July 16, 2024
IRS Warns Tax Pros of ‘Barrage’ of Phishing Scams
The IRS is warning tax professionals of a rise in scams designed to steal taxpayer information. The tax agency and its “Security Summit” partners — a group of state tax...
July 12, 2024
Almost All of AT&T’s Wireless Customers Hacked as Snowflake Breach...
The interconnected global operating landscape has never held more opportunity for businesses. Or more threats. Gaining a deeper understanding of the threat landscape and the top tactics, techniques and procedures...
July 09, 2024
Industry Groups Push Back Against Federal Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements
If digital transformation is at the forefront of innovation, then cybersecurity is at the forefront of digital transformation. As the world goes digital, security-critical sectors like healthcare, finance and more...
July 08, 2024
Niva Raises $3.3 Million for AI-Powered Business ID Solution
Business identity platform Niva has launched after raising $3.3 million for its verification solution, according to a Monday (July 8) news release. Verifying the identities of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) by screening...
July 07, 2024
The Open Network Blockchain Grows Along with Associated Firm Telegram
In the world of cryptocurrency, a project with ties to the popular messaging app Telegram has been making waves this year. The Open Network (TON) blockchain, which is associated with Telegram...
July 02, 2024
Pa. Health System Geisinger’s 1 Million-Patient Data Breach Leads to...
A patient affected by a “data security incident” involving Pennsylvania-based health system Geisinger has filed a class-action lawsuit against the company. Geisinger’s IT vendor, Microsoft-owned Nuance, determined that a former...
June 27, 2024
Evolve Confirms Ransomware Hack as Challenges Grow at FinTech Partner...
It’s been a bad month for Evolve Bank & Trust, and it’s only getting worse. Following a “cease and desist” order issued to the bank on June 14, the Arkansas-based...
June 25, 2024
FiVerity Unveils Risk Management and Fraud Prevention Platform
Identity verification and fraud prevention firm FiVerity is launching its Identity Trust Management platform. The platform integrates features such as enhanced know your customer (KYC) measures, fraud investigation, continuous monitoring,...
June 24, 2024
CDK Fallout Continues as Car Dealers Go Old School
Software companies have taken over large swathes of the economy during the past few decades. And when something goes wrong with these software companies, something ultimately goes wrong with the...
No other industry has more at stake in digital identity verification than financial services, a future Zil Money’s Justin Timlin says will be driven by technology and shaped by how regulators want to see it deployed. Read more in this month’s “Alternative Payments Tracker®,” a PYMNTS and Socure collaboration.