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Fraud Prevention
Guardian Of The Analytics Galaxy
September 07, 2017

Think the life of a vice president of analytics is all about the numbers? Think again.  There’s data, to be sure — reams of it. But in an interview with PYMNTS, Massy Najafi, who serves in that role at Guardian Analytics, shed light on more than...

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Cybercriminals Use Prime Day As Phishing Bait
September 06, 2017

Cybercriminals have created a new, realistic-looking phishing campaign targeting Amazon Prime customers, which not only gains access to a customer’s account, but could also infect their computer or mobile device with malware. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Bangladesh Central Bank Continues Heist Recovery Efforts In Philippines
September 05, 2017

In continued efforts tied to an investigation of $81 million stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank, the entity is sending officials to the Philippines to try to recover additional funds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Time Warner My TWC App Users Records Resided On Unsecured Amazon Server
September 04, 2017

Millions of Time Warner’s My TWC app users’ records were residing on a Amazon server in August that was not secure, according to news from Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Instagram Hack Bigger Than Thought
September 04, 2017

Instagram, the photo sharing social media network owned by Facebook, said late last week that a cyberattack impacted more people than it previously thought. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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FDIC Ends Money Laundering Consent Order With Discover Financial Unit
September 01, 2017

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has ended a 2014 consent order with Discover Financial Services” banking unit. 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...

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Chinese Cyber Spies Eye Vietnam
September 01, 2017

Cyber spies working for or on behalf of the Chinese government have increased cyberattacks against official and corporate targets in Vietnam. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Yahoo Lawsuit Over Data Breaches Can Go Forward
September 01, 2017

Internet search browser company Yahoo, which was sold to Verizon Communications, will face a nationwide lawsuit lodged against it on behalf of more than 1 billion users. Those users were affected by the company’s recent data breaches, cyber attacks that were the largest ever. Get the...

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Nearly Half Of Global Firms Fail At Payment Security
September 01, 2017

It’s a good news/bad news sort of day for the progress of securing payments around the world via the PCI DSS standards, according to new data released by Verizon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...