Cybercrime / Privacy

Seagate allows security certificate to expire, breaking mobile tool and raising other questions

Consumers around the world trust data storage company Seagate to keep their information safe, but the firm this week apparently allowed one of its website security certificates to lapse. The expiration means some Seagate backup functions currently don’t work. It also calls into question the firm’s business practices, according to [Keep reading]

Gotchas / Consumer

Pawn shop chain drops payday lending business after investigation of in-person debt collection visits

A short-term, high-cost lender that tried to collect debts by in-person visits at borrowers’ homes and workplaces has ceased dealing in payday loans, and about 200,000 consumers will get refunds or debt collection relief, federal regulators said Wednesday. Austin-based EZCORP is accused of potentially revealing details about consumers’ debts to third parties during [Keep reading]