Paul F. Roberts

USAID Finds Safe Haven from Hackers

Uganda, Senegal, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Ecuador, Haiti—name any impoverished country in the world, and the U.S. Agency for International Development is probably there on the ground. Increasingly, however, USAIDs humanitarian...

Debit Card Fraud Tied to OfficeMax Breach

Debit card fraud that has affected customers at a number of credit unions in central Massachusetts is linked to transactions at office supply retailer OfficeMax, according to investigators. Dozens of...

Debit Card Compromise Spreads to Massachusetts

Credit unions in central Massachusetts reported a rash of fraudulent debit card transactions March 8 in what appears to be a widening scandal involving the exposure of credit and...

Citibank Confirms Fraud in Canada, UK, Russia Linked to Breach

A Citibank spokesperson has confirmed that the company is blocking some customer transactions in Canada, the United Kingdom and Russia because of fraudulent transactions stemming from a past security...

Cisco Picks Up Video Surveillance Firm for $51M

Cisco Systems said on March 7 that it was buying video surveillance firm SyPixx Networks for $51 million. The San Jose, Calif., networking equipment maker said it plans to integrate...

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