Security & Fraud

Security & Fraud
Benchmark Discloses Potential Hack Of Payment Processing System
February 27, 2017

Benchmark, the global hospitality company, warned Friday (Feb. 24) of a payment card incident that might have impacted its customers at the individually owned Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, Doral Arrowwood, Eaglewood Resort & Spa, The Chattanoogan, Willows Lodge and Turtle Bay Resort properties. Get...

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Hacker Tracker: Rising Cyberattack Costs, Malware Drones And International Law’s Impact
February 24, 2017

As hackers continue to advance their malicious tactics, it’s no surprise that increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks and fraud are costing business big time. In this week’s Hacker Tracker, Simon Ragona III, director of data forensics at T&M Protection Resources, joined PYMNTS to discuss if tapping international...

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Have Big Buck Investments Put A Dent In Cyberattacks?
February 24, 2017

A new survey of IT staff around the U.S. found that cyberattacks are continuing to cause big disruptions despite an uptick in the amount of money spent on cybersecurity hardware and software. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Google Cracks Old Cryptographic Algorithm As A Wake-Up Call To Companies
February 24, 2017

Google was able to crack the code on an old cryptographic algorithm that had been used online to check the authenticity of digital artifacts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Amazon’s Alexa Won’t Be A Witness In Murder Trial
February 24, 2017

Amazon has long been a champion for protecting customer data, and that isn’t changing, with the company filing a motion to stop a search warrant to access Amazon Echo recordings for a murder trial in Arkansas. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Cloudflare’s Software Bug Creates Security Concerns For Thousands Of Corporate Clients
February 24, 2017

Cloudflare — a widely used internet service provider — is reporting a security bug that has caused a data leak and a flood of potential security hassles for its corporate clients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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ProfitStars Introduces New Security Tool
February 23, 2017

Jack Henry & Associates, a provider of technology solutions and payment processing services, primarily for the financial services industry, announced Wednesday (Feb. 22) its ProfitStars unit has rolled out the Gladiator Incident Alert for breach detection and notification. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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NY FinServ Cybersecurity Bill Effective March 1
February 23, 2017

What is being billed as a “first-in-the-nation cybersecurity regulation” put forth by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo takes effect on March 1 and will apply to all entities in the state that are regulated by New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS). Get the Full...

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Malware Drone Steals Data Off Computer Hard Drive
February 23, 2017

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University’s cybersecurity lab have come up with a way to use malware installed on a drone to steal data off of computers by watching the optical stream of the LED on the computers’ hard drives and sending it to a camera outside the...