Online Poker Sites Hit With Malware
There are few things for certain in life, as the saying goes. But nearly guaranteed is that if you play online poker, you will...
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How Malicious Apps Takeover Online Accounts
People often fail to realize the value of a simple email address to a cybercriminal. Sending spam to market products or phish for...
Apple Removes Over 300 Malicious Apps From Its Official Store
Apple is known for being diligent by performing additional checks on apps that get placed it the app store for malicious code...
FTC Given Authority to Sue for Poor Data Security
Consumers may now be able to sigh a tiny sigh of relief. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been given authority by a...
Technical Support Scams Clear $1.5B in 2014
In 2014, internet scams were estimated with hauling in $1.5 billion in the U.S. alone. Technical support scams are a lucrative...
Police Departments Paying Ransom to Unlock Files
Like many businesses worldwide, police departments find themselves targets of cybercrime. Earlier this year, the Tewksbury...
Security Basics for Browsing
Almost everything you can do from a computer these days can be accessed via a web browser. You just enter a URL address in the...
Keep PII Private and Avoid SpearPhishing
Without even realizing, hackers have access to a lot of personal information about us. We post a lot to social media sites and...
Consumers and FIs Battle Rising Credit Fraud Together
Online purchases are becoming an increasingly huge problem for American and other retailers around the world. A growing fraud of...
New Chip Technology Alerts Mobile Device Owners of Odd Behavior
We all have a sixth sense that perks up when something just doesn't seem quite right. Sometimes it tells us not to walk down a...
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Breach Affects 10+ Million
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield reported a major breach of over 10 million customer records that also affected its related...
IRS Agent Imposters May Take More Than Your Money
The IRS was recently hit by hackers, compromising personal information for hundreds of thousands of taxpayers. It's not the first...