VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Data breaches, cyberattacks and misuse of personal information are severe threats challenging the privacy of customer’s data, they can not only damage a company’s reputation but can also lead to heavy fines if compromised. This was part of its broader aim to strengthen data protection and privacy for individuals within the EU.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Facebook could get hit with a massive EU fine by a European Union privacy watchdog after the company announced on Friday (Sept 28) it had suffered a Facebook data breach that compromised the accounts of more than 50 million users. billion if regulators find the company violated the bloc’s strict new data privacy law.

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JULY 24, 2020

. “We are not aware of any data breach at this time,” an Instacart spokesperson told BuzzFeed News. “We We take data protection and privacy very seriously. Outside of the Instacart platform, attackers may target individuals using phishing or credential stuffing techniques.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

So far this year (and there’s still one more day), Verizon reported that there have been 2,216 confirmed data breaches across 65 countries. Even more disturbing, perhaps, is that 68 percent of those breaches took months for the breached companies to discover. The breach was believed to have seen 5 million cards compromised.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The Radisson Hotel Group suffered a data breach that impacted its loyalty and rewards program customers, reported ZDNet. ZDNet noted Radisson Hotel Group said no financial data or passwords were impacted by the breach.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 3, 2024

A big part of the GDPR is protecting people’s privacy and data from unauthorized access. Weak or compromised passwords are often the weak link in an organization’s security chain, providing an easy entry point for cybercriminals. To do this, companies need a strong password policy.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2018

If the sure-thing principle can be believed, then last week’s Marriott breach of 500 million customer records won’t have much of an impact on the consumer’s decision to book a hotel room at a Marriott property for their next trip. In December of 2013, Target was breached. What’s Real and What’s Relevant. Until they did.

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VISTA InfoSec

JULY 19, 2024

Trusted platform module (TPM): A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a microcontroller chip that’s embedded in a computer to improve its security and privacy. Performance and reliability When well-designed, PCBs help network security appliances continue working well without compromising their speed and reliability.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

MENA nations’ original rules involved data privacy, but they were focused on developing the open banking ecosystem and allowing information to move freely. The following Deep Dive analyzes how the pandemic has affected open banking and privacy regulations — especially in the MENA region — and implicated future regulations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Eric Chiu, cofounder and president of HyTrust , joined this week’s Hacker Tracker to share insights on the SEC examining the Yahoo breaches, why a selfie app may cause more harm than good and how the U.S. Yahoo disclosed a breach of 500 million users’ data in Sept. 2013 had compromised even more user data.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Facebook-owned Instagram reportedly is testing a new privacy setting that could lead to more targeted ads directed at consumers. The new privacy setting would enable Instagram to share users’ location history with Facebook. Facebook, meanwhile, is dealing with more questions and concerns about security and data. It faces a $1.63

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

This goes beyond current methods of managing sensitive information for individuals and organizations, ensuring data recovery without compromising privacy. “We Amidst rising regulatory pressures such as GDPR and high-profile breaches affecting millions globally, companies are searching for reliable solutions for data protection.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And except when you’re the first retailer to get rung up under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). 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.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The potentially compromised data had been stored on an Amazon S3 storage service and was collected by Bongo International, which FedEx had acquired in 2014. According to news from Reuters, the server that was made visible contained more than 119,000 scanned documents from U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Multiple lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed in Philadelphia over a data breach at Wawa convenience stores, which affected 850 locations along the East Coast of the U.S., Wawa recently came forward with information that it found malware on its payment processing servers, and that it stopped the breach on Dec.

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Segpay

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Privacy-Friendly Cryptographic Security in Compliance with the Law Resistance to traditional ID-based age verification is growing. While user ID-based methods remain effective and compliant, they are often seen as invasive and raise privacy concerns. These solutions aim to balance security, user-friendliness, and privacy protection.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus over a 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 of the retailer’s stores. The states’ investigations determined that around 370,000 payment cards were breached, including 8,323 associated with consumers in the state of Maryland.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

The first class action lawsuit against Exactis has been filed in response to the company’s massive data breach that exposed the private information of more than 200 million U.S. The marketing and data aggregation firm was the subject of a data breach in which customer information ended up on the internet for hackers or anyone else to view.

