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FBI Charges Russian National With Running Online Hacker Marketplace

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was first exposed as a nest of cybercrime activity in a now removed Digital Shadows report from 2016, according to ZDNet , and those in-tune with cyber-security issues were not shocked to hear of Firsov’s arrest. The platform became known at that time when a famous hacker known as Tessa88 used a Deer.io

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EMV’s Online Fraud Attack Push

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Though the industry knew it was coming, the sharp migration of fraud from in-store to online channels with the growing adoption of EMV is still enough to keep any online merchant up at night. Not only is online fraud threat growing, but also it’s hitting merchants right where it hurts by putting a greater risk on digital transactions.

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BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions

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Mobile means one can do just about anything by using their device: order food, bank online, read the news … even commit payments fraud, sometimes from the unlikeliest of places. The scams netted an alleged $25 million from 2014 to 2016. “In He and an accomplice operated from Nigeria, targeting the U.S.,

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Inside China’s Cyber, Financial Regulatory Changes And Challenges

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as they upgrade their online data and financial rules to support global digital banking innovations. The country takes privacy, particularly financial privacy, seriously, passing its Cyber Security Law in 2016, followed by the Personal Information Security Specifications in 2018 and the MLPS 2.0

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Q3 Global Fraud Attack Index Data Deep-Dive

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To attend this live digital discussion on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 1:00 PM (EST), please complete the registration form shown below: [contact-form-7]. online merchants and how that changes over time, and examines the types, sources and geography of fraud attacks. DIGITAL DISCUSSION PRESENTER. Michael Reitblat.

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5 Cyber Predictions for 2017: Will Your Fingerprints Get Hacked?

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In the world of cybersecurity, 2016 was a banner year – and not in a good way. The good news is that businesses and consumers are also much more aware of cyber threats than they were 12 months ago, and that’s the jumping off point of my cybersecurity predictions for 2017. That’s the bad news.

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World Development Report 2016

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women, and freelancers are able to get more online opportunities and funding ( kickstarter )) than were available offline, attain lower transaction costs / efficiency (manual filing systems in government replaced by models like Estonia where you can start a company in 20 minutes) and achieve economies of scale/ innovation.

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