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Florida teen arrested for orchestrating Twitter hack
In a press conference on Friday, US authorities announced they arrested the main suspect behind this month’s major Twitter hack and charged two other accomplices.…
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Twitter Hack hit 130 accounts, company ‘embarrassed’
Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the…
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Visa Token Service Acquired by Eleven New Partners for Enhanced Consumer Confidence in the E-Commerce Space
Today, Visa the world’s leader in digital payments, announced that 11 new European partners will implement the Visa Token Service (VTS), to create a more…
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Fraud Attacks from Mobile Spiked 300% in Q1
Fraud attacks from mobile apps spiked by 300% in the first quarter of 2019, according to a new researcher from RSA. Published today, the Fraud…
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EasyJet Admits Nine Million Customers Hacked
EasyJet has admitted that a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack” has affected approximately nine million customers. It said email addresses and travel details had been stolen and…
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A Botnet Is Taken Down in an Operation by Microsoft, Not the Government
Microsoft organized 35 nations on Tuesday to take down one of the world’s largest botnets — malware that secretly seizes control of millions of computers…
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Canadian Banks Spoofed in 2-Year Phishing Attack
Researchers have unearthed a two-year phishing campaign targeting bank customers in Canada. Fourteen banks, including CIBC, TD Canada Trust, Scotiabank, and the Royal Bank of…
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Android Users Beware: This Dangerous Menace Is Already Hiding On 43 Million Phones
“This shows how hard it is for users to stay safe,” the CEO of mobile security firm Upstream warns. The company is about to publish a…
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Two Found Guilty in Online Dating, BEC Scheme
Cybercriminals involved in the operation created fake online dating profiles and tricked victims into sending money to phony bank accounts. Two men have been found…
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