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

MARCH 28, 2018

Less obvious, however, is the financial impact of data breaches, content abuse and similar cases. ” The multibillion-dollar losses incurred by Facebook “because of that breach in trust” are proof that content abuse and data breaches have clear financial impacts. Compromise Security For Customer Experience.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Healthcare is another major industry that Whitney said is one of “the most at-risk for ransomware and data breaches” with federally mandated patient privacy requirements (HIPPA) being widely implemented and having a compliant IT security framework that is up to date and in place is essential.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Citing 2018 data from Verizon, Mastercard noted research that suggested the majority of cyberattacks are actually targeted at SMBs, ranging from phishing scams and the Business Email Compromise (BEC) to malware and ransomware attacks.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

The Association of Financial Professionals released new data this week that revealed the threat of payments fraud continues to climb, particularly for large enterprises, as scams like ACH fraud and the Business Email Compromise climb to record levels. But the latest analysis of U.S. But the latest analysis of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

High-profile data breaches and attacks have catapulted cybersecurity to the top of executives’ priority lists, and investments in cybersecurity solutions are soaring: The 2018 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey found businesses surveyed spend a combined $46 billion on cybersecurity every year. ”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2018

The high-profile data breach that hit Saks and Lord & Taylor was already eclipsed just days later when news of possible similar attacks at Best Buy, Delta and others hit headlines. Despite the billions of dollars that businesses spend to safeguard their systems, data breaches continue to occur.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Blackbaud's data breach isn't unique, per se. Particularly as cyberattacks rise in frequency as a result of malicious actors looking to capitalize on pandemic-related fears, organizations of all kinds will continue to face the threat of ransomware, the business email compromise and other types of attacks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

This week’s data digest is all about, well, data. 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. 1,093 data breaches hit entities in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

The impact from a data breach on an enterprise can be a mixed bag. For some, like small suppliers, a compromise of sensitive data and credentials can lead to a few hundred or thousand dollars fraudulently obtained from a business client, often via the Business Email Compromise scam.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) released new data on the state of cyberattacks and data breaches with some surprising news: data breaches were actually down in 2020 year-over-year. The scam involves sending a phishing email claiming to be a Microsoft Office 365 update.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The same can be said for cybersecurity expertise, particularly as corporate finance and accounting departments become larger targets for cyberattacks like the business email compromise or data breaches.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The business email compromise scam saw an increase of 10 percent during those two years. Reports last year from the Association for Financial Professionals found 75 percent of businesses surveyed said they had fallen victim to check fraud in 2017, up from 71 percent in 2015.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

Reports in Security Intelligence covering Google’s findings highlight that the conclusions aren’t “unusual,” considering the sensitive corporate data that can be found in an employee inbox — information, the publication noted, that can go for big bucks on the dark web.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

It’s been a big week in the broader cybersecurity realm, starting with a data breach of Sabre Corporation’s hospitality unit. Verizon released its Data Breach Investigations Report which found, among other things, that ransomware attack rates had risen by 50 percent in the past year. But that’s not all.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2017

Its latest analysis, released in conjunction with the Identity Theft Resource Center, found an all-time-high number of data breaches, with 1,093 incidents recorded in 2016. But researchers questioned whether the increase is due to more breaches or simply more publicly available data on the topic.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Identity theft is an unfortunately reality for more consumers as data breaches continue to rock the market. Research from Auriemma Consulting Group estimates that identity theft has cost banks at least $6 billion, and cost consumers $58.9 million, in 2016 alone. with more than 16,800 victims recorded in 2016. What to Do About It.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2017

This consumer concern translates to a decrease in confidence in large organizations—which is then exacerbated by data breaches and other security events. FBI Sees Wire Fraud Via Email Grow In 2016. “When consumers can’t open a bank account or access government services online without feeling anxiety, we’ve got a problem.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In September, the consumer credit agency Equifax reported that the personal information of roughly 143 million Americans was compromised in a data breach of epic proportions. Meanwhile, the recently released PYMNTS Global Fraud Index , produced in collaboration with Signifyd, found that instances of global fraud increased by 5.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2018

He described this as a “group of both business email compromise , BEC as it’s called, or CEO fraud.”. There may be light at the end of the tunnel, though, through the advancements of technology – and specifically, through Big Data and artificial intelligence. So beware, or at least view skeptically, what is in your inbox.

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CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

Past incidents from biotech and genealogy companies have dampened public trust in the privacy of health data. For example, in 2018, 23andMe entered a $300M deal to sell data to drug giant GlaxoSmithKline, while in 2019, MyHeritage experienced a data breach that exposed details from 92M+ accounts.

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