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Online scams cost $485 mn in US in 2011: survey
Online scams including identity theft schemes, "advance fee" and "romance fraud" cost Americans some $485 million in 2011, a report prepared for the FBI said Thursday.
May 10, 2012 |
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Targeted phishing scams could rise after Epsilon data breach
A wave of alert emails has been distributed over the last few days as Epsilon, one of the nation's largest marketing services, deals with what could end up being one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history. ...
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Targeted nature of email breach worries experts
Think twice next time you get an email from Chase or Citi asking you to log in to your credit card account. The bank may not have sent it.
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Study finds small groups demonstrate distinctive 'collective intelligence' when facing difficult tasks
When it comes to intelligence, the whole can indeed be greater than the sum of its parts. A new study co-authored by MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, and Union College researchers documents the existence of ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 30, 2010 |
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An invitation to crime: How a friendly click can compromise a company
"Hey Alice, look at the pics I took of us last weekend at the picnic. Bob". That Facebook message, sent last fall between co-workers at a large U.S. financial firm, rang true enough. Alice had, in fact, attended a picnic ...
Mar 13, 2010 |
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FTC warns firms, organizations of widespread data breach
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Monday it has notified nearly 100 companies and organizations of data breaches involving personal information about customers or employees.
Feb 22, 2010 |
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