Nov 10, 2018 | Business, Internet, Radio Show, Security, Yahoo
You Might Be Able To Collect $100 From Yahoo’s Massive Data Breach Yahoo will pay up to $85 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its massive data breach, reports the Recorder, a legal publication. That includes $50 million for compensation for up to 200...
Nov 10, 2018 | Business, Government, Internet, Radio Show
China Has Been ‘Hijacking the Vital Internet Backbone of Western Countries’ A Chinese state-owned telecommunications company has been “hijacking the vital internet backbone of western countries,” according to an academic paper published this...
Oct 27, 2018 | Business, Radio Show, Security
You Want 20% For Handing Me A Muffin? The Awkward Etiquette Of iPad Tipping Mina Dimyan frequents a Stamford, Conn., cafe, where he orders a cup of strong coffee for $3. It comes with a splash of guilt. The clerk swipes Mr. Dimyan’s credit card and then swivels the...
Oct 27, 2018 | Business, Internet, Radio Show, Security
‘PAY THE RANSOM – OR WATCH ME WRECK YOUR LIFE’: Chilling New Fraud Email That Says You’ve Been Filmed on An Adult Website At first, the message seems harmless – an email pops up on your screen that could be from a friend or colleague. But click...
Oct 27, 2018 | Business, Internet, Radio Show, Security
Hacked, Scammed And On Your Own: Navigating The Cryptocurrency ‘Wild West’ When Peggy and Marco Lachmann-Anke learned in January that hackers cracked a 40-character password and cleaned out their cryptocurrency wallet, they did not go to the police or...
Oct 27, 2018 | Business, Facebook, Facebook, Internet, Radio Show, Security, Social Networking
AFTER THE HACK: People’s Facebook Accounts Now For Sale On Dark Web Hacked Facebook accounts are being sold on the dark web, showing the value of such accounts after the social network revealed 50 million of its users had been compromised in a major hack. Dozens...