The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found on Friday (Dec. 6) that British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica lied to people about the data it was collecting from Facebook, and that it used it to profile and target voters, according to a report by Reuters. Get...
Call it Russian interference of a different sort that netted $100 million from banks and financial institutions (FIs) in more than 40 countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about mobile apps developed in Russia, saying they could be a “potential counterintelligence threat.” The revelation was made when the agency addressed questions about face-editing photo app FaceApp, which was developed by St. Petersburg-based Wireless...
Insidious shopping bots infiltrate eCommerce sites year-round, but the holiday season brings them out in droves, with 20 bots for every one human, NBC reported on Saturday (Nov. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has accelerated its probe into Deutsche Bank’s participation in a $220 billion Danske Bank money laundering scheme, Reuters reported on Monday (Dec. 2), citing four sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
An exposed database run by TrueDialog revealed millions of SMS text messages, according to published reports on Sunday (Dec. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
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Outcry from the technology sector and civil liberties advocates has caused the global police organization Interpol to hold off on publicly criticizing the spread of encryption, unnamed sources told Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
On the heels of a Vatican banking scandal and subsequent police raid, Pope Francis appointed senior Bank of Italy official Carmelo Barbagallo, 63, to head the Vatican’s Financial Information Authority (AIF), Reuters reported on Wednesday (Nov. 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
