Cybersecurity

Computer security, cybersecurity or information technology security is the protection of computer systems from the theft of or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.

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Cyberattack Victimizes New Zealand Banks, Post Office
Cyberattack Victimizes New Zealand Banks, Post Office
September 08, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

New Zealand was briefly the center of the cybersecurity world on Wednesday (Sept. 8), when several financial institutions (FIs) and the national post office were...

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Checkout.com to Debut JCB’s Card Authentication in UK
Checkout.com to Debut JCB’s Card Authentication in UK
September 07, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Checkout.com, a global payments platform, will be implementing card issuer and payment company JCB’s J/Secure2.0 authentication platform for card-not-present transactions for its merchants in the...

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Baanx FinTech Invests in Iowa’s Maxwell State Bank
Baanx FinTech Invests in Iowa’s Maxwell State Bank
September 06, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

B2B2C platform Baanx is now the third-largest shareholder in Maxwell State Bank, which is regulated by the U.S., after a multimillion-dollar deal to bolster cybersecurity...

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Kaspersky Detects 1.5B IoT Cyberattacks This Year
Kaspersky Detects 1.5B IoT Cyberattacks This Year
September 03, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky detected 1.5 billion attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the first half of this year, using “honeypots,” software that...

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Crypto Exchange Bilaxy Loses $21M in Hack
Crypto Exchange Bilaxy Loses $21M in Hack
August 31, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

 Hong Kong cryptocurrency exchange Bilaxy was the victim of a hack that compromised a hot wallet on its platform and saw the transfer of 295...

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Adyen Releases Score Machine Learning Solution
Adyen Releases Score Machine Learning Solution
August 31, 2021  |  eCommerce

Dutch payment processing firm Adyen on Tuesday (Aug. 31) announced the release of Score, a machine learning-based solution that picks up on irregular activity by...

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Two-Thirds of Consumers Don’t Trust Retailers’ Ability to Prevent Fraud
Two-Thirds of Consumers Don’t Trust Retailers’ Ability to Prevent Fraud
August 31, 2021  |  Retail

The increase in eCommerce activity over the past 18 months is good news for merchants hoping to drive online sales, but it’s also raising the...

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Hacker Admits To T-Mobile Data Breach, Targeted Unprotected Router
Hacker Admits To T-Mobile Data Breach, Targeted Unprotected Router
August 26, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A hacker, taking responsibility for breaking into T-Mobile’s systems, said the job hadn’t been difficult, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. “I was panicking because...

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Tech CEOs Vow To Fight Cyber Crime With Billions Following Biden Meeting
Tech CEOs Vow To Fight Cyber Crime With Billions Following Biden Meeting
August 26, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Tech moguls are vowing to invest billions to fight cybercrime following a White House meeting with President Joe Biden, the AP and other news outlets...

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