October 21, 2014
Another Major Retailer Breached
The $21 billion office supply chain Staples appears to be the latest retail chain hit by cyberthieves. On Monday (Oct. 20), Staples issued a statement whose phrasing that has become...
October 17, 2014
Where is Apple Pay Vulnerable? John Sarreal, 41st Parameter Weighs...
With the forthcoming launch of Apple Pay on October 20th, everyone’s favorite topic of conversation is variations on a single questions—how is Apple going to change payments as the...
October 09, 2014
New Cyber Attacks On Euro ATMs
A new very sophisticated set of attacks on European ATMs—using malware that has now spread to U.S. ATMs—involves knowing the time of day when the ATM malware is expecting instructions....
September 09, 2014
Home Depot And Target Hit With Identical Malware
Home Depot has confirmed that its payment systems were breached at U.S. and Canadian stores, the retailer said on Monday (Sept. 8). The breach may have begun as early as...
September 06, 2014
For Apple, Payments Meets Security In A ‘Newsy’ Week
The lead up to Apple’s much anticipated “really big” mobile payments announcement Apple has been rife with rumors on top of speculation about what they might do. We started the...
September 03, 2014
What The Apple ICloud Breach Means For Payment Security
Apple is investigating reports that a security hole in one of its online services allowed cyberthieves to download nude photos from the iCloud accounts of celebrities, the Wall Street Journal...
August 28, 2014
Breach Victims Amp Up Target Lawsuit
The massive payment-card breach at Target in December triggered nearly 60 class-action lawsuits, which have now been combined into a single amended complaint that was filed on Monday (Aug. 25),...
August 22, 2014
Bitcoin Tracker: Week 37
Follow 303 Cryptocurrencies here. Bitcoin Tracker | Week 37 What goes down must come up. After a crash earlier in the week, Bitcoin eeked past the $500 to end the...
August 06, 2014
The Many Challenges Of Cross-Border E-Trade
The Internet is opening up the world to cross-border eCommerce, especially for smaller companies. Yet fragmented regulations and payment systems among various countries where trade tends to be conducted is...
