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T-Mobile Network Reportedly Breached in Chinese Hacking Campaign
Cybersecurity // November 17, 2024

T-Mobile was reportedly hacked in a recent cyberespionage attack on American and international telecommunications companies. Hackers with ties to a Chinese intelligence agency were able to get into the T-Mobile network as part of a monthslong effort to spy on the cellular communications of high-value...

Making Sense of Quantum Data Defense in the Payments Space
Cybersecurity // October 25, 2024

For firms in security-critical areas like financial services and payments, it’s time to pay attention to cybersecurity. A data breach in these industries doesn’t just mean a lost paycheck; it could trigger a financial disaster on a global, digitally interconnected scale. And with the news...

Fidelity Investments Discloses Data Breach Affecting 77,099 Customers
Security & Fraud // October 10, 2024

Fidelity Investments has disclosed a data breach that affected 77,099 customers. The breach occurred Aug. 17 and was discovered Aug. 19, the financial services company said in data breach notifications filed Wednesday (Oct. 9) with the Office of the Maine Attorney General. “Between August 17...

52% of Gen Z and Millennial Consumers Say They Might Give Community Banks a Try
Credit Unions // October 02, 2024

As digital banking transforms the financial landscape, community banks and credit unions (CUs) are poised to capture Generation Z and millennials. These digital natives are gravitating toward smaller financial institutions (FIs). The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Local Roots: How Community FIs Can Win the Digital-First Generation”...

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52% of Gen Z and Millennial Consumers Say They Might Give Community Banks a Try

October 02, 2024
As digital banking transforms the financial landscape, community banks and credit unions (CUs) are poised to capture Generation Z and millennials. These digital natives are gravitating toward smaller financial institutions (FIs). The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Local Roots: How Community FIs Can Win the Digital-First Generation” examined how this movement signals a change in which personalized […]

Intellicheck CEO Warns: Every Data Breach Is a Step Closer to Someone Else Stealing Your...

September 03, 2024
In the wrong hands, digital footprints can turn into a blueprint for fraud. Particularly as identity theft proliferates and becomes more sophisticated, data breaches are increasingly turning personal and business...

Decoding Cybersecurity: Understanding FedRAMP and ISO 27001 Standards

August 30, 2024
Contemporary businesses operate in an era marked by surging cyberthreats and data breaches. That’s according to a Thursday (Aug. 29) joint cybersecurity advisory by the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...

Mastercard Executive Urges Companies to Embed Security in Their Business DNA

August 20, 2024
In today’s operating landscape, cybersafety and business success tend to go hand in hand. While understanding the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) employed by a rising cohort of cybercriminals is...

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T-Mobile Network Reportedly Breached in Chinese Hacking Campaign

November 17, 2024
T-Mobile was reportedly hacked in a recent cyberespionage attack on American and international telecommunications companies. Hackers with ties to a Chinese intelligence agency were able to get into the T-Mobile network as part of a monthslong effort to spy on the cellular communications of high-value intelligence targets, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (Nov. […]

Fidelity Investments Discloses Data Breach Affecting 77,099 Customers

October 10, 2024
Fidelity Investments has disclosed a data breach that affected 77,099 customers. The breach occurred Aug. 17 and was discovered Aug. 19, the financial services company said in data breach notifications...

SolarWinds CISO: World’s Cyber Regulations Still ‘In Flux’

September 29, 2024
The information security chief for SolarWinds says the world needs tough cybersecurity laws. Tim Brown made this case in an interview Sunday (Sept. 29) with the Financial Times (FT), his...

Report: China-Connected Hackers Breach US Broadband Networks

September 25, 2024
Hackers with ties to China’s government have reportedly gotten into some American internet service providers. The hacking campaign, dubbed Salt Typhoon by investigators, was targeting sensitive information, the Wall Street...