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ALERT! Home Depot Hacked ALERT!

September 3, 2014 | 0 Comments

Home Depot is investigating a major data breach that looks like the Target stores cyber disaster. According to Krebs on Security  numerous banks reported seeing evidence that Home Depot stores could be the source of a massive new data...

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The Department of Homeland Security is investigating “Backoff”  the latest malware to strike the point of sale systems of over 600 retailers.  Point of sale systems or POS are the small card readers used nearly...

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Maybe Goodwill Industries Had a Data Breach

July 24, 2014 | 0 Comments

Goodwill Industries Inc.,one of America’s biggest and best known non-profit organizations is working with federal officials to investigate the possibility of a data breach. Based in Rockville, Maryland, Goodwill says it was notified Friday by fraud...

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A recent study of online banks and merchants by Kaspersky Labs indicate that banks pay up but don’t bother to investigate cybrecrime. These banks would rather pay off the claim rather than secure their systems....

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Zeus Malware

July 9, 2014 | 0 Comments

Zeus Malware is the most notorious and successful malware ever to strike the banking industry. So successful that many other malware products have copied it. But lets keep this simple, Zeus malware on your computer...

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According to a survey  by USA Today 24% of people who regularly shop online have cut back or stopped altogether. The reason? Recent large data breaches has created caution among online shoppers.  According to the report...

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American Express Acknowledges Data Breach

June 5, 2014 | 0 Comments

Earlier this week American Express notified its customers of a data breach. According to the company as many as 76,000 thousand customers have had credit data compromised including names and account numbers. The company also...

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As an African-American consumer you should not shy away from asking the tough questions when it comes to cyber security. You’re banking online, shopping online, even ordering dinner online. All these things require you to...

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