The U.S. Payments Security Task Force (PST) was established earlier this year and dared to go where no task force has ever gone before: it has created a roadmap for protecting cardholder data at the merchant point of sale. It was a pretty daunting assignment....
Even for identity theft victims who have paid for credit monitoring, recovering from such an attack can take months of non-reimbursed efforts to repair credit history, reported the Associated Press. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault is not so certain that Bitcoin is going to play a dominant payment role any time soon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Priceline.com has integrated Apple Pay into its IOS app, allowing payment via Touch ID, saying that mobile users are much more likely to use it than Priceline’s desktop customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
A Baltimore credit union is about to go live with an ATM that authenticates customers with facial recognition, according to Credit Union Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
The U.S. Senate held a hearing Wednesday (Dec. 10) on cybersecurity, where witnesses told them the problem is quickly getting out of control. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Since the massive hack on Sony Pictures in November, Kaspersky Labs revealed that the malware”Destover,” is using a stolen digital certificate from Sony to possibly attack other computer systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
A security hole in Alibaba’s international marketplace AliExpress could have let attackers hijack merchants’ online shops, an Israeli security research company said Wednesday (Dec. 10). Alibaba said it has now fixed the problem, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
With never-ending security breaches that expose payment-card data — or expose password files that will let attackers log in and steal payment data that way — two password managers have added automatic password-change features within hours of each other, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full...
