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Cybersecurity
India Investigating $90M Loan Fraud At IDBI Bank
April 27, 2018

India might be dealing with more illegal activity at a bank. This time, it’s an alleged 6 billion rupee ($90 million) case of loan fraud at IDBI Bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Cybersecurity
Uber Updates ‘Bug Bounty’ Payments Policy
April 26, 2018

Uber is changing its policy on bug bounties, payments to people who expose data security problems, Reuters reported on Thursday (April 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Cybersecurity
Hotel Key Cards Can Be Hacked Into A Master Key
April 26, 2018

A new study has found that hackers can use a used hotel key card to create a master key that gains entry into any room in the building without detection. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Equifax’s Data Breach Has Cost It $242.7M
April 26, 2018

Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company that is still reeling from last fall’s massive data breach that exposed information on more than 145 million people, has spent $242.7 million dollars on the breach. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Cyberattacker Shut Down In Global Police Action
April 25, 2018

Authorities shuttered one of the largest cyberattack organizations in the world yesterday, making arrests in four countries and seizing assets and infrastructure in three others, the Associated Press reported. Europol, a joint European police agency, said it shut down webstresser.org, calling it the largest source...

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Socure’s Names Tom Thimot New CEO As Sunil Madhu Becomes New CSO
April 25, 2018

Socure, the provider of predictive analytics for digital identity verification, announced Wednesday (April 25)  that it names Tom Thimot Chief Executive Officer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Fraud Prevention
Credit Karma Will Now Scan The Dark Web For Customers
April 25, 2018

Credit Karma, the company that provides consumers with their credit score and a free identity monitoring tool for users, is expanding its offering to include data from the Dark Web. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Cybersecurity
SEC Fines Altaba $35M For Yahoo Data Breach
April 24, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Tuesday (April 24) that Altaba, the entity formerly known as Yahoo, has agreed to pay a $35 million penalty to settle charges related to the massive data breach at Yahoo that exposed the personal data of hundreds...

Cybersecurity
Match.com Glitch Resurrects Old Profiles
April 24, 2018

Many former Match.com users are worried about the site’s data security after their old accounts were accidentally reactivated. A spokesperson for Match Group, which also owns dating apps OkCupid, PlentyofFish and Tinder, confirmed to The Verge that a “limited number” of old accounts had been...