Data Breaches

Deep Dive: How Digital-First Banks Can Effectively Authenticate Customers, Stamp Out Cybercrime
Deep Dive: How Digital-First Banks Can Effectively Authenticate Customers, Stamp Out Cybercrime
August 25, 2020  |  Banking

Cybersecurity is a constant and pressing concern for financial institutions of all types and sizes, ranging from small community credit unions to multibillion-dollar international banking...

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Bitcoin Daily: Huawei Creates Blockchain System For Beijing; CryptoTrader.Tax Suffers Hack
Bitcoin Daily: Huawei Creates Blockchain System For Beijing; CryptoTrader.Tax Suffers Hack
August 24, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Huawei has created a technology based on the blockchain to help the Beijing government more effectively monitor and supervise citizen information, CoinDesk reported. The effort...

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Millions Of TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Profiles Left Exposed
Millions Of TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Profiles Left Exposed
August 20, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

A database of some 235 million YouTube, Instagram and TikTok profiles that was held by a now-shuttered company called Deep Social was left exposed without...

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EU Privacy Regulators Disagree On Twitter Fine
EU Privacy Regulators Disagree On Twitter Fine
August 20, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

European Union (EU) privacy watchdogs are at odds over whether to fine Twitter Inc. for its handling of a data breach last year and how...

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Deep Dive: Preventing Fraudsters From Gaming The System As Online Gaming Heats Up
Deep Dive: Preventing Fraudsters From Gaming The System As Online Gaming Heats Up
August 07, 2020  |  Authentication

Millions of consumers around the globe are turning to online games during the COVID-19 pandemic, and cybercriminals are springing into action with schemes to target...

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FinTech Dave Reports Data Breach Involving 7.5M Users
FinTech Dave Reports Data Breach Involving 7.5M Users
July 27, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Hackers boasting that they have “cracked” some of the hashed passwords stolen from digital banking aggregator Dave may be one of the most disturbing elements...

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New Report: Why FIs Are Taking A Behind-The-Scenes Approach To Fighting Fraud
New Report: Why FIs Are Taking A Behind-The-Scenes Approach To Fighting Fraud
July 09, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

Banks have been facing a concerning rise in account takeover (ATO) attacks targeting their customers, with financial institutions (FIs) losses due to such schemes rising...

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Deep Dive: Reducing The Security Risks Of Open Banking
Deep Dive: Reducing The Security Risks Of Open Banking
June 29, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

Open banking is one of the most significant emerging trends in the financial industry, allowing banks and FinTechs to share financial data in a quick,...

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Data Breaches Impact Unemployment Benefit Applicants In Four States
Data Breaches Impact Unemployment Benefit Applicants In Four States
May 22, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Unemployed workers in at least four states who are coping with layoffs from the impact of the coronavirus now have another worry, NBC News reported....

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