If there’s one thing that can be counted on to happen every year around tax season — besides the ongoing tax preparation service commercials — it’s fraud. Whether it’s selling W2 forms online or sending malicious emails that look like they are from the IRS,...
Applying for financial aid just got a little bit harder for families looking to get a bit of help sending someone to college next fall. As of yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education and IRS jointly announced the suspension of a data retrieval tool that,...
WikiLeaks may have the U.S. government up in arms over its latest data dump that showcased the CIA’s hacking tools, but the website operator is offering to help technology companies prevent those techniques from working on their systems and products. Get the Full Story Complete...
Cybercrime is ever present and ever bolder as bad guys seek to topple the most basic building blocks of how we live, interact and shop, on a nationwide and even global basis. Here’s what Socure CEO Sunil Madhu sees as the best defenses against the...
A new report from CyberEdge Group, a research and marketing firm serving the cybersecurity industry’s top vendors, has found that ransomware incidents are at an all-time high, with one-third of victims paying the ransom associated with an attack. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
FBI Director James Comey discussed cybersecurity issues at a Boston College cybersecurity conference this week, highlighting that Americans should let go of their expectations of “absolute privacy.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Crowdfunding and other popular platforms bring a new level of risk to micro-payments. WePay’s John Canfield, Vice President of Risk Management, tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster about how the fight against fraud extends to the micro level, with an arsenal that includes social media.
On Tuesday (Mar. 7), Bluefin Payment Systems announced its new partnership with international online payments and fraud and data management solutions provider First Atlantic Commerce (FAC). Through the partnership, Bluefin’s PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solution will be used to help expand the data security for...
According to reports emerging from Krebs On Security, Verifone is reportedly investigating a breach of its internal computer networks. According to informed sources, the attack was limited to Verifone’s corporate network and had no impact on its payments services network. Get the Full Story Complete the...
