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FCA: UK Banks Face Cybersecurity Risks
December 12, 2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the U.K. watchdog, released the findings of a study Wednesday (Dec. 12) showing that boards and management committees at companies don’t have an understanding of the cyber risks that pose a threat to their organizations. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Marriott Hack Part Of Broader Chinese Intelligence-Gathering Effort
December 12, 2018

The Marriott data breach which exposed the data on about 500 million guests was part of a wider campaign by China to gather information, reported The New York Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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New Android Malware Can Steal Money From PayPal
December 12, 2018

An Android Trojan virus has been discovered that has the ability to steal money from PayPal. 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...

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Google CEO Denies Data Privacy Breach, Bias
December 11, 2018

U.S. Congress grilled Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai on Tuesday (Dec. 11) about how the company approaches privacy and whether it has political bias, according to a report from Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Microsoft Bug Hunter Able To Take Over Subdomain
December 11, 2018

Microsoft’s accounts were accessible by a bug hunter residing in India who was able to take over the success.office.com subdomain because it wasn’t configured properly, reported TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Lawmakers: Equifax Breach ‘Entirely Preventable’
December 10, 2018

A report by the House Oversight Committee has found that Equifax’s massive data breach could have been easily prevented if its security practices and policies were up to par. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Ex-Deutsche Bank AML Official Targeted In Probe
December 10, 2018

Prosecutors in Frankfurt, Germany have targeted a former anti-money laundering official at Deutsche Bank in a probe regarding the suspicion of money laundering, Reuters reported on Monday (Dec. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Report: 91 Pct Of Retailers Aren’t PCI Compliant
December 09, 2018

With retailers struggling to get compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, qualified security assessors are going to be in more demand and can offer tokenization as one way of achieving compliance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Arrested Huawei Exec Accused Of Sanctions Fraud
December 07, 2018

After a week of waiting, the arrest of a Huawei executive was brought into sharp focus in a Canadian courtroom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....