There seems to be an epidemic of hacking iTunes accounts, especially for the site’s customers who pay for their purchases using PayPal.
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Tags: banking, credit cards, cybercrime, hacked, iTunes, linked, PayPal, scam
Fans of Cameron Diaz may want to rethink any plans they have for online banking or investment activity. That’s because a web search for the popular movie star is very likely to infect a PC with nasty malware and viruses that can be used to steal passwords and access IDs for sites where money is exchanged.
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Tags: Cameron Diaz, downloads, Jessica Biel, Julia Roberts, malware, McAfee, theft, Trojan, virus
IT may hold the keys to the kingdom in the business environment these days, but the folks who are most likely to pick the lock are in another department altogether:
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Tags: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, company, employee, report, steal
There’s good news and bad news for the Brazilian banker whose computer drives may hold valuable evidence in the case against him: The prosecutors who are trying to get at the encrypted data can’t crack it — even with the help of the FBI.
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Tags: banker, Brazilian, Daniel Dantas, encryption, FBI, hack, TrueCrypt
The banking industry just can’t get a break. First, their big rainmaker – the subprime mortgage — came under attack, and now their automated teller machines are in the line of fire. What’s a money changer to do?
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Tags: ATM, Barnaby Jack, Black Hat, researcher, security
Paypal may have started as a way for amateur merchants to accept credit card payments for online auction items, but these days it’s not uncommon to find businesses that use the service to get paid by customers or clients. What are the up and down sides to the practice?
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Tags: business, online, payments, PayPal, professional services
Criminals are successfully attacking small and mid-size company bank accounts at an unprecedented rate. On top of this, banks aren’t doing as much as they could to intercept fraudulent activity or reimburse customers who are victims. The result:
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Tags: cybercrime, fraud, Guardian Analytics, online banking, Ponemon Institute
Technology’s great except for when it’s not. Take the case of the Alaska man whose bank accidentally deposited a large sum into his account.
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Tags: Alaska, bank, deposit, fisherman, wire transfer
Symantec, the folks who make a living off protecting computers from cybercrime, have news for the folks in some big American cities: You’re the online crooks’ top targets.
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Tags: attacks, cities, cybercrime, dangerous, Norton, Symantec
Score one for the little guy this week in the battle that’s pitted Cryptome against two technology powerhouses — Microsoft and PayPal.
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Tags: account, Cryptome, Microsoft, PayPal, site, whistle blower
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