New reports are surfacing that N26, the German FinTech company formerly known as Number26, may have security holes in its mobile-only banking product. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Israel-based cyber-intelligence company EverCompliant is the first line of defense against transaction laundering, the digital payments space’s equivalent of traditional money laundering. In a nutshell, transaction laundering allows prohibited merchants to find safe passage into the payment system by exploiting valid merchant accounts. Get the...
New research from Security Research Labs (SR Labs) has revealed fundamental security and authentication weaknesses across major flight booking systems, leaving them vulnerable to hacking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Prosecutors in the U.S. have charged three citizens of China with trading on corporate secrets they got their hands on by hacking the networks and servers of law firms that were working on mergers and acquisitions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Backpage.com Chief Executive Carl Ferrer, along with two controlling shareholders, are facing fresh charges from California Attorney General Kamala Harris, who last week filed a lawsuit alleging the online media company engaged in pimping and laundering money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Account takeovers, even of high-profile people, has become a common occurrence in this era of sophisticated cyberattacks and hacks, but researchers think they’ve found a way to fight back against account takeovers: cryptographically based security keys. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The FBI is looking into a hack of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) that went on for multiple years, starting back in 2010. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
It’s been slow going when it comes to consumer adoption, but it seems digital identity companies are starting to bet big on mobile payment technology becoming more popular with consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Methbot, an ad fraud infrastructure that can host legitimate videos and serve them to 300 million fake viewers per day, has raked in around $180 million in the past few months, with each view earning the bad guys $13, according to Intel’s IT Peer Network....
