In advance of the 2016 election, state election boards have been strongly warned to tighten up security. This warning came from the FBI’s Cyber Division after hackers accessed voter information. The Amber-level warning regarding security levels came after hackers were successful in stealing voter data from one...
Biometrics are FinTech’s BFF. But Karl Martin, Nymi founder and CTO, says that the only truly reliable biometric is the heartbeat, since, among other things, it says that the consumer is alive. In this issue of the Digital Identity Tracker, Martin makes his case about...
Finland customs agents announced on Friday (Aug. 26) they seized around €1 million earlier in 2016 in connection with a operation that was being run on an online dark market. In a statement, the Finnish customs agency also said it stopped around 15 kilos of drugs, totaling...
In the latest hacking news, web browser firm Opera said it had been hacked, leading to a password reset for one of its services, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Biometrics are FinTech’s BFF. But Karl Martin, Nymi founder and CTO, says that the only truly reliable biometric is the heartbeat, since, among other things, it says that the consumer is alive. In this issue of the Digital Identity Tracker, Martin makes his case about...
Roman Seleznev, also known as “Track2,” has been convicted on charges that he conspired to hack into U.S. businesses as part of a plot to steal and sell credit card numbers. The hack is estimated to have cost upwards of $169 million. Get the Full...
Apple may be getting into the law enforcement game with future versions of its iPhones and iPads. That’s according to an Apple patent that describes how Apple iOS devices could make police work easier by automatically snapping pictures and video of the iPhone or iPad thieves. What’s...
Hacking into a consumer bank account is the holy grail for hackers, and now, they have a new way to do it: via mobile phones. That’s according to a report which said malicious software programs, carrying names like Acecard and GM Bot, are being used...
As P2P continues to expand and accelerate - FinTech and bank companies alike want to make payments as instantaneous as possible. That begs the question of whether fraud prevention can actually kick in before it’s too late. Darcy Berringer, Fraud Management Specialist at nTrust, joined...
