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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #14 [Eyes on the Prize] How Crafty Cons Attempted a 36 Million Vendor Email Heist

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The FBI says fraudsters are particularly interested in stealing construction materials, agricultural supplies, computer technology hardware and solar energy products. While BEC attacks are typically associated with stealing money, criminals can use the same social engineering tactics to hijack deliveries of valuable materials. and Monika L.

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Predictions 2014: A Difficult Year To See

John Battelle's Searchblog

This post marks the 10th edition of my annual predictions – it’s quite possibly the only thing I’ve consistently done for a decade in my life (besides this site, of course, which is going into its 12th year).

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If-Then and Antiquities of the Future

John Battelle's Searchblog

Of course, it was this approach we took in the early years of Wired magazine. And of course, I’d have noticed the new gadget just released called the mobile phone, and probably declared that important as well. Our agricultural practices and policies? Our insurance industries? Our life expectancies?

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If-Then and Antiquities of the Future

John Battelle's Searchblog

Of course, it was this approach we took in the early years of Wired magazine. And of course, I’d have noticed the new gadget just released called the mobile phone, and probably declared that important as well. Our agricultural practices and policies? Our insurance industries? Our life expectancies?