October 13, 2017
Emailage Braces For Holiday Fraud Uptick

It’s no surprise that the holidays mean increased eCommerce traffic – and therefore, increased instances of fraud. The fraudsters often get away with it, too, simply because many merchants are...

October 13, 2017
Hyatt Hotels Gets Cyber Intruder…Again

Hyatt, the hotel operator, is alerting its customers that it was hit with a credit card breach, marking the second big breach in a few years. According to a news...

October 13, 2017
Equifax Says It Was Not Breached Again

Equifax, the embattled credit reporting company, was under pressure in Thursday (Oct. 12) trading after rumors began to circulate about a potential new data breach. Those rumors (see update below)...

October 13, 2017
Experts Weigh In: Regaining Consumer Trust In A Post-Equifax World

As consumers and businesses scramble to contain the fallout from the massive Equifax data breach, the impact will linger among payments security professionals. Is a wholesale reexamination of how companies...

October 12, 2017
Chicago Is Number One For Botnets

New research reveals that 6.7 million additional bots joined the global botnet in 2016, with Chicago and Washington D.C. as the leading U.S. cities in fueling botnet-enabled attacks. The news...

October 11, 2017
Equifax Breach Extends Across The Pond

Add some breaches across the pond to Equifax’s list of victims. Reuters reported Tuesday that the credit reporting firm has disclosed that more than 15 million United Kingdom records had...

October 11, 2017
Connected Commerce: It’s Not Just For Retailers

Think you can’t teach an old finance dog new tricks? Think again. Diebold has been around since 1859, when it was founded as a manufacturer of safes, vaults and locks....

October 11, 2017
Online Commerce And Crime Keep Pace

It goes without saying that fraudsters follow the money. Since the U.S. lags behind other countries that have already adopted EMV card standards (so far, there are around 80 in...

October 09, 2017
US: Hogan Lovells hire brings cybersecurity antitrust skills

Commercial Dispute Resolution’s website has reported the arrival of Edith Ramirez at Hogan Lovells, bringing cybersecurity skills to that firm’s practice alongside antitrust experience. Recent events, such as the Deloitte...