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Silk Road 2.0 Affiliate Sentenced To Jail Time
June 06, 2016

One of the men accused of helping to manage Silk Road 2.0, the successor website to online black market Silk Road, was sentenced to eight years in U.S. prison, Reuters reported late last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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House Committee Wants Details On Fed’s String Of 50 Breaches
June 06, 2016

A U.S. congressional committee wants to know why the U.S. central bank was hacked over 50 times between 2011 and 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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How Security, Paired With Simplicity, Is Driving BoA’s Digital Authentication Evolution
June 06, 2016

As banks look to expand their digital offerings, they face the challenge of creating solutions that are simple enough to encourage adoption, yet secure enough to safeguard financial data. The May edition of the Digital Identity Tracker™ profiles Hari Gopalkrishnan, Client Facing Platforms Technology Executive...

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SWIFT May Look To Expel Weakly Secured Banks
June 03, 2016

Faced with what feels like a sudden onslaught of attacks, SWIFT may be looking to pull the plug on member banks with cybersecurity that is not sufficiently strong. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Lawsky Pressures Banks To Adopt Multifactor Authentication
June 03, 2016

“We live in a world where each day we are surprised by something new when it comes to the sophistication and the capabilities of hackers,” Benjamin Lawsky, banking and cybersecurity expert, told CNBC on Wednesday (June 1) during an interview for its “Power Lunch” program....

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Bank Of America’s Authentication Mantra
June 03, 2016

As banks look to expand their digital offerings, they face the challenge of creating solutions that are simple enough to encourage adoption, yet secure enough to safeguard financial data. The May edition of the Digital Identity Tracker™ profiles Hari Gopalkrishnan, Client Facing Platforms Technology Executive...

How Issuers Can Prepare For Transaction Alert Requirements
June 02, 2016

When it comes to fighting fraud in payments, one thing is very evident: It can’t be done alone. 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...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Fed’s Latest Breach Data
June 02, 2016

Another day, another breach report. But this time, it’s new data from the U.S. Federal Reserve, which revealed it was targeted in more than 50 cyberattacks in a four-year period. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Fed’s Report Uncovers 50+ Data Breaches
June 02, 2016

Between 2011 and 2015, the U.S. Federal Reserve was targeted in more than 50 cyberattacks. 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,...