Italy’s UniCredit has confirmed that the personal financial data of about 400,000 customers has been compromised. 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...
A teenager trying to help the Budapest Transport Authority (BKK in Hungarian) patch its online payment system was instead arrested for his good deed and accused of launching a cyberattack against the organization. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Come next year, FIs will need to share consumer data with FinTechs and merchants courtesy of PSD2. In the latest PYMNTS Digital Identity Tracker™, powered by Socure, Euro Banking Association Secretary General Thomas Egner shares the ways in which FIs must protect this newly shared...
Wells Fargo, reeling from a fake account scandal, is facing more regulation scrutiny due to the unauthorized release of client data on tens of thousands of bank accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Protecting digital identities is all about keeping up — keeping up with new technology, new regulations and, of course, bad actors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Sunlight is the best disinfectant, as the saying goes — but will light shine on the ways, whys and wherefores in botnet hacking? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Working cooperatively, American and European authorities reported yesterday (July 20) that they have shut down two of the largest online black markets — AlphaBay and Hansa Market. Their respective operators have also been arrested. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is putting the kibosh on a debt collection operation’s illegal activity. The operation had been extorting money from consumers, who did not actually owe anything, by pretending to be lawyers and threatening victims with lawsuits or arrest if they didn’t...
Awake Security announced news on Monday (July 17) that it has closed more than $30 million in funding from venture capital (VC) firms Greylock Partners and Bain Capital Ventures and the general availability of its advanced security analytics solution. Get the Full Story Complete the...
