Fintech Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

This goes beyond current methods of managing sensitive information for individuals and organizations, ensuring data recovery without compromising privacy. “We Amidst rising regulatory pressures such as GDPR and high-profile breaches affecting millions globally, companies are searching for reliable solutions for data protection.

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Finextra

JULY 14, 2025

Furthermore, businesses relying on a third party also face counterparty risk: if the custodian is compromised or fails, there is a risk of losing the assets. Lastly, the reliance on a few major custodians creates centralization risks, where a breach in the security of one custodian can affect many clients in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

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Stablecoins Cryptocurrency Payment APIs and Integration Payments 52

Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

A compelling study highlights this long-term impact, revealing that 47% of consumers would permanently cease shopping with a retailer following a data breach involving their payment card information. Please read our Privacy Policy. We use cookies to help us to deliver our services. You may change your preferences at our Cookie Centre.

Stablecoins 52

Stablecoins Payment APIs and Integration Fraud Prevention Cross-Border 52

Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

A compelling study highlights this long-term impact, revealing that 47% of consumers would permanently cease shopping with a retailer following a data breach involving their payment card information. Please read our Privacy Policy. We use cookies to help us to deliver our services. You may change your preferences at our Cookie Centre.

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Stablecoins Payment APIs and Integration Cross-Border Account Takeovers 52

VISTA InfoSec

APRIL 5, 2024

Data privacy and security Protecting your data and taking preventive measures to keep it away from fraudsters is important in the era of remote work. The following are some of the consequences when data privacy and security are compromised: Productivity loss. Operational interruption happens when cybersecurity is breached.

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Best Practices Business Continuity Continuity Compromise 278

Segpay

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The rise of data privacy concerns has led to a surge in global regulations, such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which are drafted to protect peoples individual data protection rights. If a breach occurs, identity data, once compromised, is hard to restore.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 19, 2024

However, this convenience comes with significant cyber risks that can compromise sensitive information and privacy. Malware and Ransomware Malware and ransomware are significant threats in the realm of video communication, with attackers leveraging these tools to compromise devices and networks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Messaging app Telegram said a data breach has exposed a database containing the personal information of millions of users, according to a Cointelgraph report. The company introduced new measures for privacy in response, letting users hide their phone number from everyone. Data breaches have not slowed during the pandemic.

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VISTA InfoSec

AUGUST 22, 2023

As technology advances and the use of biometric data becomes more prevalent, it is crucial to address the privacy concerns and regulatory compliance associated with this sensitive data. By addressing these issues, organizations can strike a balance between reaping the benefits of biometric technology and protecting individuals’ privacy.

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Privacy Legal Best Practices Compliance 130

PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

Chipotle Mexican Grill has been the victim of a cyberattack that compromised the credit card payment information for a small number of customers. “The privacy and security of our customer information is very important,” said Laurie Schalow, chief communications officer at Chipotle, according to Mobile Payments Today.

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Credential Compromise Credit Cards Payments 76

VISTA InfoSec

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Data breaches, cyberattacks and misuse of personal information are severe threats challenging the privacy of customers data, they can not only damage a companys reputation but can also lead to heavy fines if compromised. This was part of its broader aim to strengthen data protection and privacy for individuals within the EU.

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CCPA Privacy Data Breach Laws 130

VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Data breaches, cyberattacks and misuse of personal information are severe threats challenging the privacy of customer’s data, they can not only damage a company’s reputation but can also lead to heavy fines if compromised. This was part of its broader aim to strengthen data protection and privacy for individuals within the EU.

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CCPA Privacy Data Breach Laws 130

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

. “We are not aware of any data breach at this time,” an Instacart spokesperson told BuzzFeed News. “We We take data protection and privacy very seriously. Outside of the Instacart platform, attackers may target individuals using phishing or credential stuffing techniques.

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Data Breach Breach Phishing Duplicate 86

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

So far this year (and there’s still one more day), Verizon reported that there have been 2,216 confirmed data breaches across 65 countries. Even more disturbing, perhaps, is that 68 percent of those breaches took months for the breached companies to discover. The breach was believed to have seen 5 million cards compromised.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Facebook could get hit with a massive EU fine by a European Union privacy watchdog after the company announced on Friday (Sept 28) it had suffered a Facebook data breach that compromised the accounts of more than 50 million users. billion if regulators find the company violated the bloc’s strict new data privacy law.

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Data Breach Breach Privacy Laws 72

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The Radisson Hotel Group suffered a data breach that impacted its loyalty and rewards program customers, reported ZDNet. ZDNet noted Radisson Hotel Group said no financial data or passwords were impacted by the breach.

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Breach Compromise Data Breach Addressing 57

Segpay

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Privacy-Friendly Cryptographic Security in Compliance with the Law Resistance to traditional ID-based age verification is growing. While user ID-based methods remain effective and compliant, they are often seen as invasive and raise privacy concerns. These solutions aim to balance security, user-friendliness, and privacy protection.

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Verification Blockchain Privacy Encryption 105

VISTA InfoSec

JULY 19, 2024

Trusted platform module (TPM): A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a microcontroller chip that’s embedded in a computer to improve its security and privacy. Performance and reliability When well-designed, PCBs help network security appliances continue working well without compromising their speed and reliability.

