security & fraud

Nuance Inks Deal With BioCatch To Use Biometrics To Enhance Security
Nuance Inks Deal With BioCatch To Use Biometrics To Enhance Security
February 15, 2017  |  Biometrics

Nuance Communications announced Tuesday (Feb. 14) that it inked a deal with BioCatch, the behavioral biometrics company, to deliver continuous authentication on the internet and mobile...

READ MORE >
FTC Says It Filed 12 Cases Against Illegal Debt Collection Practices In 2016
FTC Says It Filed 12 Cases Against Illegal Debt Collection Practices In 2016
February 15, 2017  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday (Feb. 14) laid out how it fought back against illegal debt collection practices in 2016 in its report to...

READ MORE >
Jury Selection In Trial Of Coin.mx Operator Kicked Off
Jury Selection In Trial Of Coin.mx Operator Kicked Off
February 14, 2017  |  Legal

A lawsuit launched from an inquiry into a bitcoin exchange and a breach of data at JPMorgan was expected to kick off on Monday (Feb....

READ MORE >
Bank Of England Taps Startup Anomali To Reduce Cyberthreats
Bank Of England Taps Startup Anomali To Reduce Cyberthreats
February 13, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Anomali, the FinTech startup that was part of the Bank of England’s accelerator program, has been tapped by the Bank of England to help it...

READ MORE >
Health Care Information More Valuable Than Credit Card Data For Hackers
Health Care Information More Valuable Than Credit Card Data For Hackers
February 10, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Health care information about an individual is more valuable to bad guys than credit card information, according to Xerox’s 2017 eHealth survey. In a press...

READ MORE >
ZingBox Aims To Protect IoT Devices
ZingBox Aims To Protect IoT Devices
February 10, 2017  |  Internet of Things

ZingBox, a cybersecurity company focused on service protection, announced Thursday (Feb. 9) IoT Guardian, which it said is an industry-first offering that uses deep-learning algorithms...

READ MORE >
Malware On Hitachi Servers Reason For ATM Hack
Malware On Hitachi Servers Reason For ATM Hack
February 10, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Hitachi Payment Systems was to blame for a cyberattack of its ATM network in India, which resulted in banks having to recall a slew of...

READ MORE >
Backpage Gets Hit With Two Sex Trafficking Lawsuits
Backpage Gets Hit With Two Sex Trafficking Lawsuits
February 09, 2017  |  Legal

Backpage was hit with two lawsuits this week, one in federal court in Arizona and the other in federal court in Florida, over allegations the...

READ MORE >
GoCardless Reveals 19 Laptops With Customer Data Were Stolen
GoCardless Reveals 19 Laptops With Customer Data Were Stolen
February 09, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

GoCardless, the U.K. payment processing company, revealed that 19 laptops that had sensitive personal customer data on them were heisted from GoCardless offices in January. According...

READ MORE >