19th & 22nd

  PayPal is in late-stage talks to acquire Pinterest https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/pinterest-shares-soar-following-report-paypal-may-buy-it.html SOURCE:  Jessica Bursztynsky & Kate Rooney, CNBC Suspected Chinese hackers behind attacks on ten Israeli hospitals https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/suspected-chinese-hackers-behind-attacks-on-ten-israeli-hospitals/ SOURCE:  Bill Toulas, Bleeping Computer

  CaptureRx Data Breach Impacts Healthcare Providers https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/capturerx-data-breach-impacts/ SOURCE:  Sarah Coble, Info Security Magazine  Twitter Tip Jar may expose PayPal address, sparks privacy concerns https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/twitter-tip-jar-may-expose-paypal-address-sparks-privacy-concerns/ SOURCE:  Ax Sharma, Bleeping Computer 

  Don’t be fooled by these insidious Instagram DM phishing scams https://bgr.com/2021/03/29/instagram-scams-copyright-dm-fake-links-security/ SOURCE:  Jacob Siegal, BGR  PayPal launches crypto checkout service https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/paypal-launches-crypto-checkout-service.html SOURCE:  Reuters  (via CNBC)

  Walgreens, CVS beef up protections against threat of 'bot' attacks on vaccine program https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-scalpers-focus/walgreens-cvs-beef-up-protections-against-threat-of-bot-attacks-on-vaccine-program-idUSKBN2A524S SOURCE:  Melissa Fares, Richa Naidu, Lisa Baertlein - Reuters PayPal Says It's Cooperating With CFPB Investigation Into Venmo https://www.thestreet.com/investing/paypal-cooperating-cfpb-investigation-into-venmo SOURCE:  Tony Owusu, The Street

 I plan to check out PayPal's new platform -- and, I hope this news about Tyson Foods employees is not true...if it is, they all need to be fired.  PayPal's version of GoFundMe is called Generosity Network https://mashable.com/article/paypal-generosity-network/ SOURCE:  Stan Schroeder, Mashable  Tyson Foods Accused Of Betting Money On How Many Workers Would Contract COVID-19 https://www.aol.com/tyson-foods-accused-betting-money-043916425.html SOURCE:  Sanjana Karanth, HuffPost  (via AOL News)

More cybersecurity and investment news...  FBI probes string of recent ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare-cyber-idUSKBN27D35U SOURCE:  Christopher Bing, Reuters PayPal will put $50 million into Black- and Latino-led investment firms. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/business/paypal-will-put-50-million-into-black-and-latino-led-investment-firms.html SOURCE:  Michael J. de la Merced, The New York Times