cyberattacks

Hardening Merchants’ Digital Defenses Against Incursions From The Dark Web

Hardening Merchants’ Digital Defenses Against Incursions From The Dark Web
Hardening Merchants’ Digital Defenses Against Incursions From The Dark Web
May 14, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A great description of the criminal craze in credential stuffing is found in PYMNTS’ May 2021 edition of the Digital Fraud Tracker®, done in collaboration...

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Colonial Pipeline Latest Target In High-Profile Ransomware Attacks
Colonial Pipeline Latest Target In High-Profile Ransomware Attacks
May 09, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The Biden administration is looking to crack down on ransomware, especially as a series of major cyberattacks has recently occurred, Bloomberg reported. In the span...

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DOJ Task Force Targeting Ransomware Ecosystem
DOJ Task Force Targeting Ransomware Ecosystem
April 21, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A new task force launched by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking to curtail ransomware and other cyberattacks by targeting the underlying digital...

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The Number One Threat To Global Finance? Cyber Attacks
The Number One Threat To Global Finance? Cyber Attacks
April 13, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Cyberattacks are the greatest threat to the world’s financial system, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in an interview with CBS News this week. Speaking...

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EU Institutions Hit With ‘Significant’ Cyberattack
EU Institutions Hit With ‘Significant’ Cyberattack
April 06, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A number of European Union institutions — among them the European Commission — were the target of a “significant” cyberattack last week, Bloomberg reported on...

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New FBI Report Details Shifts In Cybercrime And Strategies To Fight It
New FBI Report Details Shifts In Cybercrime And Strategies To Fight It
March 19, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Everyone has heard of the CIA, and even the U.K.’s MI6. But what about IC3? Or the RAT team? No, they’re not organizations that will...

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Digital-First CFOs Empower The Enterprise With Data
Digital-First CFOs Empower The Enterprise With Data
March 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Among the countless negative impacts of the global coronavirus crisis is a surge in cyberattacks on the global business community. A perfect storm of work-from-home...

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UK Competition Watchdog Breached 150 Times In Past Two Years
UK Competition Watchdog Breached 150 Times In Past Two Years
February 09, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

In the past two years, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been hit by 150 personal data breaches — 81 cases of unauthorized...

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Cyberattacks, Google Crash Bring Internet Security Into Question
Cyberattacks, Google Crash Bring Internet Security Into Question
December 14, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A flurry of weekend cyberattacks on some of the most highly guarded digital assets on earth has again exposed the vulnerabilities inherent in our increasingly digitized global...

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