cyberattacks

Israeli Cloud Security Firm Wiz Raises $120 Million In Add’l Funding
Israeli Cloud Security Firm Wiz Raises $120 Million In Add’l Funding
May 25, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Cyberattacks are the greatest threat to the world’s financial system, the head of the Federal Reserve Board said last month. Investors and cybersecurity industry experts seem...

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Hardening Merchants’ Digital Defenses Against Incursions From The Dark Web
Hardening Merchants’ Digital Defenses Against Incursions From The Dark Web
May 14, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A great description of the criminal craze in credential stuffing is found in PYMNTS’ May 2021 edition of the Digital Fraud Tracker®, done in collaboration...

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Colonial Pipeline Latest Target In High-Profile Ransomware Attacks
Colonial Pipeline Latest Target In High-Profile Ransomware Attacks
May 09, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The Biden administration is looking to crack down on ransomware, especially as a series of major cyberattacks has recently occurred, Bloomberg reported. In the span...

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DOJ Task Force Targeting Ransomware Ecosystem
DOJ Task Force Targeting Ransomware Ecosystem
April 21, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A new task force launched by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking to curtail ransomware and other cyberattacks by targeting the underlying digital...

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The Number One Threat To Global Finance? Cyber Attacks
The Number One Threat To Global Finance? Cyber Attacks
April 13, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Cyberattacks are the greatest threat to the world’s financial system, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in an interview with CBS News this week. Speaking...

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EU Institutions Hit With ‘Significant’ Cyberattack
EU Institutions Hit With ‘Significant’ Cyberattack
April 06, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A number of European Union institutions — among them the European Commission — were the target of a “significant” cyberattack last week, Bloomberg reported on...

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New FBI Report Details Shifts In Cybercrime And Strategies To Fight It
New FBI Report Details Shifts In Cybercrime And Strategies To Fight It
March 19, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Everyone has heard of the CIA, and even the U.K.’s MI6. But what about IC3? Or the RAT team? No, they’re not organizations that will...

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Digital-First CFOs Empower The Enterprise With Data
Digital-First CFOs Empower The Enterprise With Data
March 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Among the countless negative impacts of the global coronavirus crisis is a surge in cyberattacks on the global business community. A perfect storm of work-from-home...

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UK Competition Watchdog Breached 150 Times In Past Two Years
UK Competition Watchdog Breached 150 Times In Past Two Years
February 09, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

In the past two years, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been hit by 150 personal data breaches — 81 cases of unauthorized...

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