Tag Archives: Hacked

How to ‘be vigilant’ and protect your digital assets from getting hacked

Popular platforms for digital assets like Coinbase (COIN), which just went public this month, and payment platforms like Square’s (SQ) Cash App, have attracted hackers along with millions of new users — and some customers say they’re never able to get their money back. What’s more, no one is coming to their rescue — not regulators, the U.S. justice system, or platforms, which in some cases don’t offer live customer service support over the phone. “The way these companies make money is… Source link

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Coinbase customers with hacked accounts get no justice from ‘horrible’ US laws: Fintech lawyer

In four minutes, cyber looters pilfered $34,123 worth of virtual currency from a Virginia resident’s Coinbase (COIN) account, the 38-year-old told Yahoo Finance.   The man, Ben, says it’s still missing despite his appeals to Coinbase, the FBI, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), lawmakers, and the Better Business Bureau (BBB). In order for Ben to comply with a policy of his… Source link

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Google’s John Mueller on Cleaning Up Hacked Pages

Google’s John Mueller shares SEO best practices to follow when cleaning up, and recovering from, site hacks. Mueller provided this advice on Reddit in response to a thread from a site owner dealing with thousands of hacker-injected web pages. The site owner begins by asking whether it’s best to 404 or 410 the hacked pages, to which Mueller replies: “It doesn’t matter. The different is mostly theoretical.” In a follow-up comment the site owner asks if there’s anything else they… Source link

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Google Suspends ‘Dangerous’ COVID Ads; 130 Public Figures’ Twitter Accounts Hacked

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Google bans adverts promoting COVID-19 misinformation; Twitter sees the accounts of 130 of its high-profile users hacked; and despite a growth in subscriptions, Netflix sees its revenues decline in APAC.   Google blocks unverified COVID ads   Google has taken a stand against misinformation surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic – the tech heavyweight announced last Friday (17th July) that it will ban adverts propelling “dangerous content” related to… Source link

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