hacks

Synthetic Fraud Rises at ‘Alarming’ Rate as AI Evolves
Synthetic Fraud Rises at ‘Alarming’ Rate as AI Evolves
June 28, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Can one stolen ID, augmented with artificial intelligence, yield $2 million in pilfered government benefits? It’s a scenario Haywood Talcove, chief executive of LexisNexis Risk...

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Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
October 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

October hasn’t been kind to crypto, with $730 million lost to 18 hacks this month alone, driving the 2022 total loss to $3 billion. With...

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Report: Crypto Thefts Already Approaching 2021’s Total of $3.2B
Report: Crypto Thefts Already Approaching 2021’s Total of $3.2B
April 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A recent hack on the algorithmic stablecoin project Beanstalk was much larger than first reported, according to a Friday (April 22) Wall Street Journal story....

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The Big Spike In ‘CEO Fraud’
The Big Spike In ‘CEO Fraud’
February 12, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

According to the 2019 edition of the FBI’s Internet Crime Report, last year was both a lucrative and diverse year for cybercriminals and scammers. All in, the...

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Facebook’s WhatsApp Still Vulnerable To Year-Old Chat Hack
Facebook’s WhatsApp Still Vulnerable To Year-Old Chat Hack
August 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Internet safety authorities uncovered a means of hacking chats on WhatsApp last year, but Facebook has yet to fix the security flaws, The Financial Times...

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Healthcare Hack Impacts 20M People’s Data
Healthcare Hack Impacts 20M People’s Data
June 06, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Recent healthcare data hacks have impacted almost 20 million people — and some members of Congress are demanding answers. New York-based American Medical Collection Agency...

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Facebook’s Sizzly, Fizzly Week
Facebook’s Sizzly, Fizzly Week
November 09, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Facebook has been a firm with its share of troubles lately. Earnings weren’t quite what investors were looking for, its usership base in the U.S. and...

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Apple Apologizes For Stolen Apple IDs In China
Apple Apologizes For Stolen Apple IDs In China
October 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Apple, nearly a week after it emerged that some Apple IDs were stolen in China, apologized for the hacking, saying in a statement that it...

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81 Percent Of Senior Execs Lack Confidence In Their Cybersecurity
81 Percent Of Senior Execs Lack Confidence In Their Cybersecurity
February 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A new survey shows that cybersecurity is the biggest worry for companies, especially since few of them feel prepared to handle an attack. The survey,...

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