According to the FBI, fourteen individuals were arrested on July 19, 2011 based on charges related to their alleged involvement in a cyber attack on PayPal’s website (www.paypal.com) as part of an action claimed by the group Anonymous. In addition, two more defendants were arrested on other cyber-related charges. Read…
California legislators approved collection of an online sales tax among their revenue efforts as they passed the state budget on Wednesday. Sponsors estimate the tax could bring in $200 million a year by collecting taxes that consumers have been avoiding when they make online purchases. Federal law says states can…
NEW YORK (AP) – If you use Facebook to “check in” to your favorite restaurants or shops, you can now expect to see rewards and discounts from companies looking to drum up business and lure in loyal customers. Facebook is looking to bridge online advertising with people’s offline behavior as…
The Internet has made life easier in so many ways, including the ability to shop and conduct financial transactions online. Of course, just like in the world of bricks and mortar, criminals also lurk in Cyberspace, seeking to steal identities, data and money. While Cyber criminals, of course, are responsible…
Here’s a routine the online shopper knows well. Skim a book, try on a watch or compare refrigerators at a local store. Then head home with the specs in hand and find the item on the Internet,—cheaper, and often with no state sales tax. Of course, you buy it for…
Thieves are stealing credit-card numbers through skimmers they secretly installed inside pumps at gas stations throughout the Southeast, using Bluetooth wireless to transmit stolen card numbers, according to law enforcement officials. “We’ve sent detectives out to every gas station within a mile of Interstate 75,” says Lt. Steve Maynard, spokesman…