To literary-minded Americans, he’s a scribe of suburban ennui. To a loose confederacy of Nigerian hackers, he’s a potentially …
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Are Iranian Cyberattacks Damaging American Banks?
American banks are under attack. Both the enemy’s weapon of choice and its target is the Internet, which is a headache for the institutions — many of the country’s largest — that are fending off persistent assaults on their …
Grave Robbing: 2.5 Million Dead People Get Their Identities Stolen Every Year
Being a victim of identity theft is always a frustrating ordeal, but millions of Americans have to face an even more troubling scenario: Finding out that a criminal has applied for credit in the name of a deceased family member. …
Citi Data Breach: Are Hackers Getting Smarter?
It’s been a rough week for the banks. First, the Senate votes to go ahead with the debit fee cap that kicks in next month, then the Financial Times reports that hackers successfully broke into Citigroup’s North American card …
