PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Whether it’s been the leaked emails of a major political candidate, massive security breaches from major companies like Yahoo and Dropbox or even the hacking of a U.S. bank regulator, information security has been a recurring headline in 2016. They’ve gotten everyone on that list.”. A more promising future.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In the wake of the massive data breach at Equifax , the embattled credit scoring company announced that the Chief Information Officer, David Webb, and the chief security officer, Susan Mauldin, will both retire. These moves come after the company disclosed a major data breach in which 143 million U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2018

After Macy’s cyber tools detected suspicious logins on June 11, the retailer is warning customers about a data breach. While Macy’s blocked the profiles that it believes to have been compromised, the retailer is asking customers to “remain vigilant.” The company also revealed that the Social Security numbers of U.S.

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Nanonets

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a cyber threat that exploits the vulnerabilities of email communication. Perpetrators impersonate trusted entities, such as executives or vendors, employing social engineering techniques to coerce employees into compromising actions. What is Business Email Compromise (BEC)?

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Fintech News

MAY 8, 2024

Visa reports that 33% of accounts targeted by enumeration attacks experience fraud within five days of the breach. With the VAAI Score, our clients now have access to real-time risk scoring that can help detect the likelihood of an enumeration attack so issuers can make more informed decisions on when to block a transaction.”

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Seon

JUNE 15, 2023

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks can be a major risk to businesses’ finances and reputations. Let’s look at what business email compromise attacks are and explore some of the many ways you can combat them. What Is a Business Email Compromise Attack? Reported losses in 2020 exceeded $4.2

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2018

Another retailer has been hit with a data breach. The data breach impacted one-half of one-percent of customers who were registered on Macys.com or Bloomingdales.com, spokeswoman Blair Rosenberg said Tuesday (July 10), according to Bloomberg. Macy’s is just the latest retailer to be hit with a data breach.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2016

has become the latest federal system impacted by a major data breach. In an internal FDIC document obtained by The Washington Post , it was revealed that the data of 44,000 FDIC customers was breached by an employee who left the agency in February. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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The Payments Association

DECEMBER 9, 2024

However, as payment services rely more heavily on these AI technologies, they face a growing challenge: how to harness the power of LLMs without compromising data privacy. Payment data is inherently vulnerable because its compromise can have significant financial and personal consequences for consumers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The FBI has contacted some of the utilities, and provided information so that they can scan their computer networks to see if firewalls have been breached. Of the 11 utilities named, none said that they were breached, but about half said they had been warned by the FBI. He added that the company now blocks emails from Hong Kong. “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

Well… Macy’s Systems Breached. As Queen famously sang, another one bites the dust — or as modified for the modern era, another one bites the breach. Suspicious activity was first observed on June 11 and profiles were officially blocked on June 12. So, where were the high and low points?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

1, the first-class action lawsuit alleging data breaches under the CCPA was filed on Feb 5. The complaint accuses Salesforce of allowing the site to be infected with malware, which is the prime suspect for the data breach. The California law is more specific and more punitive for breaches.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

New lab comes equipped with a Faraday cage, a shielded room that blocks external signals to prevent outside interference of devices, which could easily hamper an ongoing criminal investigation. More recently, data breaches reportedly went up 15 percent year over year with 424 million compromised data files (and this was before the Yahoo!

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

“The FBI has obtained unspecified reporting, indicating cybercriminals are planning to conduct a global Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cash-out scheme in the coming days, likely associated with an unknown card issuer breach and commonly referred to as an ‘unlimited operation,’” the letter read, according to the report.

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Exact Payments

JULY 1, 2024

By Jeremy Smillie, VP of DevSecOps at Exact Payments In an era where data breaches are not just threats but realities, protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is more crucial than ever. Even if a server’s key is compromised, past communications remain secure because the session keys cannot be retroactively decrypted.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

Here are some examples of restaurants and retailers that have bounced back from mobile data breaches and what they are doing to ensure security. Chipotle is on the route to recovery after suffering setbacks due to food safety concerns, falling sales – oh, and an April data breach. Chipotle . Hacks aren’t exclusive to the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

1, the first-class action lawsuit alleging data breaches under the CCPA was filed on Feb 5. The complaint accuses Salesforce of allowing the site to be infected with malware, which is the prime suspect for the data breach. The California law is more specific and more punitive for breaches.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

The research also noted a 40 percent increase compared to February in the number of blocked attempts to guide users to phishing websites for one of the most-visited gaming platforms. . The following Deep Dive examines how fraudsters’ schemes target gamers as well as how data breaches enable bad actors to commit account takeover (ATO) fraud.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Bank heists and data breaches saw no shortage in 2016, and corporates large and small could no longer avoid the risk of a cyberattack. 2017 will see a continued rise in cybersecurity threats particularly around business email compromise , ransomware and malicious insiders. In addition, the battlefield is evolving.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

But the rise of online commerce and the years of online data breaches that have become an almost daily occurrence mean there is a massive amount of compromised payment and account data that fraudsters can use to perpetrate their activities on an even larger scale. How Times — And Priorities — Have Changed.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

It’s no wonder this trend has emerged, especially with the onslaught of data breaches in recent years that have made compromised payment data more accessible than ever before.

