security & fraud

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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