security & fraud

Consulting Firm Greylock McKinnon Associates Reports Data Breach Affecting 341,650
Consulting Firm Greylock McKinnon Associates Reports Data Breach Affecting 341,650
April 08, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Greylock McKinnon Associates, a Boston consulting firm that provides support services in civil litigation matters, suffered a data breach that impacted 341,650 people. Get the...

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FBI: More Than $12 Billion Lost to Online Fraud in 2023
FBI: More Than $12 Billion Lost to Online Fraud in 2023
April 08, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

American consumers and business owners lost a record $12.5 billion last year to online scammers, marking a 22% spike in cybercrime over 2022, according to...

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Vroom Delivery and Finix Team on Convenience Store Payments
Vroom Delivery and Finix Team on Convenience Store Payments
April 08, 2024  |  Retail

Convenience store commerce platform Vroom Delivery has launched a partnership with payment processor Finix. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Closing the Awareness-Action Gap Key to Strengthening API Security 
Closing the Awareness-Action Gap Key to Strengthening API Security 
April 03, 2024  |  API

Application programming interfaces (APIs) have become the cornerstone of the digital ecosystem, handling a significant share of internet traffic and enabling seamless interactions among various...

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AT&T: Info From 73 Million Accounts Hijacked in Data Breach
AT&T: Info From 73 Million Accounts Hijacked in Data Breach
March 31, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

AT&T says personal data of several million customers was leaked onto the dark web. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Rise of Synthetic IDs Demands New Approaches to Identity at the Point of Onboarding  
Rise of Synthetic IDs Demands New Approaches to Identity at the Point of Onboarding  
March 27, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The synthetic ID — the online identity concocted through bits and pieces of information gleaned from far-flung sources, cobbled together by fraudsters — is wreaking...

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Seven in 10 Financial Institutions Use AI and ML to Combat Fraud
Seven in 10 Financial Institutions Use AI and ML to Combat Fraud
March 26, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Recently, PYMNTS sat down with an array of experts and innovators in the artificial intelligence (AI) field to get their thoughts on how the technology...

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Banks Advocate Digital Payments as Defense Against Check Fraud
Banks Advocate Digital Payments as Defense Against Check Fraud
March 21, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Despite the growing adoption of digital payment solutions worldwide, financial institutions (FIs) continue to process billions of checks each year, setting the stage for a...

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Payment Networks and Providers Leverage Data, AI in Battle vs First-Party Fraud 
Payment Networks and Providers Leverage Data, AI in Battle vs First-Party Fraud 
March 19, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

First-party fraud is, increasingly, warranting a first line of defense from the payments networks, using data and AI to uncover what’s really going on with...

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