security & fraud

Braintree Launches Ad Campaign To Boost Mobile Payment Awareness

Braintree Launches Ad Campaign To Boost Mobile Payment Awareness
Braintree Launches Ad Campaign To Boost Mobile Payment Awareness
February 28, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Braintree, the mobile payment unit of PayPal, launched an advertising campaign, which included its first ever national television ads. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Capital One Disclosed Inquiry Into Anti-Money Laundering Practices
Capital One Disclosed Inquiry Into Anti-Money Laundering Practices
February 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Capital One Financial last week reiterated in its 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it’s being investigated by the New York...

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Benchmark Discloses Potential Hack Of Payment Processing System
Benchmark Discloses Potential Hack Of Payment Processing System
February 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Benchmark, the global hospitality company, warned Friday (Feb. 24) of a payment card incident that might have impacted its customers at the individually owned Santa Barbara...

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Have Big Buck Investments Put A Dent In Cyberattacks?
Have Big Buck Investments Put A Dent In Cyberattacks?
February 24, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A new survey of IT staff around the U.S. found that cyberattacks are continuing to cause big disruptions despite an uptick in the amount of...

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Google Cracks Old Cryptographic Algorithm As A Wake-Up Call To Companies
Google Cracks Old Cryptographic Algorithm As A Wake-Up Call To Companies
February 24, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Google was able to crack the code on an old cryptographic algorithm that had been used online to check the authenticity of digital artifacts. Get...

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NY FinServ Cybersecurity Bill Effective March 1
NY FinServ Cybersecurity Bill Effective March 1
February 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

What is being billed as a “first-in-the-nation cybersecurity regulation” put forth by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo takes effect on March 1 and will apply...

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Malware Drone Steals Data Off Computer Hard Drive
Malware Drone Steals Data Off Computer Hard Drive
February 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University’s cybersecurity lab have come up with a way to use malware installed on a drone to steal data off of computers by...

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New Malware Strain Records PCs’ Audio
New Malware Strain Records PCs’ Audio
February 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Researchers have discovered a new form of malware that records audio of computers that are infected by turning on the PC’s microphone. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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IDscan Gets Patent In US For Tech To Verify Faces On Documents
IDscan Gets Patent In US For Tech To Verify Faces On Documents
February 21, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

IDscan, the unit of GBG, has been granted a U.S. patent for Visage, which is a way of verifying the facial component of a passport or ID...

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