PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

“The malware uses the bitcoin blockchain to update, meaning it can continue running even if a device’s antivirus software blocks its connection to servers run by the hackers,” reported Forbes. Security intelligence blog Trend Micro disclosed the hijacking and the malware, which is known as Glupteba and was first discovered at the end of 2018.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Police in Finland said as many as 40,000 patients of the clinic could have had their data exposed in breaches in 2018 and 2019. Numerous patients received ransom demands from the hackers, who asked for bitcoin in exchange for privacy. The clinic is a subcontractor for the country’s healthcare system and has clinics all over Finland.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In late 2018, Daniel Therrien, Canada’s federal privacy commissioner — a job that spans larger issues of digital privacy, among other topics — warned consumers in the country to use cash, not cards, to buy their recreational pot. Cannabis is illegal in most jurisdictions outside of Canada. “If

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2018

In fact, all of FAMGA are patenting data security inventions and are hiring to boost their privacy and security functions. In turn, these companies are trying to find new ways to target users (and increase their bottom line) while also protecting users’ privacy. The Future of Data Security.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

These pieces of legislation introduced new rules about how companies and entities address issues of accountability, documentation, privacy reviews and design, and also impose high fines for non-compliance. They should also block access to unauthorized or fraudulent third-parties, provided they have evidence of an illegitimate transaction.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Symantec reports that in the last year or so it has blocked over 3.7 There are no hard figures quantifying how much consumer data privacy has been lost — or what the financial damages associated with formjacking are — though Symantec estimates that the new technique current is affecting 4,800 websites per month.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The PYMNTS’ Order To Eat Tracker found that the volume of mobile app orders soared 130 percent from 2016 to 2018, and the overall mobile order market value is set to reach $38 billion by 2020. There’s no question that consumers are increasingly using mobile apps to order food. Voice Ordering: The Next Fraud Frontier?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Privacy Advocates Fear Google Will Mine Fitbit’s Health Data. billion Fitbit deal is sparking privacy concerns that the search company will mine the health data of the 27 million people who tap into the fitness tracking device. Politicians, as well as privacy advocates, have asked regulators to block the deal.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

trillion) in 2018 alone, and growing at double digits into the current year. There’s a relatively new wrinkle, too, as Europe has mandated new data privacy processes in the wake of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Top markets include Japan, the United States and Korea.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

As a result, stablecoins enjoy the many benefits of being a cryptocurrency (transparency, security, privacy, etc.) News coverage of stablecoins has continued to grow since taking off in 2018. By 2018, that same order cost $82M — all as a result of bitcoin’s drastic change in price. Source: Quartz.

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FICO

JULY 30, 2018

At our recent FICO World 2018 conference, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel discussion on “Cyber Risk, Cyber Ratings and Cyber Risk Transfer.” Sacha is a renowned researcher, working on empirical policy research in the areas of privacy and security. It’s destroying logic,” said Josh.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Less than perfect timing to announce one’s entrance into a race where everyone is always leveling up — and then proceeding to make headlines for big blocking and tackling errors like payments processing blinking out not once, but twice, in the same 48-hour period. Bitcoin Booms — Thanks to Facebook’s Libra. So what did we learn this week?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

Between 2018’s fourth quarter and 2019’s first, the average cost of a ransomware attack spiked by a whopping 89 percent to $12,762. As a result, the DOJ, for the first time , placed information about digital currency wallets on its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) and Blocked Persons list. Shaping Regulations.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

While the 2016 election came with accusations that Facebook was ground zero for fake news and Russian troll tomfoolery, the 2018 election seemed to bring forth a new and far more proactive Facebook when it came to policing political content on the platform.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 9, 2024

The two organisations will explore how different country-based policies related to identity management, verification, security, data privacy innovation and approaches to digital identity assurance can be compared and analysed so that more rapid progress can be made towards global digital ID interoperability.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2018

The data breach occurred between April 26 and June 10, with the company detecting suspicious activity on June 11 and blocking the profiles in question on June 12. While personal data including birthdates may have been accessed, the retailer said that social security numbers were not.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

It is a social media platform built from the ground up with a foundational concern for their safety and privacy when interacting online. Squad makes it easy to block unwanted company and report inappropriate behavior. For example, Prime Video subscribers made up 35 percent of HBO Now subscribers at the end of 2018.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

European countries that have not implemented PSD2 or some form of open banking have been an object of curiosity for the banking world since the regulation took effect in 2018. Turkey’s close relationship with the EU also meant the country’s regulators were familiar with the regulation’s stumbling blocks and could better plan to avoid them.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

million in Series A funding for its bank, which is slated to be offered in beta in early 2018. Data privacy and security. Instead, we’re uploading the list to your Jiko, and your Jiko will decide whether or not you’re on the list and, if so, potentially block you from transacting. Guarding privacy and getting paid.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

It is reported to result from a 3(R)-2(D) decision by commissioners after determining that the user data issues related to the 2018 Cambridge Analytica breach violated the 2012 consent decree Facebook entered into with the FTC. In fact, according to eMarketer , only 25 percent of all internet users block ads. Trust, but Adjust.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 24, 2018

The Seattle-based giant also opened its cashier-less Amazon Go store to the public in January 2018, after reported delays. Amazon Go, a cashier-free automated checkout store, opened to the public in Seattle, WA in January 2018. Notably, Amazon paid $13.7B to acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods last summer.

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CB Insights

MAY 3, 2018

” REsearch briefing: Cyber defenders in 2018. Countries including Egypt, Brazil, and Mexico all have general elections in 2018, and in the US, 2018 midterm elections are around the corner. You’ll learn about cybersecurity trends to watch and high-momentum startups with the potential to shape the future of security.

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CB Insights

JUNE 7, 2018

The topic is certainly catching media attention, with 2018 seeing a drastic uptick in “psychographics” mentions across news outlets, largely because of the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal. Or is it merely the standard operating procedure for today’s savviest advertisers? Does it even work?

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