Security firms are scrambling to assess total losses after hackers hit thousands of Solana wallets and drained millions in assets in an attack that started sometime late Tuesday (Aug. 2) and continued into Wednesday morning. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Eric Greenstein, product manager of compliance and fraud at Modern Treasury, told PYMNTS that the rules of anti-money laundering (AML) and the Bank Secrecy Act can be boiled down to one truism: If you don’t have a compliance program — geared toward battling money laundering...
The $190 million hack of Nomad, a cross-chain bridge protocol used to make transactions between different blockchains is unusual in one regard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday (Aug. 1) fined online home buying firm Opendoor Labs $62 million, saying it must stop cheating potential home sellers by tricking them into thinking that they could make more money selling their homes to Opendoor, according to an FTC...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 people for their roles in allegedly creating and promoting fraudulent cryptocurrency pyramid and Ponzi scheme Forsage, which raised $300 million from millions of retail investors around the world, according to a Monday (Aug. 1) press release....
Cybercriminals engaged in ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) have been forced to pivot in how they run their fraudulent operations, as fewer victims coughed up payments this year and law enforcement, regulators and security firms stepped up pressure and tactics. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Financial firms — including banks and trading houses — are becoming increasingly victimized in attacks where hackers aim to use their computer systems to mine cryptocurrencies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Roughly a half-million dollars was seized on behalf of healthcare providers that reportedly paid ransom to North Korean hackers, the U.S Department of Justice said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), being behind the technology curve not only leaves banks more vulnerable to financial crimes, but the lag can also trigger some raised eyebrows from regulators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
