PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

In a week that saw possible data breaches at Delta , Kmart and Sears , Best Buy joins the parade of victimized firms. Data pilfered may have spanned names, credit card details and other important bits of personally identifiable information. ai discovered malware in its software that was collecting payment data last October.

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Breach Law Enforcement Data Breach AI 60

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The panel’s standards apply to all entities that accept credit or debit card payments and are intended to ensure that these organizations are working to reduce their risks of security breaches and to minimize the damage of attacks that slip through their defenses.

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Data Breach Breach PCI DSS Compliance 82

The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

As digital assets continue to gain traction, payment networks must evolve to accommodate rising transaction volumes, evolving regulatory frameworks, and the growing demand for real-time settlement. This approach is time-consuming, inefficient, and highly prone to errors.

Cross-Border 88

Cross-Border Reconciliation Compliance Payments 88

The Payments Association

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This intersection of data privacy and AI is a critical conversation in the payments industry due to the highly sensitive and personal nature of the data involved, FScom Senior Manager Anna Sweeney explains. Another risk lies in the use of AI to generate synthetic data for training security systems.

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Privacy Payment Security AI Security 88

PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Now, that data has appeared for sale on the dark web, according to reports. Hackers breached Volusion servers and inserted malicious JavaScript code, which made its way onto customer store websites, where it recorded payment card details when they were entered into checkout forms.

Payments Data 62

Payments Data Breach Data Breach Compromise 62

Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Amid a series of breaches, banks and payment services companies would be far better served by building solutions and programs that work toward instilling consumer confidence, instead of creating situations that continually erode trust, writes Madeline Aufseeser, CEO of Tender Armor.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2018

11 may be involved in the breach. Affected information might have included names, payment card numbers, expiration dates and security codes. Based on National Stores’ investigation, the company believes customers who used their credit cards at its locations between July 16 and Dec.

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Point-of-Sale (POS) Payments Data Cybersecurity Breach 55

Stax

MARCH 6, 2025

The system generates a one-time encrypted code for each transaction, preventing fraudsters from stealing payment data. This is why 90% of shoppers still prefer contactless payments post-pandemic. An active device scans a passive NFC tag to retrieve and process payment data. Read/write technology. Card emulation.

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Contactless Payments Online and Mobile Banking Encryption CHIPS 88

Payments Source

JUNE 2, 2019

Companies must be more prepared to defend user data from malicious outsiders, or suffer the consequences of lawsuits, sanctions from data privacy laws, decreased user trust, tarnished brand reputation, damaged investor relations and more, writes Ben Goodman, vice president of global strategy and innovation at ForgeRock.

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Payments Data Privacy Laws Payments 92

Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

With tokenization, cybercriminals cannot see actual card numbers to steal when payments are processed online or through wireless networks. Instead, the sensitive payment data is safe and sound in a secure token vault where it cannot be accessed. Encryption protects sensitive data by encoding it before sending it out.

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PCI DSS Encryption Data Breach Credit Cards 88

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

2) that it had been the victim of a malware attack that almost stole customers’ payment data. restaurant chain Landry’s announced on Thursday (Jan.

Payments Data 52

Payments Data Law Enforcement Credit Cards Payments 52

Stax

APRIL 3, 2025

The solution should implement the following data security measures: PCI compliance – The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a payment data handling regulation designed to keep cardholder data safe. This protects sensitive payment data from interception by cybercriminals.

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Payment Solutions Payment APIs and Integration Payment Gateways Gateways 88

The Paypers

MARCH 6, 2018

(The Paypers) Nippon Ichi Software, a Japanese gaming developer, has revealed its American arm, NIS America , has suffered a data breach compromising financial data of online customers.

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Data Breach Compromise Breach Payments Data 31

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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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

As retailers look to bring payments in-house, there are various approaches to consider, writes André Stoorvogel, director of product marketing for payments at Rambus.

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Breach Product Payments Data Breach 65

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2017

7, the media has been abuzz over the security breach at credit scoring company Equifax and the vast number of consequences the incident set in motion, from the resignation of the company’s CEO to lawsuits filed by state Attorneys General across the U.S. Since Sept. Yahoo Litigation Moves Forward.

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Cybersecurity Breach Point-of-Sale (POS) Authentication 76

VISTA InfoSec

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

So, whether you are a SaaS business owner, compliance officer, or anyone responsible for safeguarding customer payment data, this article will help you understand why PCI DSS compliance is important, key PCI DSS requirements for SaaS platforms, and actionable steps to ensure full PCI DSS adherence. and 10.2 ).

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PCI DSS Compliance Encryption Audit 130

VISTA InfoSec

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

So, whether you are a SaaS business owner, compliance officer, or anyone responsible for safeguarding customer payment data, this article will help you understand why PCI DSS compliance is important, key PCI DSS requirements for SaaS platforms, and actionable steps to ensure full PCI DSS adherence. and 10.2 ).

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PCI DSS Compliance Encryption Audit 130

The Paypers

JUNE 28, 2018

(The Paypers) Ticketmaster, an online retailer of event tickets, has notified UK customers of a data breach where payment details of tens of thousands of users may have been compromised.

