Basis Theory

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Today, we can tokenize anything from credit card primary account numbers (PAN) to one-time debit card transactions or social security numbers. As a merchant, to understand tokenization for your own benefit, it’s critical to understand: What tokenization is, why it’s important for payments, and how it compares to encryption.

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VISTA InfoSec

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

These commonly breached records include: Personal Information Names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, driver’s license details, passport numbers, patient healthcare records, insurance policy information, financial statements, etc. But some data types see higher breach rates than others.

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Exact Payments

JULY 1, 2024

Our software partners transmit merchant data to our APIs using Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption. TLS encrypts data during transit and offers enhanced security features to combat man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks. The encrypted data is then written to our database. We implement TLS 1.3,

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Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

There are various methods of enforcing data security, such as data masking, encryption, authentication, and data tokenization. Tokenization vs encryption Data encryption is another popular data security technique where data is transformed into an illegible format.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

BlockFi said it was “able to confirm that no funds, passwords, social security numbers, tax identification numbers, passports, licenses, bank account information, nor similar non-public identification information was exposed as a result of this incident.”. dollars and Ukrainian hryvnias.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

The Security Service of Ukraine is reportedly holding a hacker for allegedly selling a database with 773 million email addresses and 21 million unique passwords, CoinDesk reported. The agency claims that it seized phones, computer equipment and cash, with the inclusion of U.S. dollars and Ukrainian hryvnias.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

For example, Marriott , Facebook and a database marketing firm by the name of Exactis exposed the records of roughly 300 million people. We have investigated the matter thoroughly, addressed the cause and, as a precaution, have implemented additional security measures,” Macy’s said in an emailed statement. Fitness Hacks. Exactis Hack.

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