Cybersecurity

Fraud Prevention
Fraud-Compliance Gaps Undermine Two-Thirds of Issuers
July 24, 2025

As fraud threats become more sophisticated and regulatory scrutiny intensifies, financial institutions are under growing pressure to strengthen their defenses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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PayPal Adds Scam Detection to Friends and Family Payments
July 21, 2025

PayPal has introduced a scam prevention tool for PayPal and Venmo Friends and Family payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Lookout Warns Travelers That Chinese Authorities Can Extract Data From Phones
July 16, 2025

Mobile cybersecurity company Lookout is reportedly warning travelers to China that their mobile phones could be seized and their data could be extracted from those devices by the country’s authorities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Identity Theft Trade Group Says Financial Services ‘Most Breached Industry’
July 16, 2025

The number of data breaches in the United States is on track to reach a record high in 2025, with financial services being the “most breached industry,” according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Defense Department to Spend $1 Billion on ‘Offensive Cyber Operations’
July 15, 2025

The U.S. Department of Defense plans to spend $1 billion on “offensive cyber operations,” TechCrunch reported Monday (July 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Google AI Chatbot Target of Potential Phishing Attacks
July 15, 2025

Researchers discovered a security threat in Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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Visa and Featurespace Take Fraud Fight to New Arena
July 15, 2025

Watch more: Visa and Featurespace Tackle Deepfakes as Fraud Fight Turns Predictive Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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CTM360 Identifies 17,000 Fake News Sites Promoting Investment Fraud
July 14, 2025

Scammers are using fake news websites that mimic trusted media brands to spread and promote investment fraud, according to digital risk protection platform CTM360. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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McDonald’s Used 123456 as Corporate Password, Exposed 64 Million Data Files
July 14, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing everything, especially cybersecurity. But a recent data breach suffered by McDonald’s, exposing the personal information of around 64 million of the company’s job applicants, wasn’t a failure of AI so much as a failure of the most basic cybersecurity principle: never...