Tag Archives: Theft

Hacktivist – Is It a Real Term?

By Bradley Cyprus
May 1, 2012

Recently the UK suffered an embarrassing attack on its “Home Office” website. This is the English government agency responsible for anti-terrorism among other things. The attack was in response to the US extraditing 3 UK citizens who are suspected of … More »

How Many People Does It Take to Process a Credit Card?

By Bradley Cyprus
April 16, 2012

I know this sounds like the old joke about a light bulb or a chicken crossing the road, but the way some fast casual restaurants operate, the joke is on them. There are many restaurants that have their servers pick up checks from … More »

Global Payments States 1.5 Million Stolen Cards Is Manageable

By Bradley Cyprus
April 2, 2012

In a statement made on April 1st, the Chairman and CEO of Global Payments, Paul R. Garcia, assured the public that no customer identifiable information was obtained when hackers stole an estimated 1.5 million credit cards from a vulnerable system. … More »

Microsoft Takes a Swing at Cyber Thieves

By Bradley Cyprus
March 27, 2012

How many times have you read an article that lambasted Microsoft for having yet another security hole in one of their software packages that can be and has been exploited by cyber thieves? There is no doubt that the software giant … More »