security and fraud

Bitcoin Daily: India Gov’t Makes Blockchain Regulation Recommendation; Bitfinex Ordered To Freeze $860K Of Bitcoin Paid By Ransomware Attack Victim
Bitcoin Daily: India Gov’t Makes Blockchain Regulation Recommendation; Bitfinex Ordered To Freeze $860K Of Bitcoin...
January 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The National Institute for Smart Governance (NISG) in India has published a report recommending that laws around blockchain should be based on what the technology...

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Visa’s Chief Risk Officer On Securing Commerce In The 2020s
Visa’s Chief Risk Officer On Securing Commerce In The 2020s
January 20, 2020  |  VISA

Futureproofing is the process of creating systems and processes resilient enough to hold their value in the face of an unknown future. It’s also about...

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Study: Crypto Criminals Sent $2.8B To Exchanges In 2019
Study: Crypto Criminals Sent $2.8B To Exchanges In 2019
January 17, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Fortune favors the bold, goes the saying. And when it comes to crypto crimes, the bold get the fortunes — at pretty much everyone’s expense,...

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Using AI To Keep Issuers On The Right Side Of Credit Risk
Using AI To Keep Issuers On The Right Side Of Credit Risk
January 13, 2020  |  Mastercard

As 2020 gets into full swing, artificial intelligence (AI) is in a peculiar position. It’s like that cool new kid everyone knows is coming to...

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Chinese Hacking Attacks Take Down 2FA
Chinese Hacking Attacks Take Down 2FA
December 24, 2019  |  Safety and Security

In a recent series of attacks, security researchers claim they have found indications that a hacking group linked to the Chinese government has been going...

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Russia Tests Internet Isolation Scenario
Russia Tests Internet Isolation Scenario
December 24, 2019  |  International

To see whether its internet services could work if it were to be separated from the worldwide internet, Russia conducted a series of tests. The...

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Anomali Identifies Scam To Steal Gov’t Procurement Site Credentials
Anomali Identifies Scam To Steal Gov’t Procurement Site Credentials
December 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

An unidentified group is reportedly putting much effort into a complicated scam to steal the login credentials of government personnel. The targets are procurement websites...

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Money Laundering Fears Propel Japanese Banks To JPMorgan’s Payments Network
Money Laundering Fears Propel Japanese Banks To JPMorgan’s Payments Network
December 10, 2019  |  International

Japan is looking to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s blockchain-based information network for payments, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Dec. 9). A country long blamed for weak...

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Central Bank Of Sri Lanka Looks To Build KYC System On Blockchain Tech
Central Bank Of Sri Lanka Looks To Build KYC System On Blockchain Tech
December 02, 2019  |  Blockchain

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has a call out for tech companies that can help it develop a blockchain-based know-your-customer (KYC) platform. The bank...

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