Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
CipherTrace Used ‘Honey Pot’ Tactic to Glean Off-Chain Data, Report Shows
January 30, 2022

CipherTrace, a crypto sleuthing firm, has reportedly been using “honeypots,” a term meaning decoy targets collecting intelligence on unknowing targets, a report from CoinDesk says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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White House, Tech Execs Meet Over Log4j, Other Cyberattacks
January 13, 2022

White House officials, including deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology Anne Neuberger, are meeting with executives from Big Tech firms on Thursday (Jan. 13) to talk about major cyberattacks on the country last year that involved open-source software Log4j and other software,...

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London FinTech Starling Bank Boycotts Advertising on Meta Over Scammers
January 07, 2022

London FinTech Starling Bank has put Meta on notice and said it was boycotting advertising on Facebook and Instagram due to the number of scammers infiltrating its social media platforms, Starling CEO Anne Boden said in her annual letter. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Payroll Service Kronos Offline After Ransomware Attack
December 13, 2021

The Log4Shell vulnerability has affected workforce management and human resources (HR) cloud provider Kronos, the company warned users in a blog post last updated Monday (Dec. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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ACI Worldwide, Dover Fueling Solutions Focus on Data Breach Prevention at the Pump 
December 07, 2021

Global software company ACI Worldwide, a provider of real-time digital payment software, and Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS), a developer of advanced fuel dispensing, payment and connectivity solutions for worldwide fueling operations, introduced a joint effort aimed at bolstering protection of customers’ credit and debit cards at fueling...

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Kasada Gets $23M Investment Toward Bot Protection
December 06, 2021

Kasada has announced a $23 million series C funding round and says it’s seeing more demand for its bot protection tech, which can stop automated attacks, the company announced Monday (Dec. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Russian Gets Jail Term for Hosting Cybercriminals
December 01, 2021

A Russian man, Aleksandr Grichishkin, has been sentenced for giving shelter to cybercriminals for years, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday (Dec. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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CyCognito Closes $100M Series C to Advance Attack Surface Protection
December 01, 2021

Attack surface management (ASM) startup CyCognito raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by The Westly Group, according to a press release on Wednesday (Dec. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Malicious Google Play Apps Show Password Vulnerabilities
December 01, 2021

In the endless cycle of cybercrime whack-a-mole, fraudsters just scored a win with a sophisticated campaign using real-seeming apps as “droppers” carrying trojan code designed to steal banking passwords and data from devices, leading to an estimated 300,000 infections. Get the Full Story Complete the...