A spam botnet that has been used for promoting adult dating sites is being researched by cybersecurity website KrebsOnSecurity.com but has hit a firewall and published its research to find out if other researchers are studying it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday (June 15) that NetSpend, the operator of a debit card, is providing refunds to settle charges that people couldn’t access their money in their NetSpend accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced news that it is mailing 288 checks totaling more than $109,000 to victims of an auto loan modification scam. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
So much for the Mac OS being more secure than Windows laptops and PCs. Security researchers have reportedly found two types of malware that targets Apple Macs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Radware, a leading provider of cybersecurity and application delivery solutions, released the results of its 2017 Executive Application & Network Security Survey, which shows that executives in the U.S. and Europe are relying more on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning systems designed to protect...
FICO has announced the launch of FICO Card Compromise Manager, an anti-fraud solution that proactively detects and prioritizes compromised merchants and data breaches or theft involving card data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Fraudsters are tricky, and fraudsters are fast. But for merchants, the fraud management battle is a winnable one. Companies have an arsenal of data-rich weapons. Andreas Suma, global leader of fraud and data at ACI Worldwide, tells PYMNTS that in order to use that data,...
Account takeovers are on the rise, and retailers face the dual challenge of keeping consumer data safe while making sure authentication processes are not so daunting that those same consumers leave in the middle of a transaction. Vesta CMO Tom Byrnes offered thoughts on logins,...
Some of the highest-placed executives of the biggest banks on Wall Street fell prey to an email scam that had also snared some heavy financial hitters across the pond, including Barclay’s head Jes Staley. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
