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Privacy and Data Protection is a Matter of Life and Death ☠️

Published: May 22, 2018; Updated: September 13, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Legal, Security

Elizabeth Denham

A data protection failing can threaten everything from a person’s bank account to their life, or, at the very least, cause damage and stress.

Stolen Credit Card Email Scam Targets Small Businesses and Service Providers 💳

Published: January 30, 2018; Updated: August 29, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Legal, Miscellaneous, Scams, Security

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Get wise to this socially-engineered credit card fraud operation that hinges on the recipient invoicing someone who is not who they say they are for a project that doesn’t exist.

How Safe Is Your Password from the $450 Billion Cybercrime Industry? 😈

Published: September 12, 2017; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Scams, Security

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How strong is your password? In 2016, cyber criminals profited $450 billion and show no signs of slowing. We need to be on a war footing.

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