Security & Fraud

Chinese Hackers Hit LoopPay, But Samsung Pay Not Breached
October 08, 2015

Samsung Pay launched less than two weeks ago, but a new report from The New York Times shows that LoopPay — the small mobile commerce platform that was acquired by Samsung in February 2015 — was hacked even before the Samsung Pay launch. Get the Full...

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Vigilante Hackers Look To Improve Router Security
October 08, 2015

Security firm Symantec recently came across a newly discovered malware that compromised more than 10,000 routers. But unlike most malware, the so-called Linux.Wifatch malware may actually be doing more good than harm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Chinese-linked Hackers Suspected Of Smartphone Hijacks
October 07, 2015

A new malicious adware family is quickly spreading across Android mobile devices and China-based cybercriminals are allegedly behind the widespread attack.

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Cisco’s Security Team Puts The Kibosh On Payment Ransomware
October 07, 2015

Cisco’s Talos security unit has put an end to one of the most notorious payments exploits that has plagued over 90,000 Internet users every day and extorts over $34 million every year at a mere 50 percent efficiency rate. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Cybersecurity Developer Secures $7M To Detect Attacks Quicker
October 07, 2015

Cybersecurity is very much a time-sensitive pursuit, and a company in the space just got a capital infusion to speed things up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

International
Europe’s High Court Strikes Down EU-US ‘Safe Harbor’ Data Sharing
October 07, 2015

Data transfer between the U.S. and Europe just hit a major bump in the road. 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,...

Controversial
How One DraftKings Employee Sparked An ‘Insider Trading’ Scandal
October 06, 2015

It was only a matter of time before the meteoric rise of daily fantasy sites like DraftKings and FanDuel suffered a setback, but few thought it would be something of this magnitude. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

The Black Market: Innovation’s Next Frontier
October 05, 2015

When we think business innovation, we tend to think about the shinier, nicer bastions of it: Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Boston, New York. But according to one cybersecurity expert, there is another somewhat less savory place to look for innovative original thinking — among the...

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Dodd-Frank Rules Only 64 Percent Complete
October 05, 2015

The financial reforms mandated by Dodd-Frank legislation finalized five years ago have a ways to go, as they are only 64 percent completed, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday (Oct. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...