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APIDeep Dive: Leveraging Authentication And Machine Learning To Secure B2B...
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are essential for B2B payments as they are able to...
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APIReal-Time Payments' Real-Time Achilles Heel
The role of application programming interfaces (APIs) in banking and B2B payments has grown...
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APIDeep Dive: Confronting APIs’ Authentication, DDoS Security Threats
Businesses depend on application programming interfaces (APIs) to ensure information flows smoothly between internal...
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Security & FraudTelegram Messaging App Targeted By China Cyberattack
Messaging app Telegram said on Thursday (June 13) that it was the victim of...
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Security & FraudDOE: Cyberattack Interrupted US Electrical Services
The Department of Energy (DOE) has confirmed that a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) perpetrated...
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Security & FraudHospital Cyberattacker Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence
A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for...
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RegulationWePay’s Aberman On Why Compliance Capability Is Better Bought Than...
Sending a payment looks easy from the front end — so easy, in fact, that...
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Security & FraudDeep Dive: How Retailers Guard Against Cyberattacks
PYMNTS explores the forces threatening consumer trust in this month’s Digital Identity Tracker™ Deep...
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Security & FraudKaspersky: Gaming, Crypto Targeted In DDoS Attacks
A new report from Kaspersky Lab shows an increase in botnet-assisted DDoS attacks, including...
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Security & FraudAmid DDoS, No Smooth Sailing For Travel Firms
Faster payments are smarter payments. Safer payments are smarter payments, too. However, though speed...
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Smarter PaymentsDeep Dive: The Growing Threat Of DDoS Attacks
DDoS attacks are among the most serious cyberthreats. During these events, multiple compromised computer...
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Smarter PaymentsTRENDING: The Long-Tail Of Account Takeovers
In the quest to make payments smarter, speeding up transaction times isn’t always enough....
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Safety and SecurityTennessee Election Website Went Offline In Cyberattack
In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack this week, the website of a county election...
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Security & FraudKaspersky Lab Sees Rise In Botnet Activity
Kaspersky Lab saw an increase in activity by both old and new botnets as well...
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Security & FraudCyberattacker Shut Down In Global Police Action
Authorities shuttered one of the largest cyberattack organizations in the world yesterday, making arrests...
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Security & FraudDDoS Attacks With Cryptocurrency Demands Increasing
Distributed denial of service attacks, otherwise known as DDoS, have now added a cryptocurrency...
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Security & FraudCisco Finds 42 Percent Of Companies Hit With DDos 'Burst...
So-called “burst attacks” are a rising threat to organizations as they grow in complexity,...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsOracle Boosts Firewall Security With Zenedge Acquisition
Oracle announced that it is in the process of acquiring Zenedge, a leader in...
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Security & FraudBusiness Wire Suffered Week-Long Hack
Business Wire has revealed it was the victim of an almost week-long cyberattack. According...
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Security & FraudAlleged UK Bank Hacker Extradited From Germany
U.K. officials have extradited the man who allegedly masterminded a cyberattack earlier this year...
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Security & FraudTech, Security Firms Join Forces To Take Down WireX
A group of technology and security companies joined forces despite being competitors to take...
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Security & FraudBotnets For Breakfast, Election Hacks For Snacks
Conspiracy theorists who think someone tampered with the 2016 U.S. election may actually have...
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Security & FraudIn A Ransom DDoS Attack, It Doesn’t Pay To Pay
Cyberattacks have become so common that criminals don’t even have to launch one in...
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Security & FraudA Spam Botnet Is Being Used To Promote Adult Dating...
A spam botnet that has been used for promoting adult dating sites is being...
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Security & FraudRansomware, Cyberespionage On The Rise Finds Verizon
Ransomware incidents have risen 50 percent over the last year according to Verizon, who...
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Security & FraudHacker Is Able To Create Worm To Sniff Out, Infect...
A hacker that goes by the name The Janitor has reportedly created several versions...
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Security & FraudHacker Tracker: New Threats And Old Classics
Cybercriminals certainly had a habit of churning out headline-worthy attacks in 2016 — from the...
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Security & FraudHacker Tracker: Kaspersky Labs Runs The DDoS Attack Numbers
One of the main drivers in the popularity of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks among...
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Security & FraudGamified Hacking Site Promises Prizes And Points For DDoS Attacks
Well, one has to hand it to the world's cybercriminals — they never fail to...
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Security & FraudNon-State Actors May Have Caused Massive Cyberattack
The investigations into last week’s massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack — which took down major...
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DDoS Hackers, Why They Do It
On Friday (Oct. 21), many of us were faced with frustration and then concern...
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Banks Banking Bitcoin To Ward Off Hackers
After the recent DDoS attack, London’s largest banks say they’re planning to build up...
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Security & FraudAre Hacked Cameras Key To Massive Cyberattacks?
Record-breaking digital attacks from the same unnamed individual or group have recently taken down...
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Bitcoin Wallet Hit With DDoS Attack
BitGo, the online platform that has said it is among the most secure bitcoin...
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Anonymous Hacks Greek Central Bank, Eyes Other Victims
Not only did hacktivist group Anonymous take credit for launching a cyberattack against Greece’s...
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Iran Denies US Cyberattack Accusations
After the Department of Justice brought charges against seven Iranians for allegedly launching nation...
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Security & FraudDOJ Indicts Iranians For Cyberattacks On Banks
Seven Iranians who were employed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated entities were indicted on...
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Security & FraudHSBC Hit By Cyberattack
HSBC customers are experiencing yet another outage, but this time it’s due to a...
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NewsProtonMail Crowdfunds Cyber Defense Against DDoS Attack
Swiss encrypted email provider ProtonMail has been held hostage by continued distributed denial of...
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Hackers Knock Swedish Bank Offline
In what could be the result of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the Swedish...
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NewsFinancial Watchdogs Warn Of Hacker Extortion
After noticing an increased “frequency and severity” in the number of hackers attempting to...
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Banking Industry Gets Blackmailed For Bitcoin
The concept of bitcoin ransom —a criminal trend described as the “modern day version of a...
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Big Bank Shakedowns On The Rise
Hackers are now resorting to extortion and threats of cyberattacks in order to get...
