security & fraud

Hacker Prompts Shutdown Of ECB Website
Hacker Prompts Shutdown Of ECB Website
August 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A European Central Bank (ECB) website has been shut down after a malicious hacking attack infected the site. Reuters is reporting that the incident happened...

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New App Pinpoints Card Skimmers On Gas Pumps, ATMs
New App Pinpoints Card Skimmers On Gas Pumps, ATMs
August 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

As credit card skimmers have gotten smarter, they have also gotten easier to detect, thanks to Bluetooth broadcasting that announces the presence of enabled devices....

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New Strain Of Ransomware Striking US, European Firms 
New Strain Of Ransomware Striking US, European Firms 
August 12, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Cyber insurance claims are spiking as a new type of ransomware targets companies across the U.S. and Europe, the The Financial Times reported on Sunday...

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Data Dive, Breaches And Security Blips Edition: KeyBank, Microsoft And Bulgaria 
Data Dive, Breaches And Security Blips Edition: KeyBank, Microsoft And Bulgaria 
July 22, 2019  |  Data Dive

As temperatures nationwide heated up, the world of payments and commerce followed suit.  Between the commerce explosion that was the celebration of Prime Day and...

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Tech Experts To Visit White House To Discuss Huawei Ban
Tech Experts To Visit White House To Discuss Huawei Ban
July 21, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. ban on sales to China’s Huawei is expected to be a topic of discussion Monday (July 22) between White House regulators and tech...

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Another 2.2M Patients’ Data Exposed In AMCA Data Breach
Another 2.2M Patients’ Data Exposed In AMCA Data Breach
July 17, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Clinical Pathology Laboratories (CPL) is the latest victim of a data security breach at the billing collections service American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA). Some 2.2...

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P2P Payments Find Fans In The Black Market
P2P Payments Find Fans In The Black Market
June 25, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments continue to gain popularity among consumers, with two of the biggest providers, Zelle and Venmo, reporting ongoing and significant gains. But amid...

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Crypto Regulation To Tighten Scrutiny On Money Laundering
Crypto Regulation To Tighten Scrutiny On Money Laundering
June 24, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Amid the announcement of a new cryptocurrency – that would be Libra – the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which operates as global regulatory firm...

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Securing Digital Identities In The Information Age
Securing Digital Identities In The Information Age
June 12, 2019  |  Today In Data

Phone numbers, email addresses, usernames and other online signifiers have become essential to verification as the world becomes more connected. In B2B news, Visa is launching an end-to-end payments network called Visa...

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