It’s November and the holiday shopping season is upon us again. The African American Cyber Report is launching a weekly series focusing on online holiday shopping. Each week through New Year’s Day we will investigate a different facet...
Read More →AT&T and the FTC have come to a settlement agreement over accusations of cell phone cramming. Federal and state regulators announced Wednesday that AT&T has agreed to pay $105 million for “cramming” unauthorized charges on the...
Read More →You want to see a black person mad? Have them pay for something and not get what they paid for. Fraud is a reality whenever you shop online. And nothing is more frustrating than not...
Read More →Apple announced yesterday it was introducing a new mobile payment system. Known as Apple Pay the system will allow the consumer to make purchases by simply waving their iPhone in front of a POS receiver...
Read More →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....
Read More →Watch out for card skimmers. African Americans need to be on the look out for trouble no matter where they are. And using your credit or debit card is no different. Card skimmers are sneaky...
Read More →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...
Read More →America is about to make a change. The old way of swiping your credit card and signing your name is dead. Welcome to the pin and chip credit card. Starting in 2015 the new card...
Read More →Black home buyers beware! In a frightening development hackers are now stealing home buyers down payments. It seems that hackers have struck the real estate industry, in this case First American Title. The scheme, known in...
Read More →Child identity theft is a rapidly growing crime in the cyber age. Black parents need to be aware of the vulnerability of their child’s identity and what they need to do to protect it. Sadly...
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