December 19, 2016
Symantec Helps Take Down Global Cybercrime Ring
Research from cybersecurity company Symantec was used to help dismantle the international cybercriminal gang dubbed “Bayrob.” The findings of a decade-long research campaign were utilized by the FBI for a...
December 16, 2016
’Tis The Season … For POS System Attacks?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… especially if you’re a hacker. As consumers race to catch the shopping deals and retailers battle it out for their attention and...
December 16, 2016
Sizzle Fizzle: Déjà Yahoo All Over Again
What’s hitting – and missing this week? We’ve got it all here. SIZZLE Bank Stocks: The Fed rate hike is finally in, and that’s likely a good sign for...
December 16, 2016
Trump Says Wide Range Of Issues Discussed At Tech Summit
A day after President-Elect Donald Trump met with technology leaders from Silicon Valley, his office released a synopsis of what went down during the meeting that brought Trump together with...
December 16, 2016
Need Some Hacked Yahoo Data? Try The Dark Web.
Earlier this week, the world learned that Yahoo has been hacked — in a very, very big way. At some point in 2013, cybercriminals made off with the records of more...
December 16, 2016
What Alt-Lending Slump?
Venture capital levels are a telling sign of the health of an industry. This year, headlines have been awash with concerns and skepticism of the alternative lending space, and that’s...
December 15, 2016
New Yahoo Data Breach
In what feels like déjà vu, there’s more bad news for Yahoo users. The company announced Wednesday (Dec. 14) that a new cybersecurity breach incident has affected over a billion...
December 15, 2016
MoneyMan Grants First Loan In Brazil
MoneyMan, the lending service of IDFinance, announced Wednesday (Dec. 14) it granted a first loan through the MoneyMan.com.br website in November. The loan went to a resident of Sao Paulo,...
December 14, 2016
Fighting Fraud — One Microsegment At A Time
Firewalls are out; hyperawareness of where data is flowing across networks and endpoints is in. The brand new Unisys Stealth(aware) platform takes a page from the CIA’s playbook, zeroing in...
Digital bill pay, while routine for most consumers, poses challenges such as fraud, friction and limited payment options — particularly in the utilities sector, where consumer trust is low. This edition of the “Money Mobility Tracker®,” a collaboration with Ingo Payments, examines how billers and financial institutions can earn trust among consumers.
There’s no shame in asking for help. Eighty-two percent of merchants experienced a cyber or data breach in the last year, and PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study of 300 eCommerce executives, “Fraud Management in Online Transactions,” a collaboration with Nuvei, details merchants’ thoughts about fraud prevention, finding that outsourced methods correlate with fewer failed payments.