News tagged with card information
Cyber-criminals targeting social networks: experts
Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are inceasingly being targeted by cyber-criminals drawn to the wealth of personal information supplied by users, experts warn.
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Google users warned of threat to smartphone wallets
Users of Google smartphone wallets were being warned on Friday that there is a way to crack pass codes intended to thwart thieves from going on illicit shopping sprees.
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Polish bank claims Europe's first biometric cash point
Poland's cooperative BPS SA bank claimed Tuesday to be the first in Europe to install a biometric cash point allowing its clients to use their fingertips rather than a bank card to withdraw money.
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May 11, 2010 |
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Conficker worm hits University of Utah computers
(AP) -- University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than 700 campus computers, including those at the school's three hospitals.
Apr 12, 2009 |
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Sony removes data posted by hackers
Sony said Saturday about 2,500 customers' names and partial addresses stolen by hackers had been discovered posted online as it struggled to recover from the biggest-ever Internet security break-in.
May 07, 2011 |
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CACR: MacDefender shows Apple users no longer immune from cyberattacks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Long considered the shining example of computer security, Apple Macintosh computers are becoming serious targets of cyberattacks, according to Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research ...
May 25, 2011 |
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Anonymous releases more Stratfor data
Online "hacktivist" group Anonymous has released a trove of email addresses and credit card numbers stolen from the website of intelligence analysis firm Stratfor and promised further attacks.
Dec 30, 2011 |
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Sorting diamonds from toothbrushes: New guide to protecting personal information
Thefts of personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security and credit card account numbers, are increasing dramatically. Adding to the difficulty of fighting this problem, organizations often disagree on ...
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Amazon: Actress lawsuit over age revelation bogus
(AP) -- Frivolous and selfish is how lawyers for Amazon.com Inc. describe a lawsuit brought by an actress upset that her advanced age - 40 - was revealed on an Internet database.
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Breaches emphasize need for scanning, encryption
Recent news reports indicate a computer containing confidential information about the helicopter that transports President Barack Obama was breached by a computer in Iran. In January, Heartland Payment Systems, a company ...
Mar 17, 2009 |
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UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests
(AP) -- A couple suspected of helping spread some of the Internet's most aggressive computer viruses has been arrested in the English city of Manchester, police said Wednesday.
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Square Enix customer data leaked after Sony problems
Japanese game developer Square Enix Holdings said email addresses of 25,000 customers as well as resumes of 250 job applicants were leaked after a hacker attack against its European subsidiary.
May 15, 2011 |
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The high price of data breaches
As consumers, we transmit valuable personal information to the companies with which we do business. In doing so, we trust that information will remain secure. Over the past year, however, we have learned of a number of instances ...
Nov 26, 2011 |
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Stratfor warns hacking victims of further woes
US intelligence analysis firm Stratfor has warned its members whose emails and credit card information were hacked that they could be targeted a second time for speaking out on behalf of the company. ...
Dec 27, 2011 |
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19 arrested in US for credit card, identity theft ring
Nineteen people have been arrested in nine US states for trafficking online in counterfeit credit cards and stolen personal information, the Justice Department announced Friday.
Mar 16, 2012 |
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