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Security & Fraud
Fiserv Detects More Than 90 Percent Of Fraud With Payment Fraud Manager Tool
September 20, 2016

Fiserv, the provider of financial services technology solutions, announced on Monday (Sept. 19) that its Payment Fraud Manager tool detected more than 90 percent of fraud while reviewing only 2 percent of the transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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BNL Launches Electronic PIN Code For Hello Mat! Debit Card
September 20, 2016

BNL, BNP Paribas Group announced on Monday (Sept. 19) the availability of a fully electronic PIN code distribution for its cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Thieves Targeting Medical Device Data
September 19, 2016

Cyberthieves are getting crafty, focusing on sensitive information by targeting medical devices. The number of instances is rapidly increasing. According to KPMG, over the past two years, 81 percent of health care organizations were the victims of cyberthreats or even had data compromised. Get the...

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Say Hello To Google’s AI-Powered Internet Justice League
September 19, 2016

Google is waging war on internet trolls. 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree...

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Task Force Formed On Cybersecurity
September 19, 2016

On Friday (Sept. 16), the world’s major central banks launched a task force focused on cybersecurity in cross-border banking and protecting interbank payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Fraud, In A Factory Setting
September 19, 2016

You’ve seen the pictures: rows of workers, in what could be termed “fraud factories,” armed with laptops, launching unsophisticated attacks on merchants. In the latest profile of the fraudster, Forter Analyst Gilit Saporta tells Karen Webster what’s behind this seemingly exploited type of fraudster and...

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Ransomware’s Heavy Costs
September 16, 2016

Krebs on Security reported that ransomware — the style of cybercriminality that infects files on a computer server and then forces users to pay up in order to restore them — has been exacting a cost that could get a lot heavier if hackers start to ask...

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Two Former Bankrate Executives Can’t Get SEC Allegations Thrown Out
September 16, 2016

Two former executives at Bankrate were unsuccessful in convincing a federal judge to throw out U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that they manipulated the company’s results to meet forecasts of Wall Street analysts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Hackers Keep On Hacking…
September 16, 2016

Another day, another scheme. Hackers are hard at work coming up with new ways to make everyone pay — from customers to businesses, and even governments. In this week’s Hacker Tracker, we take a look at the latest figures for how much cyberattacks are really...