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Danske Bank Whistleblower Implicates Major EU Bank, US Lenders
November 19, 2018

Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson, speaking during a public hearing at the Danish parliament Monday (Nov. 19), contended that a major European bank helped to process as much as $150 billion in suspicious payments, and noted that two U.S.-based lenders were involved. Get the Full...

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Third-Party Data Breaches Rise To 61 Pct In US
November 15, 2018

Opus, the provider of global compliance and risk management solutions, announced Thursday (Nov. 15) the results of the third annual Ponemon Institute’s “Data Risk in the Third-Party Ecosystem” study, which found that 59 percent of companies surveyed said they have experienced a data breach caused...

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Data: Thanksgiving Day Will See Peak Fraud Attempts
November 15, 2018

New data shows a projected 14 percent increase in fraud attempts during the upcoming 2018 holiday season — with fraud likely to peak on Thanksgiving Day. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Target Confirms Bitcoin Twitter Scam
November 13, 2018

Target’s Twitter account got hacked earlier Tuesday (Nov. 13), with the bad guys using the retailer’s Twitter feed to trick unsuspecting consumers into giving away cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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In Quest For Digital IDV, DMV To Get The Motor Running?
November 13, 2018

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Retail And The Long Fought Cybercrime Battle
November 13, 2018

Stopping cybercriminals takes more than just money — those funds must be directed at the right tools, technologies and techniques if retailers want to curb cybercrime.

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Nordstrom Breach Exposes Data On 76K Employees
November 12, 2018

Nordstrom has suffered a data breach that exposed employee names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, checking account and routing numbers, salaries and more. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Healthcare.gov Hack Exposes Consumer Data
November 12, 2018

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmed on its website that it was the victim of a data breach in October — the Marketplace system used for agents and brokers was hacked. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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How Neiman Marcus Safeguards Purchases When Sales Surge
November 12, 2018

Cyberattacks targeting retailers have more than doubled in the last year, leading merchants to invest in AI and machine learning to protect customer data. While they can be powerful weapons, Shamoun Siddiqui, Neiman Marcus’ VP and chief information security officer, says merchants need to do...