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Segpay

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Whether we are setting up a new bank account, making a purchase online, or accessing government services, confirming who we are in the virtual space is crucial to ensuring our security, the protection of our privacy, and the improvement of our user experience. Regulatory compliance is crucial in ensuring data privacy.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 17, 2024

7 trends that will shape the fraud and identity landscape in 2024 by LexisNexis Risk Solutions By combining real personal data leaked from breaches with AI-fabricated information, fraudsters can rapidly generate fake but credible identities. This shift offers convenience but raises questions about data privacy and control.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

27) for the data breach in 2016 that impacted millions of users. The fines stem from a data breach in 2016 in which the names, mobile phone numbers and email addresses of 57 million users around the globe were compromised. At the time, no steps were taken to inform anyone affected by the breach , or to offer help and support.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2016

American Express has disclosed a data breach that occurred more than two years ago and is actively encouraging customers to monitor their accounts for fraudulent activity. The scope of the December 2013 breach remains undisclosed at this time. ” The third-party provider remains unnamed at this time.

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JULY 24, 2020

In a post on its website, Instacart said its investigation concluded the San Francisco-based company was not compromised. It appears that third-party bad actors were able to use usernames and passwords that were compromised in previous data breaches of other websites and apps to login to some Instacart accounts,” Instacart wrote. “In

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And except when you’re the first retailer to get rung up under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). 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.

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Fintech News

MARCH 10, 2024

From compromised financial data to stolen identities, a single breach can shatter user trust and cripple business operations. By building mobile apps on a secure cloud foundation, banks can deploy apps without compromising security. However, a challenge presents itself: the ever-evolving threat to mobile app security.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Alexis Alexander , chief legal and compliance officer, Liberis explores how to employ a considered and educational approach to data privacy including traditional practices, while also accepting that there are additional considerations when it comes to embedded finance. One area to consider carefully is data privacy.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Synchrony Financial said a message was erroneously sent to customers about an Amazon.com card and that a data breach had not occurred, according to a report by Reuters. We have confirmed none of your personal data was compromised,” the financial services company said in an email to customers. On Monday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Approximately 34 percent said that they felt biometrics offered improved security over passwords, a fact that is backed up by the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, which found that 80 percent of data breaches can be traced to compromised or weak passwords.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

Privacy is the new currency in a time when browsing the internet can be a lot like walking through a crime-ridden neighborhood. Besides identity theft, malware and viruses, there are phishing scams, data breaches and other unknown issues that can compromise computers and daily life.

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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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Segpay

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, pressing concerns about privacy and fraud by cybercriminal networks must be addressed. However, this also brings up critical concerns about privacy, which we will explore later. This multi-modal approach ensures that even if one fingerprint is compromised, the system is still secure.

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VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Trusted platform module (TPM): A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a microcontroller chip that’s embedded in a computer to improve its security and privacy. Performance and reliability When well-designed, PCBs help network security appliances continue working well without compromising their speed and reliability.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2018

district court in San Jose, California, ruled late last week that most of a lawsuit concerning Yahoo’s data breach, which exposed 3 billion users’ personal data, can proceed. to get the claims tossed out, including allegations of negligence and breach of contract. According to news from Reuters , U.S. Back in Oct.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2016

“We want to use the event to promote a regular exchange of passwords,” Telekom data privacy head Thomas Kremer explained in a German statement. It was reported that the login credentials of more than 32 million Twitter users were compromised. “A regular password changes to protect against abuse.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

The British company knew of the data breach around November 2018, but only now went public with the details, a person familiar with the matter told WSJ. The data breach mostly affected students in the U.S., The data breach mostly affected students in the U.S., The cyberattack was reported to Pearson by the FBI in March.

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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. “We Macy’s is just the latest retailer to be hit with a data breach.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

The breaches happen when a site sends an email to confirm a booking. When reached by Symantec about the problem, a quarter of data privacy officers at the sites didn’t reply about the issue, and the ones that did took about ten days to get back, Wueest said. The law has stringent rules on how to deal with breached data.

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