According to a report released last week by Javelin, card-not-present fraud went up 40 percent this year, but according to a new report from Visa, there has been no increase in online fraud. The increase in card-not-present fraud was part of a general increase in fraud, reported Javelin. “We’ve been measuring fraud for over a…
If this year is anything like last we are in the midst of phishers’ attempts to trick taxpayers, employers and tax preparers into giving up information that will allow attackers to file bogus tax returns and collect IRS refunds, according to PhishLabs’ annual phishing report. The latest Phishing Trends and Intelligence Report, which has data…
A piece of silicon less than three inches across may speed up the arrival of 5G mobile networks in the next few years. IBM Research and Ericsson have developed a compact antenna array that can aim high-frequency radio signals at mobile devices and shoot them farther than they otherwise could reach, the companies said. Silicon…
Dozens of iOS apps that are supposed to be encrypting their users’ data don’t do it properly, according to a security researcher. Will Strafach, CEO of Sudo Security Group, said he found 76 iOS apps that are vulnerable to an attack that can intercept protected data. The developers of the apps have accidentally misconfigured the…
The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Monday the Email Privacy Act, which would require law enforcement agencies to get court-ordered warrants to search email and other data stored with third parties for longer than six months. The House approved the bill by voice vote, and it now goes the Senate for consideration. The Email Privacy…
3D printer maker Stratasys Ltd. today unveiled a new line of professional 3D printers for use by design workgroups that do rapid prototyping. The fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printers, which are about the size of a stacked washer and dryer, are designed to be simple to use while also offering fast, precise model…
The U.S. technology industry warned President Donald Trump that his immigration order will hurt the U.S. economy by making it more difficult for businesses to attract overseas workers. The administration’s seven-country ban is, for the tech industry, a blinking caution sign to the world’s highly skilled population delivering this message: Come here at your own…
The 97 tech firms who have joined forces to oppose President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration say they are looking to protect their employees as well as their business interests. “The order makes it more difficult and expensive for U.S. companies to recruit, hire, and retain some of the world’s best employees,” the court…
Lenovo’s ThinkPad P71 is one superfast laptop that can work with HTC’s Vive and the Oculus Rift VR headsets. It’s technically a workstation and is targeted at professionals creating VR content, editing movies, or running engineering applications. Headsets are needed to create VR content. The laptop, which weighs 3.4 kilograms, has a 17-inch screen and is…
Quicken last month moved to a software-by-subscription model for Canadian customers, and may do the same for those in the U.S. who rely on the personal finance program. Unlike a pilot program that launched in April 2016, the Quicken subscription is not a pure cloud-based service, but relies on software installed locally on a Windows…