SMS Phishers Pivot to Points, Taxes, Fake Retailers

China-based phishing groups blamed for non-stop scam SMS messages about a supposed wayward package or unpaid toll fee are promoting a new offering, just in time for the holiday shopping season: Phishing kits for mass-creating fake but convincing e-commerce websites that convert customer payment card data into mobile wallets from Apple and Google. Experts say these same phishing groups also are now using SMS lures that promise unclaimed tax refunds and mobile rewards points.

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TBPN signs a partnership with the NYSE, giving the video podcast the same on-floor access enjoyed by major financial networks such as CNBC (Sam Becker/Fast Company)

Sam Becker / Fast Company:
TBPN signs a partnership with the NYSE, giving the video podcast the same on-floor access enjoyed by major financial networks such as CNBC  —  The stock exchange’s latest media partnership extends its push i…

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Trump’s pardon of Honduran ex-president cited as reason for leniency at sentencing of ex-congressman

A defense lawyer has cited President Donald Trump’s recent pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández as she asked a judge who once presided over a civil case against Trump to treat her client lightly for his drug conspiracy conviction.

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Google Cloud partners with Replit to expand the use of Google’s cloud offerings and AI models and to jointly support AI use cases for enterprise customers (CNBC)

CNBC:
Google Cloud partners with Replit to expand the use of Google’s cloud offerings and AI models and to jointly support AI use cases for enterprise customers  —  – Google Cloud is locking in a multi-year partnership with AI coding …

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