Trustwave news and trends

Money Launderers Meet Their Match

January 09, 2017
Trustwave Sued For Breach Investigation ‘Failure’
Security & Fraud // January 19, 2016

Data protection and security company Trustwave is being sued by Affinity Gaming for allegedly being unable to mitigate a cyberattack that negatively impacted its business, ZDNet reported Monday (Jan. 18). The cybersecurity firm was hired by Affinity Gaming after the casino operator fell victim to a data breach that...

POS Systems Remain Favorite Targets Of Cybercrime, At Least In US
International // June 10, 2015

The U.S. may be moving (slowly but eventually) toward EMV and chip-driven payment cards, but point of sale (POS) systems dominate the landscape for data breaches, while accounting for only a “tiny minority” of fraudulent activity outside the country, PC World reported Tuesday (June 9)...

Interviews & Exclusives
Money Launderers Meet Their Match

January 09, 2017
In the days of Al Capone, laundromats used to, literally, launder money. Now, that’s any website that a clever bad guy sets up or takes over. Today, Trustwave will launch its transaction laundering service — one that SVP Mike Petitti says shines a new light on those who hide behind legitimate businesses to skirt payment card rules.

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Trustwave Sued For Breach Investigation ‘Failure’

January 19, 2016
Data protection and security company Trustwave is being sued by Affinity Gaming for allegedly being unable to mitigate a cyberattack that negatively impacted its business, ZDNet reported Monday (Jan. 18). The cybersecurity firm was hired by Affinity Gaming after the casino operator fell victim to a data breach that compromised the personal information of nearly 300,000 Affinity customers. The lawsuit […]

POS Systems Remain Favorite Targets Of Cybercrime, At Least In US

June 10, 2015
The U.S. may be moving (slowly but eventually) toward EMV and chip-driven payment cards, but point of sale (POS) systems dominate the landscape for data breaches, while accounting for only...