The son of a Russian lawmaker Roman Seleznev is facing charges that he is the master hacker behind $170 million in credit card fraud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
If you plug your smartphone into a TV screen through a UBS connection, you can play a video from your phone on the monitor, although this also makes you susceptible to a little-known security risk called “video jacking,” according to Krebs on Security. Get the Full Story...
The FAIR Institute, a nonprofit aimed at developing standard information risk management practices, announced on Thursday (Aug. 11) it teamed up with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to publish a new resource to help enterprises and government organizations enhance their cybersecurity risk analysis,...
First, it was Oracle Corp. and its MICROS customers that were getting hacked, and now, it appears more cash register vendors are falling victim to hacks that were allegedly conducted by the same Russian organized cybercrime group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Former Philadelphia Eagles player Merrill Robertson Jr. may not be playing football, but he’s being accused of playing investors in a Ponzi scheme. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is taking a new approach to cybersecurity. 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....
The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday (Aug. 10) that a suspect accused of taking part in an identity trafficking scheme that involved identity document runners, suppliers and brokers all working in unison to steal identities and commit financial fraud has pleaded guilty. Get the...
And the beat keeps going when it comes to ransomware scams, this time targeting U.S. government agencies. That’s according to Proofpoint researchers who identified a ransomware scam that sends out emails with an embedded malicious URL instead of attaching infected code to the email message...
In something of a Team of Rivals move – the biggest baks in the United States are teaming up to take on the ever-increasing population of cybercriminals trying to hack them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
