Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Did Kimpton Hotels Get Hacked?
July 27, 2016

Kimpton Hotels, which operates boutique hotels including 62 around the U.S. disclosed Tuesday (July 26) that it is looking into reports that credit cards were compromised at several of its hotels. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Cybersecurity
StackPath Grabs Up $180 Million In Funding
July 26, 2016

Aiming to stop hackers in their paths, startup StackPath came out of stealth mode on Monday (July 25) with $180 million in venture capital funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Cyber Firm Execs Hacked Rival’s Servers
July 25, 2016

The competition in the cybersecurity landscape may be getting ugly. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Risk Management
How The Big Banks Are Bracing For More Loan Losses
July 25, 2016

The consumer loan used to be a safe bet for the big banks, until the financial quicksand of 2008 tore the rug out from under the rules as they were. Now, the pillars of Wall Street are bracing themselves for another long-awaited shockwave of the...

Cybersecurity
Edward Snowden Develops iPhone Case Spies Couldn’t Hack
July 22, 2016

Edward Snowden has long been warning the world about what the government can do with data gleamed off an iPhone or mobile device. But now he is putting action to his word by rolling out an iPhone case that he alleges even a spy couldn’t...

Cybersecurity
Birkenstock Takes Amazon Counterfeiting Into Its Own Hands (And Feet)
July 22, 2016

Few dads and tropical tourists look as fetching in any piece of footwear as they do in Birkenstocks, and the company is well aware of the brand image it’s acquired. So aware, in fact, that it’s willing to go to drastic lengths to protect unauthorized...

Cybersecurity
Malware Researchers Track Down Malicious Software Mastermind
July 22, 2016

The man behind Orcus RAT, a malicious remote access tool reportedly designed to compromise and control computers, was exposed by a group of malware hunters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Risk Management
Chapter 11 Watch: Closing Time For Sports Authority, Layoffs For Everyone Else
July 21, 2016

Among all the stresses and tough decisions that filing for Chapter 11 brings onto already struggling retailers, there are a few bright spots to the process. Namely, it’s pace — if retailers want to move things slowly enough to wait and see if an angel...

Visa Releases New EMV Data
July 21, 2016

As of the end of last month, Visa reported that there are now 326.8 million chip cards in the U.S. market — a number that outweighs the actual number of residents in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...