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Finovate

AUGUST 28, 2024

With the backing of an expansive data consortium of 5,000+ financial institutions, the platform also enables banks and financial institutions to block merchants deemed “high risk” and limit the potential damage from major data breaches.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

But Cagnoni noted that while a shimmer attack can be successful, it requires a lot of manual work, making its effectiveness limited by the number of actual users of the compromised POS or ATM. In one of the latest payment card data breaches reported affecting the hotel industry, InterContinental Hotels Group confirmed 12 of its U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

Compromised credentials are one of the most common causes of security breaches. While Google automatically blocks the majority of unauthorized sign-in attempts, adding 2-Step Verification (2SV) considerably improves account security.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2018

For example, Facebook recently disclosed that an unprecedented data breach, discovered on September 25, exposed the social media accounts of up to 90 million users — including login credentials — effectively compromising access to any site that lets users log in with their Facebook account.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The user either approves or blocks access by tapping either “Accept” or “Reject.” The deal with Equifax comes of the heels of the credit scoring company suffering a massive data breach in 2017 that resulted in more than 145.5 million customers’ personally identifiable information being compromised.

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Stax

JANUARY 15, 2024

To put it simply, it’s a matter of compromise. Implement geo-blocking measures, i.e., blocking or limiting payment transactions from regions or countries where surcharging is prohibited by local regulations. It helps protect against security breaches and enhance consumer confidence. Consumers pay more for the convenience.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

News earlier this month that compromises at ATMs (read: fraud) were at the highest levels in 2015 than had been seen in years (according to FICO) brings back some concerns over how strong security is, or isn’t, at the point of cash dispensing. The sketchy-looking wires and mirrors that tipped you off to possible financial shenanigans?

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Stax

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This encryption turns data into an unreadable format to prevent fraud and security breaches. The Benefits of Merchant Services for Small Businesses Payment complexities can be a stumbling block for thriving SMBs. Decide how much youre willing to spend per transaction to avoid compromising your budget. eCommerce tech stack.

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FICO

APRIL 16, 2019

Stopping Fraud - Card Block Strategies. More than 50 percent of APAC banks continue to simply block cards on the first fraud alert, a rate that remains unchanged from the 2017 survey. of compromised records worldwide. Read our other survey from this event: Asian Money Laundering Scandals: Banks Fear A Large Breach.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2016

Even before the hacking was publicly reported, the Fed reportedly blocked $850 million in transactions (30 transactions) because they lacked the necessary credentials. The details of the breach that have been reported indicate that $81 million was taken from the New York Fed and stashed into a Philippines personal bank account.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2016

The details of the breach that have been reported indicate that $81 million was taken from the New York Fed and stashed into a Philippines personal bank account. The Fed announced it is working with Bangladesh to investigate the matter, but did confirm that its security systems have not been compromised.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Any company seen as recklessly harvesting, storing, manipulating or selling their consumer data — to saying nothing of suffering a data breach — is promised bad PR. “If Yet, it is a way, Koch emphasized, to set the innovative and creative data monetization strategies without fear of data compromise. Starting Small.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

If anyone is going to make a fortune around you, they will make it online, and they will make it by compromising your identity.”. As an example, take the common annoyance of having a transaction blocked — maybe at an ATM in a foreign country or when trying to buy an expensive item from a big-box merchant.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Thirty years later, I find their tagline a rather fitting metaphor for the Equifax data breach and the flurry of headlines made by everyone who now wants to take them — and their two credit reporting agency compadres, Experian and TransUnion — out to the regulatory woodshed. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D – Mass.)

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Exact Payments

JANUARY 4, 2024

Adhering to these guidelines is essential for businesses to ensure the safe handling of credit card data, helping to minimize the risk of fraud and security breaches. Network hardware and software, like routers and firewalls, often come with pre-set credentials, making it easy for cybercriminals to breach your network’s security.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2016

When details emerged last month of SWIFT’s software compromise , it signaled, to some, the likely start of a spree of hacking attempts. There’s one type of payments fraud in particular that comes to mind, said Wilhelm, when considering some of the cyberthreats banks already have trouble dealing with today: the business email compromise. “It

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