Bad news broke on Monday morning (April 25) for global payments messaging platform SWIFT as BAE Systems released analysis concluding that cyberthieves hacked into SWIFT’s software, causing the $81 million bank heist from the Bangladesh central bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Few industries have taken to recent technological evolutions quite like the travel sector, which has molded itself expertly to digital progress. From purchasing transit tickets through eCommerce sites to checking into hotels from smartphone apps, entire itineraries can be planned, paid for and confirmed online....
You know that old saying: If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. That’s the philosophy behind MasterCard’s new M/Chip Fast solution, designed to quicken EMV transactions for merchants who say they need it. Ajay Bhalla, president of enterprise security solutions for MasterCard, tells Karen Webster...
It appears as though Spotify might be inadvertently “streaming” some data that users would prefer be kept private — although the streaming music platform attests that there is no cause for concern. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Yes, it was a long time coming, but the latest tech initial public offering to start down the lane may bring more questions than it answers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
The City of London Police made what’s believed to be the biggest seizure ever by U.K. law enforcement last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
A new report suggests that Facebook’s security may not be as good as it appears. 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,...
China may be changing its views on conventional hacking and cybertheft — at least, that’s the perspective of U.S.-based cybersecurity firm FireEye. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Bad news this morning for SWIFT — the rather centrally important global financial platform. According to Reuters, cybercriminals who managed to lift $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank earlier this year probably managed that feat by hacking SWIFT’s software. That, at least, is the opinion...
