security & fraud

The FCA Is Proposing Changes To Help Victims Of APP Fraud
The FCA Is Proposing Changes To Help Victims Of APP Fraud
June 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the U.K. on Tuesday (June 26) announced it is proposing changes to complaint handling rules to help victims of...

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Google Adds More Security, Privacy To Google Account
Google Adds More Security, Privacy To Google Account
June 25, 2018  |  Google

Google announced last week it is overhauling its privacy and security settings service — dubbed Google Account — to make it more secure and easier...

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FIs Facing $100B A Year In Cyberattack Losses
FIs Facing $100B A Year In Cyberattack Losses
June 25, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The impact from a cyberattack on financial institutions (FIs) could reach as high as a few hundred billion dollars annually, chipping away at profits and...

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Some Equifax Victims Have Already Received Compensation
Some Equifax Victims Have Already Received Compensation
June 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Among the more than 145 million U.S. consumers whose financial information was exposed in the Equifax hack, some have been able to collect compensation from...

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Bithumb Says $31.5M Of Digital Tokens Stolen
Bithumb Says $31.5M Of Digital Tokens Stolen
June 20, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Bithumb, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, was the subject of a hack — $31.5 million worth of digital tokens were stolen in what is the...

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Verizon Halts Third-Party Location Data Sharing
Verizon Halts Third-Party Location Data Sharing
June 20, 2018  |  Data

Verizon is getting accolades from Senator Ron Wyden, the Democrat from Oregon, for deciding to stop selling real-time location data to outside parties — and...

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IdentityMind Announces 2.0 Version Of AML Transactions
IdentityMind Announces 2.0 Version Of AML Transactions
June 20, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

IdentityMind Global, the AML transaction monitoring company, announced on Wednesday (June 20) the launch of IdentityMind 2.0, which the firm is calling a new generation...

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Wells Fargo Receives Approval To Settle $142M Suit
Wells Fargo Receives Approval To Settle $142M Suit
June 15, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

After receiving preliminary approval for a settlement last July, Wells Fargo said that it has received final approval from a California court to settle a...

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Equifax Taps IBM Executive As Chief Technology Officer
Equifax Taps IBM Executive As Chief Technology Officer
June 14, 2018  |  Data

Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company announced Thursday (June 14) that it named Bryson Koehler as Chief Technology Officer. In a press release, Equifax said...

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