Security & Fraud

Flaming Card Reader Forces Plane From The Sky
October 13, 2015

While pay cards certainly offer a myriad of advantages over cash, there is one thing that can now be said for good old-fashioned greenbacks that can no longer be said about cards: Cash never forced a plane to land. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Credit Card Breach Hits America’s Thrift Stores
October 13, 2015

America’s Thrift Stores, which operates 18 donation-based thrift stores across five states, is the latest organization to discover it has been hit by a cyberattack. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

The Truth About False Positives’ 3X Factor
October 13, 2015

Antifraud measures are a necessity for any merchant — but if not applied properly, they can cost them consumers who are declined by false positives. A new research study sponsored by Riskified spells out the facts and methodology that can help keep merchants safe, but...

Dell Shakes Up Tech World With Record-Setting $67 Billion EMC Deal
October 12, 2015

Dude, you’re getting the cloud! Dell’s announcement that it is buying EMC for a hefty $67 billion looks to shift the aging tech hardware giant to software, large enterprise and especially big data, among other solutions.

Obama Retreats On Encrypted-Data Law Push
October 12, 2015

It looks as though the tech industry has gained a win in the ongoing battle over access to consumer data transmitted via smartphones and digital devices, with President Barack Obama's administration announcing it will not seek new laws granting government access to this encrypted information.

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Cybercrime Costs Rising, Especially For US Firms
October 12, 2015

The results of HP/Ponemon’s latest annual report on cybercrime’s true costs found that in the U.S., real cash outlays and intangible costs are on the rise. Here’s how much time and money firms have been spending to wage the ongoing battle against hackers.

FBI Says PIN Needed To Make Chip Secure — Then Backs Off
October 12, 2015

The FBI was strongly in favor of chip-and-PIN cards over chip-and-signature and then, all of a sudden, apparently less so. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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What Went Wrong At Experian (And How It Could At Lots Of Other Places, Too)
October 10, 2015

As almost everyone knows, the credit rating firm Experian closed off last week with every business’ least favorite headline: They’d been breached to the tune of 15 million T-Mobile customers’ account data going right out the virtual door. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

The Future Of Consumer Authentication (And It’s A Little Weird)
October 09, 2015

There’s a very good reason that passwords are dying and why many think we should be ready to let them go. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....