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The Uncharted Territory Of M&A Cyber Risks

PYMNTS

“Companies can’t afford to drop the ball on cyber risk, which is why conducting cyber risk due diligence has become an essential part of the M&A process,” wrote Deloitte in a separate report , which urges companies to develop a cybersecurity strategy prior to any merger.

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Ticketmaster Breach Highlights Supplier Cybersecurity Risks

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disclosed it had suffered a data breach, the company also revealed the cause of the cybersecurity incident: a third-party vendor. Ticketmaster revealed this week that Inbenta Technologies, which provides Ticketmaster a customer support software solution, had malicious software in its product. When Ticketmaster U.K.

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Study Finds Half Of UK Firms Vulnerable To Invoice Fraud

PYMNTS

As reported in LondonlovesBusiness , a significant number of companies do not conduct basic due diligence when it comes to making sure the requests are genuine. million through a program he had set up to find and commission third-party vendors, amid deal-making for products used in Cisco manufacturing efforts.

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e.l.f. Compliance Settlement Highlights Third-Party Supply Chain Risks

PYMNTS

was found to have been sourcing materials from two Chinese suppliers for false eyelash products. The case highlights the risks and challenges companies face in not only vetting their suppliers, but vetting their suppliers’ suppliers, with third-party vendors a potential source of non-compliance for importers.

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Transaction Laundering

Segpay

Criminals abuse a legitimate merchant account to process illegal or fraudulent payments for illegal products or services. Source: Infosys Here's how transaction laundering typically works: Legitimate Front Business: A legitimate online business or merchant sells legal products or services (I.e.,

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OCC Issues Policy Guidance on Buy Now, Pay Later Lending

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

Third-Party Risk Banks furnishing BNPL loans may not have direct control over the activities of third-party vendors or merchants.

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

CB Insights

Partly because it’s a good counterbalance to the typical survivorship bias laden stories we read, and also because understanding failure is critical to the algorithms underlying our product. The 101 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time. The COPAN product was well differentiated. 242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems.