security
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Report: Capital One Really Dragged Its Arse On The Anti-Hack Stuff
Ahead of a massive data breach that exposed the personally identifiable information of more than 100 million people, a new report claims, Capital One may have failed to take measures to better detect potential hacks — which, from where now stand, seems like a pretty big misstep.
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This Smartphone App Can Quickly Detect Invisible Petrol Pump Card Skimmers
Computer scientists at the University of California San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering have developed a smartphone app that can quickly and accurately detect the presence of an illegal credit or debit card skimmer installed on a gas station pump, reducing inspection times from 30 minutes to just three seconds.
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8chan Owner Jim Watkins Facing Summons To Testify Before Congress, Child Porn Probe In Philippines
Infamous image board 8chan, breeding ground for neo-Nazis and a favoured place for white supremacist mass shooters to drop manifestos before going on murder sprees, is only having its troubles get worse.
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U.S. Lawmakers Balk At $999 Million Equifax Fine, Renew Calls For A Federal Data Breach Law
Several U.S. lawmakers have called for further action in the wake of a $US700 ($999) million settlement reached by U.S. state prosecutors with the credit bureau Equifax over its disastrous 2017 data breach.