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Data Breaches Are Stressing Americans, Canadians Out
May 01, 2018

Kaspersky Lab, the cybersecurity company, revealed in a new survey on Tuesday (May 1) that 81 percent of Americans and 72 percent of Canadians are stressed out about the recent rash of data breaches. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Three Banks In Mexico Report Attempted Cyberattack On Payment Systems
May 01, 2018

Three banks in Mexico were the victims of an attempted cyberattack that aimed to gain access to the country’s electronic payment systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Access Group Education Leaks Data On Student Loan Borrowers
April 30, 2018

Access Group Education Lending, the student loan servicing company, has been the subject of a data breach. 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...

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Kaspersky Lab Sees Rise In Botnet Activity
April 27, 2018

Kaspersky Lab saw an increase in activity by both old and new botnets as well an increase in popularity of amplification distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the first quarter of 2018. The company also noticed the return of long-lasting (multiday) DDoS attacks, according to its 2018 DDoS...

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India Investigating $90M Loan Fraud At IDBI Bank
April 27, 2018

India might be dealing with more illegal activity at a bank. This time, it’s an alleged 6 billion rupee ($90 million) case of loan fraud at IDBI Bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Uber Updates ‘Bug Bounty’ Payments Policy
April 26, 2018

Uber is changing its policy on bug bounties, payments to people who expose data security problems, Reuters reported on Thursday (April 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Hotel Key Cards Can Be Hacked Into A Master Key
April 26, 2018

A new study has found that hackers can use a used hotel key card to create a master key that gains entry into any room in the building without detection. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Equifax’s Data Breach Has Cost It $242.7M
April 26, 2018

Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company that is still reeling from last fall’s massive data breach that exposed information on more than 145 million people, has spent $242.7 million dollars on the breach. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Cyberattacker Shut Down In Global Police Action
April 25, 2018

Authorities shuttered one of the largest cyberattack organizations in the world yesterday, making arrests in four countries and seizing assets and infrastructure in three others, the Associated Press reported. Europol, a joint European police agency, said it shut down webstresser.org, calling it the largest source...