French court tries Russian for multi-million-euro cyberfraud
A Russian goes on trial in Paris Monday accused of having defrauded nearly 200 victims across the world of 135 million euros using ransomware.
Oct 19, 2020
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US announces charges against Chinese, Malaysian hackers
The US Justice Department on Wednesday announced charges against five Chinese nationals and two Malaysians who ran global hacking operations for at least six years to steal identities and video game technology, plant ransomware, ...
Sep 16, 2020
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French trial ordered for alleged Russian bitcoin fraudster
A judge in Paris has ordered a French trial for Alexander Vinnik, a Russian suspected of money laundering on the bitcoin exchange BTC-e, also wanted by Washington and Moscow, his lawyer and other sources told AFP.
Aug 03, 2020
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Virus-linked fraud schemes cost US consumers nearly $5 mn
Coronavirus-related fraud schemes are rising fast and have cost US consumers some $4.77 million so far, a government watchdog said Tuesday.
Mar 31, 2020
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Unsecured database exposes 76,000 fingerprints
A security firm handling employee fingerprint identification for companies worldwide has exposed more than 2 million bits of data, including 76,000 fingerprints, according to a cyberthreat research group.
Mar 12, 2020 report
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Wednesday is deadline for claims in 2017 Equifax data breach
Wednesday is the deadline to seek cash payments and claim free services as part of Equifax's $700 million settlement over a massive data breach.
Jan 22, 2020
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Canada credit union data breach bigger than first thought: Desjardins
A massive data breach last year at Desjardins credit union has turned out to be bigger than originally thought, affecting all 4.2 million of its customers, Canada's largest banking co-operative said Friday.
Nov 01, 2019
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ID theft stings, but it's hard to pin on specific data hacks
Equifax 2017. Marriott 2018. Capital One 2019.
Aug 03, 2019
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Facebook is fighting social media identity theft in India, but it's a global problem
Every Facebook account comes with a profile picture, but how can we prevent these often personal photos from being stolen?
Aug 01, 2017
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Model suggests when it is best to blame someone for a cyber-attack or when to keep quiet about it
(Tech Xplore)—A team with researches from several institutions in the U.S. has built a model to help decision makers decide when it is best to keep quiet about a cyber-attack or when to publicly blame those suspected of ...
Feb 28, 2017 report
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