Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Luckin Launches Probe Into Alleged Inflated Revenues
April 02, 2020

An internal investigation is underway by the board of directors of Luckin Coffee Inc. into its former COO who may have inflated estimated revenues by more than $300 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Cybersecurity
Building The Biggest Wall Around Logins Only Makes Good Customers Mad
April 02, 2020

The goal for any security platform aiming to enable digital commerce is as simple in concept as it is incredibly difficult to execute: Give the good customers a great experience, and give the bad guys pretending to be good customers a rough ride. Get the...

Cybersecurity
Hackers Disrupt Benefits Claims On Italy’s Social Security Website
April 01, 2020

As individuals were beginning to seek COVID-19 benefits, hackers disrupted Italy’s Social Security internet site, per the leader of the welfare agency. Pasquale Tridico said his INPS unit had taken in approximately 339,000 applications to receive the $655 (600 euros) in benefits, but hackers had...

Cybersecurity
Marriott Data Breach Exposed Data Of 5.2M Guests
March 31, 2020

Marriott International experienced a massive data breach in an “incident” that involved a property system. The hotel firm said in a notice that it “at the end of February 2020, the company identified that an unexpected amount of guest information may have been accessed” with...

Cybersecurity
Digital Application Fraud In The Spotlight
March 30, 2020

Pandemic-related chaos is an ideal environment for cybercrime, as merchants and financial institutions (FIs) have been discovering since the COVID-19 outbreak went global. With workflows disrupted and personnel dispersed, a rise in application fraud is being detected. When fraudsters open fake accounts and successfully drain...

Cybersecurity
DHS Postpones REAL ID Enforcement Deadline Until 2021
March 27, 2020

The Department Of Homeland Security (DHS) is lengthening the enforcement deadline for REAL ID because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a statement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Fraud Prevention
Deep Dive: Why New Hacking Technology Has Made Application Fraud More Difficult To Fight
March 27, 2020

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Cybersecurity
Fraud: What Pandemic Panic Buying And Black Friday Have In Common
March 27, 2020

These are unprecedented times — where the COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered stores and brought tens of millions of people (in the U.S. alone) indoors, where “home office” has taken on new meaning and where online commerce is now the way we buy. Get the Full...

Cybersecurity
Hackers Hit Cybersecurity Insurance Co Chubb
March 26, 2020

Cybersecurity insurance company Chubb, which provides aid to companies affected by data breaches, has been hit by one itself, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...