security and fraud

Interview With A Financial Vampire

Interview With A Financial Vampire
Interview With A Financial Vampire
August 16, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

There’s a lot of money in stolen credit cards. Fraud magnate Bern Ersell declined to tell PYMNTS exactly how much, but he did give a...

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New Standards For Authenticating Digital Identity
New Standards For Authenticating Digital Identity
August 10, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Fraud is constantly evolving, so why shouldn’t digital identity protection? The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently updated its Digital Identity Guidelines, to include...

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Your P@$$w0rd Is Bad – Here’s Why
Your P@$$w0rd Is Bad – Here’s Why
August 09, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Your clever password, dotted with capital letters, numbers and symbols isn’t so clever after all. The man who wrote the book on crafting uncrackable passwords...

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In A Ransom DDoS Attack, It Doesn’t Pay To Pay
In A Ransom DDoS Attack, It Doesn’t Pay To Pay
August 04, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Cyberattacks have become so common that criminals don’t even have to launch one in order to get victims to pay up; all they have to...

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Slowing Down Faster Payments Fraud
Slowing Down Faster Payments Fraud
August 03, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Fraudsters are good at what they do. Payments got faster, but so did criminals. Banks built more defenses, and bad guys jumped over them with...

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Wells Fargo Exec Claims Company Had Planned To Reveal Auto Insurance Problems
Wells Fargo Exec Claims Company Had Planned To Reveal Auto Insurance Problems
July 28, 2017  |  Banking

Wells Fargo revealed that it had planned to disclose problems uncovered with its auto insurance policies, but it was waiting until it was ready to...

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  Botnet Hackers: About To Be Exposed?
  Botnet Hackers: About To Be Exposed?
July 24, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Sunlight is the best disinfectant, as the saying goes — but will light shine on the ways, whys and wherefores in botnet hacking? Get the Full...

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The Part Of Fraud That’s On The Decline
The Part Of Fraud That’s On The Decline
July 17, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Catching fraudsters isn’t as easy as just checking the IP address of an order anymore. Today’s fraudsters are smart, well-funded and coordinated, much more so...

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