Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Wyze Smart Device Co Leaks 2.4M Customers’ Data
December 29, 2019

Internet of Things (IoT) vendor Wyze announced a server leak that exposed the data of 2.4 million customers from Dec. 4 to Dec. 24. The leak was the result of an internal database — the Elasticsearch system — being unwittingly exposed online, Wyze Co-founder Dongsheng...

Cybersecurity
Deutsche, Mastercard Launch Spain’s First Dynamic Code Card
December 26, 2019

Deutsche Bank, Mastercard and IDEMIA are teaming up to introduce what they said is the first card in Spain to tap motion code technology, FinTech Futures reported on Thursday (Dec. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Fraud Prevention
Fraud Decisioning Pulls Ahead In A Tight Race
December 26, 2019

The cat-and-mouse game between law enforcement and code-abusing felons is entering a new year, and a new phase. The world’s biggest social media platforms are cracking down like never before. The latest iterations of third-party solutions are potent hybrids of machine learning and artificial intelligence...

Fraud Prevention
Deep Dive: The Importance Of Taking Fraud Decisioning Strategies Omnichannel
December 26, 2019

Online firms and their banking partners have both the means and motives to stop fraudsters from accessing personal information, but today’s connected economy encompasses markets and customer service channels around the world. Thwarting fraud in one area is not enough to prevent it from cropping...

Cybersecurity
Chinese Hacking Attacks Take Down 2FA
December 24, 2019

In a recent series of attacks, security researchers claim they have found indications that a hacking group linked to the Chinese government has been going around two-factor authentication (2FA). The attacks have been attributed to a group known as APT20, which is thought to operate...

Cybersecurity
Turkish Hacker Convicted Of Apple Blackmail Attempt
December 23, 2019

A 22-year-old Turkish man from London was convicted of attempting to blackmail Apple out of $75,000 in cryptocurrency or a thousand $100 iTunes gift cards by falsely claiming he had access to iCloud and other Apple accounts, various outlets reported on Monday (Dec. 23). Get...

Cybersecurity
Mastercard Acquires RiskRecon To Boost Cybersecurity
December 23, 2019

Mastercard is purchasing artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics startup RiskRecon to accelerate the development of cybersecurity solutions, Mastercard announced on Tuesday (Dec. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Fraud Prevention
How TripAdvisor Put The Kibosh On 1M Fake Reviews With Machine Learning
December 23, 2019

Reviews are a critical part of the online travel economy, with online shoppers poring over feedback to decide which companies to patronize. But false reviews can devastate a business's reputation and bottom line if left unchecked. In the latest Fraud Decisioning Playbook, James Kay, TripAdvisor’s...

Cybersecurity
Synthetic Fraud’s Slow Roll Across FIs
December 23, 2019

Impersonation fraud — where a cybercriminal pretends to be someone they aren’t in an attempt to make off with funds — gets a lot of attention, and for good reason. Cybercriminals are getting good enough to fake biometric authentication methods using Deep Fake and other...