Telephone scammers target victims with fake promises of a Covid-19 cure

Hiya, the industry leader in fraud and nuisance call protection, has issued a warning about the rising numbers of coronavirus…

Marriott suffers second data breach in less than two years

The personal information of at least 5.2 million Marriott customers has been hacked, the company said. Its the second major data…

DHS urges public to guard against Coronavirus charity scams

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in US is warning the public about fake charities seeking to raise money to fight the…

Security firm forges certificate to bag tenders, dept to take action

A company in Jammu, which does not possess the PSARA (Private Security Agencies Regulation Act) certificate, is manipulating…

NatWest and G4S launch Intelligent Safe

After a successful pilot last year, NatWest has unveiled the Intelligent Safe, which will enable businesses to benefit from same…

Amazon considers palm biometrics for touchless in-store payments,

Amazon is working on linking users hands to credit card information to enable palm biometric payments at checkout terminals,…

RBI diktat to secure your credit and debit card transactions

Using your credit and debit cards is going to get a bit safer. On January 15, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a…

Florida city conned out of $742K by hackers

For the second time in as many months, a Florida city was conned out of more than $700,000 by scammers posing as reps from…

Kochi police to increase vigil on security job recruiters

The Kochi police has announced a series of actions against unauthorised recruiting agencies after a recent rise in complaints…

Indian Railways first cyber crime cell to start in Pune

The first cyber cell of the Indian Railways will open in Pune within a month. The cell will look after cyber crime and fraud…

Survey: Insider threats haunt security execs

While many organizations focus their security efforts on mitigating the threats posed by external actors, some of their greatest…

British Airways investigates credit card data breach

The personal and financial data of British Airways customers who made bookings online and on the airline's app was stolen between…