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Coronavirus Leads to More Use of Contactless Credit Cards and Mobile Payments Despite Cost and Security Concerns – Business Wire

Coronavirus Leads to More Use of Contactless Credit Cards and Mobile Payments Despite Cost and Security Concerns  Business Wire
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Ex-Yahoo employee avoids jail, despite hacking 6000 accounts, and stealing nude photos and videos

A former employee of Yahoo has been sentenced and ordered to pay a fine after exploiting his privileged access to hack into the personal accounts of thousands of Yahoo users, in his hunt for naked photographs and videos of young women.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Graham Cluley

Malware Incidents Fall Despite Overall Rise in Security Events Last Year – Infosecurity Magazine

Malware Incidents Fall Despite Overall Rise in Security Events Last Year  Infosecurity Magazine
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Despite resolution not to give in to hackers’ ransom demands, some cities are still paying up after attacks

The City of Florence in northern Alabama has agreed to pay a ransom of US $ 300,000 worth of Bitcoin to hackers who compromised its computer systems and deployed ransomware.

And they’re not the only US city finding themselves dealing with the aftermath of a ransomware outbreak this week…

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Graham Cluley