Category Archives: Yahoo

Los Angeles Court charges 80 Nigerians with BEC and Romance Scam Crimes

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Bank of America, BBVA Compass, CalCom FCU, Capital One, Citibank, Citizens Bank, Comerica, Chase Bank, PNC Bank, Regions Bank, SunTrust, TD Bank, US Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank were among the financial institutions who were scammed by the 80 Nigerian … Continue reading Los Angeles Court charges 80 Nigerians with BEC and Romance Scam Crimes→

Postman raises $50 million to grow its API development platform

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Postman, a five-year-old startup that is attempting to simply development, tests, and management of APIs through its platform, has raised $50 million in a new round to scale its business. The Series B for the startup, that began its journey in India, was led by CRV and included participation from existing investor Nexus Venture Partners […] Continue reading Postman raises $50 million to grow its API development platform→

Most hackers for hire are scammers, research shows

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Google & UC San Diego researchers found that only 5 of 27 hacker-for-hire services actually launched attacks against their targets. Continue reading Most hackers for hire are scammers, research shows→

Cyber Security Roundup for April 2019

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The UK government controversially gave a green light to Huawei get involved with the building of the UK’s 5G networks, although the Chinese tech giant role will be limited to non-sensitive areas of the network, such as providing ant… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for April 2019→

Yahoo and Verizon Sweeten Their Settlement Offer by $30 Million + Staffing/Budget Commitments

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In 2013, 2014 and 2016, Yahoo suffered a series of data breaches. Yahoo reports that the largest one, in August 2013, affected all three billion user accounts then in existence worldwide. The stolen user account information may have included names, ema… Continue reading Yahoo and Verizon Sweeten Their Settlement Offer by $30 Million + Staffing/Budget Commitments→

Bitcoin, WikiLeaks, & Julian Assange – Paul’s Security Weekly #600

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    In the news, Bitcoin mining ban considered by China’s economic planner, Yahoo strikes $117.5 million data breach settlement, Serious flaws leave WPA3 vulnerable to hacks that steal Wi-Fi passwords, WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange arrested an… Continue reading Bitcoin, WikiLeaks, & Julian Assange – Paul’s Security Weekly #600→