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Kaspersky Lab Finds New Version Of Faketoken Aimed At Ride Hailing Customers
Kaspersky Lab Finds New Version Of Faketoken Aimed At Ride Hailing Customers
August 18, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Kaspersky Lab announced Thursday (Aug. 17) it has discovered a new modification of the Faketoken Android Trojan, a mobile banking Trojan that can steal credentials...

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Alibaba Tops Wall Street Views; To Invest In PT Tokopedia
Alibaba Tops Wall Street Views; To Invest In PT Tokopedia
August 18, 2017  |  eCommerce

Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, reported fiscal first quarter results that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations. Earlier Thursday (Aug. 17) the company announced news that its...

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Essential Phone Is Now Available For Sale
Essential Phone Is Now Available For Sale
August 18, 2017  |  Innovation

The Essential smartphone, the brainchild of Andy Rubin, the creator of the Android operating system, launched Thursday (Aug. 17). In a blog post announcing the...

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Amazon Opens Alexa To Outside Device Developers
Amazon Opens Alexa To Outside Device Developers
August 18, 2017  |  Amazon

eCommerce giant Amazon is looking to make its voice-activated assistant Alexa available on more gadgets and devices. With voice-activated digital assistants becoming more popular, Amazon wants...

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‘Discount Clubs’ Scheme Costs Consumers Over $40 Million
‘Discount Clubs’ Scheme Costs Consumers Over $40 Million
August 18, 2017  |  Legal

A group of marketers swiped more than $40 million from the bank accounts of customers for “discount club” memberships they never agreed to join, according...

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Survey Says Security Professionals Doubt Effectiveness of Encryption Backdoors
Survey Says Security Professionals Doubt Effectiveness of Encryption Backdoors
August 18, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Venafi, the provider of machine identity protection, announced Thursday (Aug. 17) that, based on survey results, the majority of IT security professionals think encryption backdoors...

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Relief Is Coming To Cornithian Students, C/O A $183M CFPB Fine
Relief Is Coming To Cornithian Students, C/O A $183M CFPB Fine
August 18, 2017  |  CFPB

Debt relief is coming for about 41,000 Corinthian Colleges student borrowers who took out private loans to attend the for-profit university — to the tune...

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Wash, Rinse And VR With Saks Fifth Avenue’s New Salon
Wash, Rinse And VR With Saks Fifth Avenue’s New Salon
August 17, 2017  |  Retail

Going to the salon to for a new hair color or cut can be quite the luxurious experience. From getting your scalp massaged in the...

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