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Cybersecurity Encryption Fraud Detection CHIPS 264

VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 3, 2024

A big part of the GDPR is protecting people’s privacy and data from unauthorized access. Weak or compromised passwords are often the weak link in an organization’s security chain, providing an easy entry point for cybercriminals. To do this, companies need a strong password policy.

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MFA Credential PCI DSS Compliance 130

The Finance Weekly

JUNE 7, 2022

Hack may not be the most comforting word in describing cyber security strategies, but it is nonetheless of paramount importance to defend against cybersecurity breaches. However, many still have to address the fundamental data security and privacy compliance consequences. Inadequate risk management, governance, and compliance.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

MENA nations’ original rules involved data privacy, but they were focused on developing the open banking ecosystem and allowing information to move freely. The following Deep Dive analyzes how the pandemic has affected open banking and privacy regulations — especially in the MENA region — and implicated future regulations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Eric Chiu, cofounder and president of HyTrust , joined this week’s Hacker Tracker to share insights on the SEC examining the Yahoo breaches, why a selfie app may cause more harm than good and how the U.S. Yahoo disclosed a breach of 500 million users’ data in Sept. 2013 had compromised even more user data.

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Data Breach Breach Security Risk 71

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Facebook-owned Instagram reportedly is testing a new privacy setting that could lead to more targeted ads directed at consumers. The new privacy setting would enable Instagram to share users’ location history with Facebook. Facebook, meanwhile, is dealing with more questions and concerns about security and data. It faces a $1.63

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Pichai has also been viewed hostility by lawmakers in the wake of data breaches, misinformation campaigns and concerns about working with China. It also comes as Congress is looking at whether or not to put on the books America’s first national data privacy laws. Its business practices may have been affected by political bias.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And except when you’re the first retailer to get rung up under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). 1, the first-class action lawsuit alleging data breaches under the CCPA was filed on Feb 5. The complaint accuses Salesforce of allowing the site to be infected with malware, which is the prime suspect for the data breach.

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CCPA Laws Privacy Data Breach 62

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Equifax CEO Mark Begor revealed that he has been the victim of identity theft three times in the past 10 years during a privacy hearing on Tuesday (February 26). In 2017, Equifax suffered a massive data breach that exposed the personal data of 143 million consumers in the U.S., Begor made the confession after U.S.

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Identity Theft Data Breach Breach Social Security 77

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The potentially compromised data had been stored on an Amazon S3 storage service and was collected by Bongo International, which FedEx had acquired in 2014. According to news from Reuters, the server that was made visible contained more than 119,000 scanned documents from U.S.

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VISTA InfoSec

MAY 20, 2025

From founders and educators to threat hunters and security journalists, the people on this list are shaping the way we think about risk, privacy, innovation, and whats coming next. Whether its a data breach or a dark web marketplace, chances are he covered it first and better than anyone else.

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Cybersecurity PCI DSS Breach Data Breach 130

Segpay

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Whether we are setting up a new bank account, making a purchase online, or accessing government services, confirming who we are in the virtual space is crucial to ensuring our security, the protection of our privacy, and the improvement of our user experience. Regulatory compliance is crucial in ensuring data privacy.

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Verification Identity Theft Due Diligence Money Laundering 111

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

The Capital One data breach that affected millions and spawned an investigation by the New York attorney general as well as a class-action lawsuit, has a new set of detractors: U.S. Corporations will only take Americans’ privacy seriously when CEOs are held personally accountable.”. The Hill is reporting that Sen. Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Multiple lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed in Philadelphia over a data breach at Wawa convenience stores, which affected 850 locations along the East Coast of the U.S., Wawa recently came forward with information that it found malware on its payment processing servers, and that it stopped the breach on Dec.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus over a 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 of the retailer’s stores. The states’ investigations determined that around 370,000 payment cards were breached, including 8,323 associated with consumers in the state of Maryland.

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Breach Data Breach Settlement Payments 63

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

The first class action lawsuit against Exactis has been filed in response to the company’s massive data breach that exposed the private information of more than 200 million U.S. The marketing and data aggregation firm was the subject of a data breach in which customer information ended up on the internet for hackers or anyone else to view.

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Data Breach Breach Database Credit Cards 50

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

27) for the data breach in 2016 that impacted millions of users. The fines stem from a data breach in 2016 in which the names, mobile phone numbers and email addresses of 57 million users around the globe were compromised. At the time, no steps were taken to inform anyone affected by the breach , or to offer help and support.

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Data Breach Breach Regulations NOV 53

VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Trusted platform module (TPM): A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a microcontroller chip that’s embedded in a computer to improve its security and privacy. Performance and reliability When well-designed, PCBs help network security appliances continue working well without compromising their speed and reliability.

Cybersecurity 189

Cybersecurity Encryption Fraud Detection CHIPS 189

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

In a post on its website, Instacart said its investigation concluded the San Francisco-based company was not compromised. It appears that third-party bad actors were able to use usernames and passwords that were compromised in previous data breaches of other websites and apps to login to some Instacart accounts,” Instacart wrote. “In

Accounts 75

Accounts Compromise Data Breach Phishing 75

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And except when you’re the first retailer to get rung up under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). 1, the first-class action lawsuit alleging data breaches under the CCPA was filed on Feb 5. The complaint accuses Salesforce of allowing the site to be infected with malware, which is the prime suspect for the data breach.

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CCPA Laws Privacy Data Breach 52