Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Boloro: The Two Basics Of Digital Identity
February 26, 2018

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Visa Says Counterfeit Fraud At Chip-Enabled Merchants Plummets 70 Percent
February 23, 2018

Visa announced news on Friday (Feb. 23) that counterfeit fraud, as measured in dollars, dropped 70 percent in September 2017 compared to December of 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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DDoS Attacks Cost Businesses $2M Each Time They Hit
February 23, 2018

New research out from the cybersecurity team at Kaspersky Lab indicates that DDoS attacks are costly today — and getting more so by the minute. According to the report, SMBs can count on a price tag of around $120 thousand on the attack, while enterprise-level...

Cybersecurity
Glitch Exposes JPMC Account Data To Other Users 
February 23, 2018

Due to a glitch in JPMorgan Chase’s systems, some customers saw the personal information of other clients on Wednesday (Feb. 21). The bank has since fixed the problem, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Hackers Loved SSNs More Than Card Numbers in 2017
February 22, 2018

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Cisco Finds 42 Percent Of Companies Hit With DDos ‘Burst Attacks’
February 22, 2018

So-called “burst attacks” are a rising threat to organizations as they grow in complexity, frequency and duration. In fact, one study found that 42 percent of organizations experienced this type of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack last year, Cisco said in a new report....

Fraud Prevention
AI Puts Fraudulent Credit Card Testers To The Test
February 21, 2018

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Identity Theft: Moving Beyond Rules-Based Russian Roulette
February 21, 2018

The Mueller indictments exposed the weak links that plague IDV in the U.S. — even highlighting that a rules-based system is flawed at best. To beat the bad guys at their game, the best defense is a robust offense that examines identities from both an...

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More Arrests In Punjab National Bank Diamond Fraud Case
February 20, 2018

India’s police took more action in their investigation of the loan scam at Punjab National Bank (PNB), arresting three more employees of the bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...