Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
What The Apple ICloud Breach Means For Payment Security
September 03, 2014

Apple is investigating reports that a security hole in one of its online services allowed cyberthieves to download nude photos from the iCloud accounts of celebrities, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Sept. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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The Latest Retail Breach Victim – Home Depot
September 03, 2014

It appears that Home Depot may be the large retail victim of a cyberthief gang and its breach—which apparently began as long ago as late April—”could be many times larger than Target, which had 40 million credit and debit cards stolen over a 3-week period,”...

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Trends Of The Week
August 30, 2014

Over the past week, PYMNTS.com’s brief’s coverage in this newsletter has spanned a broad variety of issues. In this column, we take a look at five common elements that link many of those stories, in essence making them the “trends of the week.” Get the...

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eBay Cyber Attack Investigated By State AGs
August 29, 2014

At least 10 states, led by Connecticut, Illinois and Florida, are investigating a large-scale data breach at eBay that was revealed in May, according to according to EcommerceBytes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Another Breach. This Time It’s Dairy Queen
August 28, 2014

Dairy Queen’s 4,500 franchised stores appear to be the source of the latest payment-card breach, according to Krebs on Security. The Minneapolis-based fast-food chain said it hasn’t heard any breach reports — but it also doesn’t ask franchisees to report breaches to headquarters. Get the...

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Huge Cyberattack Hits JPMorgan
August 28, 2014

The attack, which stole copies of gigabytes of banking and checking account details, hit JPMorgan Chase & Co. “and at least one other bank,” Bloomberg reported Wednesday (July 27). Bloomberg and other news services said that investigators are exploring whether the attack came from Russian...

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Breach Victims Amp Up Target Lawsuit
August 28, 2014

The massive payment-card breach at Target in December triggered nearly 60 class-action lawsuits, which have now been combined into a single amended complaint that was filed on Monday (Aug. 25), Law360 reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Hospital Breach Reveals Bank Nightmare
August 25, 2014

The theft of 4.5 million patient records from a Tennessee hospital chain should have banks worried about both fraud from identity theft and the security of their own networks, according to American Banker. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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More Than 1,000 Merchants Hit With POS Malware, Says U.S. Secret Service
August 25, 2014

More than 1,000 merchants have been hit by the Backoff malware, given that it was “detected in October 2013 and was not recognized by antivirus software until August 2014,” according to a joint statement issued Friday (Aug. 22) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...