorded in 2016. According to...

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Links Between Russian Arrests And Hacking In The US?
Links Between Russian Arrests And Hacking In The US?
February 06, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A number of what The Wall Street Journal has termed “high-profile” arrests in Russia, tied in part to that country’s Federal Security Service, have pointed...

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Five Men In International ATM Hacking Gang Arrested
Five Men In International ATM Hacking Gang Arrested
February 03, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Authorities in Asia and Europe have apprehended five members of an international hacking ring accused of sophisticated attacks on bank ATMs that cost the financial...

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Scouting The Cyberbreach Landscape
Scouting The Cyberbreach Landscape
January 24, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Cyberattacks are rising, a report from CyberScout and Identity Theft Resource Center noted, and maybe that doesn’t surprise you. But, as CyberScout’s Eric Hodge, director of...

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Hack Costs Russian Central Bank $31M
Hack Costs Russian Central Bank $31M
December 05, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

In one of the latest salvos of cybertheft — this time not by Russians but against Russians — hackers have made off with roughly $31...

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Smart Lightbulbs Are Prime Hacker Targets
Smart Lightbulbs Are Prime Hacker Targets
November 04, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers love the IoT. It’s a match made in cyber-Heaven. The New York Times reported that smart lightbulbs, of all things, could be a major...

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How Digital Security Could Decide The Presidency
How Digital Security Could Decide The Presidency
November 03, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Recent hacks surrounding next week’s election have exposed some serious risks in how most people and companies protect themselves online.

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