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Study: More People Fall Prey To Fraudsters Online Than By Phone

PYMNTS

A recent study about how people respond to scammers shows that consumers are more likely to become victims on social media and online marketplaces than over the phone, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday (Sept. The average loss was $600.

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Inside The Fight For Digital Driver’s Licenses

PYMNTS

In the February Digital Identity Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest developments in the world of digital IDs, including digital driver’s license initiatives around the country, biometric solutions for credit cards and the growing danger of fake profiles on social media. Deep Dive: How Fake Profiles Endanger Social Media Networks.

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How Digital Tools Change The Security Landscape

PYMNTS

Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics are changing the digital security landscape, and a recent study found that social media networks have become a more popular way for hackers to target new victims.

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Study Shows Hotels Often Leak Guests’ Personal Info

PYMNTS

A study by Symantec, a cybersecurity company, showed that two out of every three hotel sites have leaked personal data, which could include credit card and passport information, according to a report by Reuters. Symantec studied upwards of 1,500 hotel sites in 54 countries, from two-star to five-star establishments.

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Identity As A Service To The Rescue

PYMNTS

Social media platforms are infested with phonies, and not just your best friend’s irritating co-worker (although he totally is). This is about the fact that fake identities comprise 25 percent of new social media accounts created every day, and that 53 percent of all social media logins are fraudulent , according to a recent study.

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Is $1,000 Enough To Leave Facebook for a Year? (And Does it Even Matter?)

PYMNTS

You can be sure that one area of regression involves social media. New research, in fact, supports that idea — specifically, the high value that consumers attach to Facebook , and the high cost it would take to make them leave the social media platform. The study, from university researchers in the U.S. ,

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Connect, Share and Like–Social Media Changed How Journalists and Companies Interact

William Mills

In just a short decade, social media has grown from a couple of platforms connecting music fans and college students to the de facto channel of communication for millions of people every day. How pervasive has social media become? Social Media is for Building Relationships, Not Spamming Ideas.