A new report from CyberEdge Group, a research and marketing firm serving the cybersecurity industry’s top vendors, has found that ransomware incidents are at an all-time high, with one-third of victims paying the ransom associated with an attack. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Making sure you are who you say you are is the central tenet in transactions, online and off. But in an age where identities have disparate digital attributes, how do you separate the wheat from the chaff from the synthetic persona on the other end...
Microsoft Malware Protection Center Blog is warning PC users about a new, convincing tech support scam that can cost users money in unnecessary repairs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
A study released by the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Office of Technology Research and Investigation has found that most major online businesses don’t have enough cybersecurity and are not doing enough to prevent consumers from phishing attacks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Being attacked by a ransomware virus can be a terrifying experience for both private citizens and business owners. The threat of losing years’ worth of data and personal info means most victims pay up quickly to once again gain access to their files. And that’s...
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) released a new report this week which found that 2016 was the worst year in history for phishing scams. The total number of phishing attacks last year was 1,220,523 — a 65 percent increase over the number of attacks recorded in...
Pelican, a global provider of payments and compliance solutions for banks and corporates, is using the latest in technology to protect its clients from wire transfer fraud through its new Pelican Secure Fraud Prevention solution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
‘Tis the season … to be very, very wary of phishing and other types of fraud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
Forget ghosts and goblins, fraudsters are real-life monsters haunting merchants this Halloween. Data in the hot-off-the-presses October 2016 Global Fraud Attack Index™ reports that the fraud attack rate grew 15 percent since the start of 2016 and a whopping 62 percent between Q3 2015 and...
