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Rumor: Apple begins Apple Pay training for employees

With the launch of Apple Pay likely only days away, Apple has begun Apple Pay training programs for its own group of retail store employees and by working with retailers to prepare for the debut later this month. According to 9to5Mac, training materials, shared by a reliable source, for the Apple Pay launch at Apple […]

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Banks sign off on upcoming Apple Pay payment system, approve of token-centered security protocols

For what it’s worth, the banks seem to feel good about Apple’s upcoming Apple Pay system. Per MacRumors and The Daily Dot, Apple Pay, which will be centered around tokens, or unique Device Account Numbers, to replace card numbers and transactions are verified through both one-time use security codes and Touch ID, has gotten the […]

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Security firms weigh in on Adobe breach, cite 38 million+ user IDs stolen

You’re probably going to want to change your Adobe login and password. Per Macworld and Krebs on Security, the security breach reported earlier this month at Adobe is turning out to be much more widespread than the company first let on. At least 38 million users have been affected by the early October incident. When […]

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Adobe announces security breach, says 2.9 million customer accounts, encrypted credit and debit card data stolen

You might want to check in with Adobe on this… Per AppleInsider, Adobe on Thursday confirmed that malicious parties had compromised its networks and potentially gleaned credit card and other personal information from the accounts of nearly three million users. The company revealed the breach in a post to its official blog. Adobe’s security team […]

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Verizon to tack on $2/month fee for users not using autopay system

You may not like this. Per Droid Life, a leaked memo shows that Verizon Wireless will soon be charging customers US$2 for every month they aren’t using the company’s autopay/autodraft system. The leaked memo details what has to be done with the policy change since the carrier boosted its early termination fee for “advanced devices.” […]