United Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay $49m to resolve criminal charges and civil claims that it was defrauding the United States Postal Service. The world’s third largest airline entered into International Commercial Air (ICAIR) contracts to transport mail internationally on behalf of the postal service. Under the contracts, United was entitled to full payment only if accurate barcode scans were provided for deliveries and mail was delivered in a timely manner.  Between 2012 and 2015, United engaged…

This article looks into who the victims are when an organization comes under attack. By Nicole Allen, Marketing Executive, SaltDNA. Cyber-attacks occur every two and a half minutes, according to Government statistics, which is why ensuring that your company is protected and secure is critical. Threats can come in several different forms that vary depending on their severity. Hackers are deliberately trying to inflict damage in order to persuade employees to make one mistake which…

Law enforcement officers in Florida’s Marion County have arrested a dozen men in a sting operation to catch sexual predators who use the internet to target children. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the 12 defendants were caught chatting online with users who they believed to be children. In reality, the suspects were talking with undercover detectives. The men arrested in the operation are 18-year-old Allen Vasquez of Jacksonville, Donald Dziadyk, Brayant McCullough, 21-year-old Robin Strickland…

Facebook is to pay $650m to users in Illinois who accused the company of using their biometric data without first obtaining their consent.  Nearly 1.6 million users in the Prairie State joined a class-action lawsuit filed against Facebook in April 2015 in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of plaintiff Carlo Licata.  The lawsuit alleged that the social media giant had violated an Illinois privacy law by using facial-recognition technology to scan photos uploaded by users and by digitally…

Resist the lure of catching up with award nominees by trolling for free views. Free, when offered by bad actors, could end up costing you much more than it would for a one-time rental. Din Djarin and The Child, “The Mandalorian” Image: Disney Plus Free, more often than not, comes with strings. When it comes to movies and TV shows, treat “free” with a good deal of skepticism, according to new research from Kaspersky.  SEE: Top…

Data centers. In our fast-changing world of new, modern apps delivering even newer, more modern products and services, it can be easy to lose sight of this ‘chassis’ that underpins all of the hot innovations. App modernization has delivered capabilities like mobile apps and AI-driven service queues, bringing to our markets the power to deposit a personal check from our mobile devices or to manage a complex supply chain in just a few clicks. But…

Remote employees have engaged in certain risky behaviors, such as storing sensitive data, using inappropriate admin access and failing to update software, says Tanium. Image: iStock/simpson33 The coronavirus pandemic forced organizations to quickly and unexpectedly shift employees to a remote working environment. Though many IT teams have handled the transition as effectively as possible, such an abrupt change has still opened the door for increased security risks. A report released Monday by security provider Tanium…