Venmo Doesn’t Have a Security Problem, Everyone Does
On Friday, the payment app Venmo wrote a blog post enumerating the variety of security measures it takes to protect its customers. The post came after Slate ran a story about a user who had almost...
View ArticleTwo Groups of Chinese Hackers Behind Breach of Millions of US Employees...
There were allegedly multiple hacker groups behind the recent cyberattack that stole records of four million U.S. government employees. The attack was carried out by two groups of Chinese...
View ArticleAnthem Reaffirms Commitment to Its $47 Billion Bid for Cigna
Anthem sees its more than $47 billion bid to buy rival Cigna as a way to muscle up on technology that helps consumers and strengthen its rapidly growing Medicare Advantage business. Leaders of the Blue...
View ArticleChina’s Fast-Track Spying: 3 Ways China Can Exploit Stolen OPM Data
The background checks of 21.5 million U.S. federal employees with security clearances are the crown jewels in the Chinese regime’s new system to spy on Americans. The files were allegedly stolen by...
View ArticleRecent Cyberattacks Only the Beginning, as State Hackers Target Data on...
There is a new trend in cyberattacks, and recent breaches that stole tens of millions of records on Americans are just the beginning as state hackers shift their targets. Only recently, hackers tied to...
View ArticleProposed Mergers Could Increase Health Insurance Costs in 23 States
The proposed mergers of four of the largest health insurance companies in the United States— Anthem with Cigna, and Aetna with Humana—will likely diminish health insurance competition in 23 states,...
View ArticleClinton Questions Plans for Health Insurers to Merge
WASHINGTON—Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Wednesday that two major health insurers preparing multibillion dollar acquisitions could tip “the balance of power” too far away from consumers. The Democratic...
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