The United States has indicted two Iranians for launching a major cyberattack using the ransomware “SamSam.” 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...
The UPnProxy vulnerability that was used more than a year ago as a National Security Agency (NSA) hacking tool is still going unpatched by hundreds of thousands of computers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Preliminary charges have been filed against Denmark’s biggest lender, Danske Bank, over allegations that it violated the country’s money laundering laws, according to a report by Reuters. The charges are related to the bank’s branch in Estonia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Google, the FBI and White Ops, along with a handful of cybersecurity companies, recently collaborated to shut down a digital ad fraud scam that used 1.7 million computers to generate fake clicks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Gold is like, well, gold to cybercriminals — that’s why knowing who’s trading it is crucial. The challenge, says COO Paul Mennega of Goldmoney, a Canadian precious metal financial services firm, is authenticating and onboarding new customers instantly while managing the risk. He explains how...
A popular London-based massage startup has leaked its entire customer database — and could face steep fines due to violating GDPR (General Date Protection Regulation) rules. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
The former national treasurer of Venezuela was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday (November 27), Reuters reported. 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...
Google is facing a privacy complaint filed by a group of European consumer watchdogs that contend the internet giant used manipulative tactics to track the locations of web users so that it could target ads to them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Financial Services companies in the U.K. aren’t doing a good job keeping their IT systems up and running, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announcing financial services firms reported a 138 percent increase in tech outages during 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
