Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Singapore Cracks Down on $456 Million ‘Scam Mule’ Problem
September 17, 2025

Regulators and law enforcement agencies in Singapore are taking steps to target so-called “scam mules.” This effort was announced Wednesday (Sept. 17) by the Singapore Police Force, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Infocomm Media Development Authority, and Government Technology Agency of Singapore. These groups contend that scams continue to be a...

Fraud Prevention
Financial Leaders Warn Against Giving AI a 51% Stake in Decisions
September 17, 2025

Financial institutions have long treated customer data as a proprietary asset, but a new PYMNTS report, “Fighting Fraud and Finding Trust Amid Banking’s Data Deluge,” suggests the bigger competitive advantage may come from knowing when to pool information. In a digital economy where fraud evolves by...

Cybersecurity
Jaguar Land Rover Enters Third Week of Factory Shutdown After Cyberattack
September 16, 2025

Automaker Jaguar Land Rover is entering the third week of a shutdown of its factories caused by a cyberattack and has extended the pause until Sept. 24. The company announced the cyber incident in a Sept. 2 statement, saying that it had shut down its systems to mitigate...

Cybersecurity
CrowdStrike and Salesforce Partner on Security Solutions for AI Agents and Applications
September 16, 2025

CrowdStrike and Salesforce partnered to enhance the security of artificial intelligence agents and applications built on Agentforce and Salesforce Platform. Via integrations between CrowdStrike Falcon Shield and Salesforce Security Center, the companies will provide greater protection, visibility and faster response to secure AI-powered business, the...

Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Firm CrowdStrike Says New Integrations Provide Protection Across AI Stack
September 15, 2025

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has announced integrations with several artificial intelligence (AI) leaders, saying these partnerships deliver unified protection across the entire AI stack. The integrations of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Intel, Meta, Nvidia and Salesforce, and provide protection “from compute...

Cybersecurity
‘Boss Scams’ Target New Employees With Social Engineering
September 14, 2025

A wave of graduates entering the job market could present new targets for scammers. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Sept. 14), new hires can often fall prey to “boss scams,” a variation of “spear-phishing” in which fraudsters pretend to be a supervisor, seeking...

Cybersecurity
AI-Powered Scams Target Trust Before Transactions, Visa DPS Says
September 12, 2025

Watch more: Visa DPS Talks Holistic Intelligence to Block Fraud Up Front Fraud isn’t standing still. Today’s criminals have more advanced technology at their disposal than ever before, and they’re using it in ways that are subtle, sophisticated and effective. “Fraudster tactics to compromise funds...

Cybersecurity
Checks Drive 65% of Fraud Losses
September 11, 2025

The hidden drag on billing modernization isn’t paper alone. It’s double delivery, with one-third of utility customers still receiving both paper and electronic bills, a redundancy that adds cost, confuses customers and leaves cracks for fraud to slip through. PYMNTS Intelligence’s Digital Financial Services Tracker,...

Cybersecurity
Amazon Business Prime and CrowdStrike Team to Bolster SMB Cybersecurity
September 10, 2025

Amazon Business Prime and CrowdStrike joined forces to promote better cybersecurity for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Business Prime Essentials, Small, Medium and Enterprise members are eligible for CrowdStrike’s Falcon Go cybersecurity platform for free as part of their paid membership, according to a Wednesday...