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For Small Businesses, Cyberattacks Are Felt Long After A Data Breach
For Small Businesses, Cyberattacks Are Felt Long After A Data Breach
July 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

In the wake of some high-profile cyberattacks on small businesses and local governments, new research suggests that the pain points of such incidents last long...

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Small Town Government, Big Time Cybercrime
Small Town Government, Big Time Cybercrime
July 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Last month, the city of Riviera Beach, Florida, was crippled by a ransomware attack that led to it paying a hefty sum to recover government...

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Bitcoin Daily: US Bitcoin Ransomware Virus Shows Up In China; Crypto Thief Faces Charges For Swindling $1.7M
Bitcoin Daily: US Bitcoin Ransomware Virus Shows Up In China; Crypto Thief Faces Charges For...
July 18, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A ransomware virus that the FBI has been tracking since 2018 has been detected in China. According to CoinDesk, a recent Tencent Security report stated...

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Florida City Pays Hundreds Of Thousands To Hackers
Florida City Pays Hundreds Of Thousands To Hackers
June 27, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

One small Florida city has had to pay cybercriminals thousands of dollars in ransomware. Lake City, a community of about 12,000 people west of Jacksonville,...

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The Predicament Of C-Suite Fraud And Government Cyberattacks
The Predicament Of C-Suite Fraud And Government Cyberattacks
June 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Australia is the land for some underhanded doings from scammers attacking small businesses for payments fraud — targeting two-thirds of SMBs, according to a Norton...

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G7 Prepares For Cross-Border Malware Simulation
G7 Prepares For Cross-Border Malware Simulation
May 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Wolters Kluwer, which fell victim to a malware attack last week, sent a “quiet panic” through the accounting industry, with clients unable to access data...

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How To Motivate FinServ To Take Action On Cybersecurity
How To Motivate FinServ To Take Action On Cybersecurity
April 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

To those who understand the importance of cybersecurity, and the monumental risks that growing cyberthreats impose on organizations, safeguarding systems and data may be assumed...

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Bitcoin Daily: FinCEN Penalizes P2P Currency Exchanger; Binance Announces Its Own Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: FinCEN Penalizes P2P Currency Exchanger; Binance Announces Its Own Blockchain
April 19, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A new report has found that ransomware payments increased nearly 90 percent in the first quarter of the year over the previous quarter. According to...

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Thanks To Ransomware, Bitcoin Leaves A Bad Taste In Corporates’ Mouths
Thanks To Ransomware, Bitcoin Leaves A Bad Taste In Corporates’ Mouths
April 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The last several years have seen a surge in efforts among the cryptocurrency community to legitimize the technology. Once seen as a tool for the...

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