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Google: State-Backed Hackers Behind Coronavirus Phishing Attempts

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Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) said hackers had been targeting the World Health Organization (WHO), as revealed in early April by Reuters. In a blog post , Google said the attackers’ attempts included impersonating health organizations and major fast-food companies in an effort to trick people into downloading malware.

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Facebook Steps Up Social Commerce For SMBs

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That was Facebook’s contribution to the pandemic crisis yesterday as the social media giant rolled out two new shopping services for small business — Facebook Shops and Instagram Shop. Our goal is to make shopping seamless and empower anyone from a small business owner to a global brand to use our apps to connect with customers.

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Today In Payments: Google Reports Resurgence In Pandemic Hacking; Tech Cos Make M&A Deals

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Google’s security experts had their hands full in April, as its Threat Analysis Group (TAG) emailed 1,755 warnings to users whose accounts were targets of hacking and phishing attempts by cybercriminals. Fueled by COVID-19, giant tech companies are seeking deals at their fastest pace in years, despite an increase in scrutiny by regulators.

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Digital Fraud Is An Inside Job

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The new decade rises on a vast network of internet lawbreakers, from global syndicates to lone wolf hackers, some armed with military-grade means for cyber intrusion. Try wrapping your mind around the price tag of the average corporate data breach at $3.92 million per incident. million per incident. Then multiply that by the 4.1

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Amazon Effect Eyes Grocery Aisles In Germany?

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And it is no stranger to Germany, which is the second largest market for the eCommerce giant after the United States. And a $1 billion price tag? And eCommerce seems to be the name of the game, on a global scale – whether or not Amazon shells out the $1 billion to acquire Real. News came Friday (Sept.

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Getting To The Core Of Apple’s (And Everyone Else’s) China Issue

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At this writing, shares of the tech giant are down 9 percent in intraday trading, as on Wednesday (Jan. But Apple’s woes have a notable ripple that will make waves for any number of global players, spanning luxury retailers, for example, or even fast food purveyors staking a claim there, or where cross-border commerce is a growth engine.

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Samsung Snags Auto Parts Supplier Harman For $8B

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In what will be its largest acquisition to date, South Korean electronics giant Samsung has announced it will buy U.S. It also redraws the global automotive supply chain some and signals that the race is on to control the car. Harman will remain an independent subsidiary of the technology giant. for $8 billion in cash.