March 1, 2019 Fake Amazon reviews lands business in FTC crosshairs for 1st time For the first time ever, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a U.S. Amazon seller to court after the owner allegedly purchased fake reviews to promote a product.
February 28, 2019 Kim Jong Un may not even need a nuclear deterrent anymore thanks to this stunning weapon The North Korean dictator has a stunning weapon that’s not even on the negotiating table: cyber, and an army of 6,000 hackers supported by China.
February 22, 2019 YouTube pedophile problem has major advertisers jumping ship Google-owned YouTube is dealing with an exodus of some of its major advertisers in the wake of disturbing claims that pedophiles have not only been infiltrating the comments section of childrens videos, seemingly without consequence, until now, but that YouTube's own technology may have been facilitating this disturbing trend.
January 30, 2019 Super Bowl LIII fans will be targeted by hackers both at the game and while watching on TV, experts say There’s nothing like a major sporting event to bring out the hackers.
January 4, 2019 Merkel, hundreds of German politicians hit by mass cyber breach German Chancellor Angela Merkel was just one of several politicians and high-profile persons targeted in a mass cyber theft in recent weeks.
December 15, 2018 Holiday shoppers need to be on high alert for email scams Holiday shoppers need to be on high alert for spam-scams, a new report says.
December 13, 2018 Fake Amazon packages and GPS helped cops catch package thieves As the online shopping market continues to explode – it reached $121.5 billion, up 14 percent year-over-year in the third quarter according to the U.S. Department of Commerce – the biggest concern has been package theft, alarming shoppers, law enforcement and e-commerce companies alike.
December 4, 2018 'Fortnite’s' popularity has also made it a popular target for criminals "Fortnite" has become so popular it is now a new playground for cyber-criminals, a new study has found.
November 28, 2018 Justice Department indicts Iranian nationals for extorting more than $6M from victims across North America The Department of Justice has indicted two Iranian nationals for a three-year, multimillion-dollar cybercrime and extortion scheme which involved hacking into the computer networks of U.S. businesses and local municipalities.
November 20, 2018 Tumblr pulled from Apple’s iOS App Store after discovery of child pornography images Tumblr has been removed from Apple’s iOS App Store after sick child pornography was found on the social networking service.