Experts estimate that total fraud losses in 2018 totaled $3.9 trillion, an increase of 49.5 percent over the last 10 years. Fraud takes many forms, from account takeover attacks to identity theft. But ad fraud might be one of the most insidious types. It’s also...
Cybercriminals impersonated the voice of an energy company’s chief executive and demanded an urgent transfer of $243,000 – and it worked, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Dental offices across the United States were targeted in a large-scale ransomware attack perpetrated through third-party software meant to protect data, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Google, in a series of blog posts on Thursday (Aug. 29), described a long-term hacking campaign by malicious actors on the iPhone, according to a report by the Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The National Revenue Agency (NRA) in Bulgaria was fined 5.1 million levs ($2.9 million) by the country’s data-protection agency over a data breach that compromised the personal information of almost every adult in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The woman accused of one of the largest instances of corporate hacking in recent memory was indicted on charges of wire fraud and computer data theft on Wednesday (Aug. 29), according to a report by Reuters. A federal grand jury indicted 33-year-old software engineer Paige...
California-based Imperva, a principal cybersecurity provider that works to prevent website breaches, has said it was hacked, The Next Web reported on Wednesday (Aug. 28). The popular security vendor said its cloud-based firewall product exposed user data online, including email addresses, passwords, API keys and...
Kaspersky Lab researchers said they found malware in CamScanner, an app that has 100 million downloads in the Google Play Store, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
This week marked a historical milestone that many Americans probably missed in the course of trying to follow a news cycle that is always full, to say the least. This week, allegedly, an American citizen’s bank account was hacked. Get the Full Story Complete the...
