PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The FBI is investigating a hacking campaign that targeted more than a dozen U.S. 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. He added that the company now blocks emails from Hong Kong. “We

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning to banks that cybercriminals are gearing up to launch a choreographed global scam, known as the “ATM cashout,” in which the bad guys hack a bank or payment card processor to make cloned cards that they can use to withdraw money from ATMs around the globe.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

million, and it isn’t clear whether private customer data was compromised by the attack. A CWT representative told the news service: “While the investigation is at an early stage, we have no indication that personally identifiable information/customer and traveler information has been compromised.”

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FICO

JANUARY 10, 2023

They were able to identify attempts to uncover CVVs on the cards they had issued and could therefore have those cards blocked and reissued. As Debbie Cobb explained, card skimming is big business; the FBI estimates that “skimming costs financial institutions and consumers more than $1 billion each year.” Source: KTVU Fox 2 .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

If the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is right, a whole other bad idea is about to be unleashed upon our collective bank accounts. Krebs on Security cited a confidential alert that the FBI sent to banks late last week, saying that millions of dollars can be stolen in only a few hours.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

And, if the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is right – a whole other bad new idea is about to be unleashed up our collective bank accounts. According to a Krebs on Security report, citing a confidential alert the FBI sent to banks late last week, millions of dollars can be stolen in only a few hours.

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FBI Zelle Credit Cards ATM 40

PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

If the Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam isn’t on the radar of every corporate finance executive, it certainly should be. “We discovered counterfeit checks and ACH debit fraud on an account that did not have Positive Payee feature or ACH debit block because of the urgency to open account,” one survey respondent recalled.

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