Tag archive: Citigroup

Amazon may release a phone sometime in 2012, reports Peter Kafka at AllThingsD. The rumor comes via Citigroup's research department, which has received information from Asian component suppliers. “Based on our supply chain channel checks in Asia led by Kevin Chang, Citi’s Taipei-based hardware research analyst, we believe an Amazon Smartphone will be launched in 4Q12,” writes Citigroup analyst Mark Maheney. “Based on our… Read More

In retaliation for the arrest of protesters who tried to close their Citibank accounts, hackers sympathetic to the Occupy Wall Street movement have released personal information about Citigroup Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit. Data, including cell and office phone numbers, an email address, two home addresses, legal and financial information and information about Pandit's family, were all posted online by members of a hacker group… Read More

Hackers have successfully infiltrated the servers of Citigroup and stolen bank card data of more than 200,000, reports Reuters. The bank admitted to the breach in a report today from the Financial Times, but the hack apparently took place early last month. The server break-in reportedly gave the hackers access to account numbers, customer names and contact information. Other vital information, like birthdays, social security numbers, card… Read More

As expected, the security breach of online marketing giant Epsilon has grown from a PR disaster to a full-blow catastrophe — and could escalate further, with the data security of millions of US customers possibly at risk. On Friday, Epsilon, which provides email marketing services for more than 2,500 clients, announced that its databases had been infiltrated by an “unauthorized third-party,” and that customer names and email… Read More

Near field communication is one of those up-and-coming “science fiction made real” concepts that promises to add yet another level of functionality to your smartphone in the form of a digital wallet. Essentially, you bring your NFC-equipped phone along on a shopping trip and use it as a sort of credit card. Google's Nexus S is one of the handful of phones already set up with NFC functionality and, as we learned earlier this… Read More

It's not a great start to the weekend for the folks at RIM. Things didn't start well this morning, what with losing Dell’s 25,000 employee users to the Windows Phone 7 Venue Pro. And now news is breaking that Bank of America and Citigroup corporate employees may also be jumping ship and heading for the iPhone. The primary reason both companies have remained with BlackBerry has been the smartphone’s security and convenient e-mail… Read More

Well, technically it's not Citigroup's fault. According to the company, UPS lost the backup tapes which held information for 1.9 million Citigroup customers while shipping them to a credit Bureau in Texas. The tapes also contain information for about 50,000 closed customer accounts. Citibank claims customer accounts are safe because they require direct approval by the customer, but what about your credit information, social security… Read More