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Data Breach Breach Payments Data Compromise 28

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

500 million: The number of customer records reportedly breached at Marriott. 40 million: The approximate number of credit cards that were hacked in a Target breach in 2013. And Tiffany & Co. ’s percent: The share of brands that pick New York as the location for their first pop-up shops.

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Breach Data Breach Consumer Fraud Detection 40

Payments Source

JUNE 19, 2018

The Dixons Carphone hack shows again that merchants and payment companies need to do more to make data unattractive to thieves, according to Robert Capps, vice president of NuData Security, a Mastercard Company.

Payments Data 62

Payments Data Visa Payments Security 62

FICO

AUGUST 6, 2018

It is designed to drive fraud-focused AI innovation while providing a global perspective of fraud detection performance and limiting banks’ exposure to data breaches. The Falcon Intelligence Network is a unique asset in the evolution of digital payment fraud.

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Payments Data Non-Bank Fraud Detection Database 45

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

Open banking — a system in which banks allow third parties to freely access their data to develop new apps and services and provide bank customers with greater transparency — is accomplished with APIs that allow third parties to interface with bank systems and access data with minimal friction.

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B2B Payment APIs and Integration API Payments 111

EBizCharge

JANUARY 14, 2025

Data encryption is crucial for a payment gateway since it converts sensitive information, like credit card details, into a secure format to prevent unauthorized access during online payments. Strong encryption builds trust with customers and reduces the risk of data breaches.

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Payment Gateways Gateways Payment APIs and Integration Online and Mobile Banking 52

EBizCharge

APRIL 7, 2025

Luckily, EBizCharge users can have peace of mind knowing their payment data is securely housed and can be seamlessly and quickly integrated into Dynamics BC or another ERP system. Users can continue with their current payment processor without risking data loss or security breaches.

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Assessments Risk Processors Security 52

Fi911

MARCH 26, 2024

This system then generates a unique token that represents the customer’s original payment data. The intricacy of the algorithm ensures that each token is unique and cannot be reverse-engineered to reveal the actual payment details. It simplifies compliance with PCI-DSS requirements for merchants.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Payment tokenization is a subset of data tokenization where tokens replace confidential payment data such as customer credit card information. With payment tokenization, the actual credit card data isn’t stored thereby making digital payment transactions more secure.

Encryption 88

Encryption PCI DSS Data Security Origination 88

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Adobe is reportedly only paying $1 million over a lawsuit that has to deal with its data breach back in 2013 that put the payment records of around 38 million at risk. According to Krebs on Security , the $1 million goes to settle a lawsuit by 15 attorney generals stemming from that data breach.

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Data Breach Breach Compromise Encryption 62

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

The latest report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout finds a worrying trend: 2016 was a record year for data breaches, with businesses emerging as the largest target for hackers by far. Health care entities and government agencies, too, are at risk for their data security.

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Data Security Government Governance Data Breach 54

The Paypers

APRIL 17, 2017

(The Paypers) Celerant Technology has received PCI QIR Certification, ensuring that ensures every POS implementation complies with PCI DSS Compliance Standards to protect against payment data breaches.

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PCI DSS Breach Addressing Technology 28

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

As well, if lawmakers and regulators are taking aim at Google and Facebook, that indicates that smaller members of the digital food chain are fair game, too, if they suffer a breach that catches the public’s attention. The bigger you are, the more likely you are there,” Gula told PYMNTS. You just need two or three insiders.”.

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Cybersecurity Payments Privacy Breach 96

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Expertise in payment security and compliance Handling sensitive financial data requires robust security measures. PCI Compliance: Ensure the provider adheres to industry-standard security protocols and protects your customers’ payment data. How do you protect payment data? Phone, email, chat, etc.?

Payments 88

Payments PCI DSS Compliance Risk 88

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

However, with so much sensitive information being transferred with each transaction, the need to keep the data secure has never been greater. In the new Smarter Payments Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest efforts by banks and businesses to keep payments data secure from fraudsters, cybercriminals and other bad actors.

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Data Breach Faster Payments Payments Breach 66

PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Organizations are ramping up cybersecurity investments in response to the ever-climbing threat of data breaches and cyberattacks. But all the money in the world to secure an organization’s back office won’t necessarily help safeguard all company data.

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Data Breach Third Party Vendors Breach Cybersecurity 55

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

“PAAY provides strong authentication at the front door and Bluefin encrypts and tokenizes the data at the point of interaction on the web. Most online merchants rely solely on SSL/TLS to encrypt the data being sent from their websites. This leaves payment data vulnerable while inside the web page before it is transmitted.

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Transactions Security Encryption CCPA 93

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2016

No, you aren’t experiencing déjà vu all over again — as it turns out, that breach of over 500 million Yahoo accounts from 2014 announced in September was more the opening act than the main event. The good news — such as there is any in a billion account breach — is that it seems payment data did not manage to go out the door.

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Breach Online and Mobile Banking Data Breach Fed 63

PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Cloud services like AWS , Dropbox and Google Cloud store terabytes of users’ personal information and payment data, making them prime targets for fraudsters looking to wreak havoc. The cloud security space needs to completely rethink its options if such strong systems can still be breached.

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Security Fraud Detection Breach Data Breach 69