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Rakuten Sends Cashback Emails To Customers In Error Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten had sent email notifications yesterday to many of its customers congratulating them on newly earned cashback. Today, they took their words (and the cash) back, informing the customers the communication had been sent in error. Periodic cashback emails from Rakuten Rewards, formerly Ebates, are frequently sent to customers
ModPipe Malware Decrypts Oracle Point-of-Sale Database Passwords Security researchers have discovered a new malware geared with modules that target Oracle Micros Hospitality RES 3700 point-of-sale systems, one of the most widely used management software in the hospitality industry. Named ModPipe, the malware is a modular backdoor that can steal the passwords for the PoS system
Singapore Wants To Attract More Talent; Launching New Work Visa Called Tech.Pass Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) has announced plans to launch a new work visa to attract more high calibre talent into the country. Known as the Tech.Pass, the focus of this new visa is to attract founders, leaders, and technical experts to develop the country’s technology ecosystem.
Since the Personal Data Protection Act’s passing in 2012 (PDPA), it has not been amended yet, with only its Data Protection Provisions and Do Not Call (“DNC”) Provisions taking effect on 2 January 2014 and 2 July 2014 respectively. However, the accelerating growth of technological and business landscape in Singapore (e.g. IoT, Artificial Intelligence, and