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Tesco Bank Hack Could Happen To Other Small Banks
Security & Fraud // November 09, 2016

The theft of money from thousands of Tesco online banking accounts is prompting British cybersecurity experts investigating the crime to warn that other small banks may be at risk for a cyberattack. According to a report by Reuters, the new government agency in the U.K., the National...

FTC To Return Close To $20 Million To Scam Victims
Security & Fraud // September 28, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday (Sept. 27) it will return close to $20 million to more than 145,000 consumers around the country who were victimized by One Technologies and its two partner companies in an online scheme that lured consumers with “free” access...

FBI IDs Hacker Linked To Stolen Web Credentials
News // November 25, 2015

The FBI has identified a hacker known as “mr.grey,” as being possibly linked to the breach of 1.2 billion stolen Web credentials that were discovered in 420,000 websites, Reuters reported. In court documents filed by the FBI, it notes that the hacker had discussed having...

Attacking Hackers: The Next Security Frontier?
Controversial // August 01, 2015

“It has been attack after attack after attack. My business has skyrocketed. I feel like I should send the Chinese a Christmas card saying thank you for a wonderful year.” These are the words of North Dakota’s John Strand in a recent interview with the...

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Security Keys: The Answer For Account Takeovers?

December 27, 2016
Account takeovers, even of high-profile people, has become a common occurrence in this era of sophisticated cyberattacks and hacks, but researchers think they’ve found a way to fight back against account takeovers: cryptographically based security keys. According to a report, a two-year study of more than 50,000 Google employees by Google determined that cryptographically based security keys […]

Tesco Bank Hack Could Happen To Other Small Banks

November 09, 2016
The theft of money from thousands of Tesco online banking accounts is prompting British cybersecurity experts investigating the crime to warn that other small banks may be at risk for...

FTC To Return Close To $20 Million To Scam Victims

September 28, 2016
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday (Sept. 27) it will return close to $20 million to more than 145,000 consumers around the country who were victimized by One Technologies...

FBI IDs Hacker Linked To Stolen Web Credentials

November 25, 2015
The FBI has identified a hacker known as “mr.grey,” as being possibly linked to the breach of 1.2 billion stolen Web credentials that were discovered in 420,000 websites, Reuters reported....