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. Many customers have recently posted on social media that orders placed at the restaurant fraudulently used their payment cards during the first few weeks of April.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

companies via the Business Email Compromise scam, reports in The East African said last week. Through Operation reWired, we are sending a clear message to the criminals who orchestrate these Business Email Compromise schemes that ‘I will keep coming after you, no matter where you are.’”.

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VISTA InfoSec

MAY 12, 2024

When used, these devices will collect payment details without the merchant’s knowledge, compromising customer data security. This additional step helps prevent unauthorized access even if login credentials are compromised, keeping your data secure.

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FICO

AUGUST 31, 2017

While data breaches and ransomware grab the headlines, we’re still seeing fraud growth due to ATM compromises in the US. The number of POS device and ATM compromises rose 21 percent in the same period. As criminals try to beat the system, we are continually adapting the predictive analytics we use to detect compromises.

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Bank Automation

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Fraudsters continue to do damage in the finance industry, evidenced by recent attacks against Fidelity National Financial and Mr. Cooper, and financial institutions must strengthen their systems to avoid hacks and respond to breaches. In 2023, the average cost of a data breach in the financial industry was $5.9

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VISTA InfoSec

MAY 23, 2024

These storage resources can be compromised and lead to data leaks similar to the unsecure S3 bucket of THSuite reported in 2020. Threat actors can compromise these and render passwords and other secrets useless. Storage resources are known as S3 buckets in AWS, with the type indicated as aws_s3_bucket.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2019

Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain, said that data from upwards of 460,000 customer accounts was compromised by hackers from April 23 to May 10, according to a report by CNBC.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2018

and overseas for engaging in international business email compromise schemes aimed at intercepting and stealing wire transfers from individuals and businesses. Since the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) began tracking BEC and its variant, e-mail account compromise (EAC), there has been more than $3.7

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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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Payments Dive

JULY 26, 2018

86% of all data breaches occurred in North America according to new reports with 42% of compromises to the POS environment. Download our infographic to find out more about the latest patterns emerging and the European and Asia Pacific hotspots. These insights could prove extremely useful to your strategic planning.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The bank assured that customer funds were not affected during the service disruption, and no customer data was compromised. Customers encountered challenges accessing their accounts and conducting online transactions. ATM and card services was said to have remained fully functional throughout the incident.

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Payments Source

AUGUST 19, 2016

Eddie Bauer acknowledged that a data breach compromised credit cards used in its 350 stores during the first six and a half months of 2016.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In addition, 26 percent of consumers reported that their PII information had been compromised within the last month, and 34 percent experienced a compromise within the last year. In fact, nearly one-fourth of consumers within each generation assume their personal information is safe unless notified of a breach.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 22, 2024

As fraudsters seek new ways to exploit technology, Mastercard is using generative AI to double the speed at which it can detect potentially compromised cards, further protecting cardholders and securing the ecosystem. In a bid to sell this data to other criminals, they place part of the 16-digit numbers on illegal websites.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

million were compromised and exposed in a data breach of an agency that collects money for Quest Diagnostics and UnitedHealth Group, according to a report by Bloomberg. Patient records numbering around 11.9 Quest revealed the information in a securities filing.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Hackers look for ways to best monetize the computers they compromise. Their new tactic is injecting code that generates bitcoin onto cloud-computing servers and compromised websites. According to BitMiner data, an online mining group, a personal computer can mine one bitcoin in about 4.5

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Payments Dive

MARCH 5, 2024

The point-of-sale attack on a merchant processor may have compromised card numbers, expiration dates and cardholder names, Amex said in a state regulatory filing.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2017

The company believes that exposure of cardholder data that could be used to create counterfeit cards – including names, addresses, emails and Social Security numbers – was limited, but some credit card numbers may have been compromised. The breach may affect users who paid via credit card at affected Buckle store locations between Oct.

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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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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

New plans for a ballot initiative in November 2020 threaten to overturn concessions that financial institutions, tech firms and other companies have won from state lawmakers.

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Finextra

MARCH 4, 2024

American Express is writing to customers warning them that their account information may have been compromised in a data breach at a third party service provider.

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The Paypers

JANUARY 29, 2019

(The Paypers) Some Discover card member information used by a merchant has been compromised when in the merchant’s possession.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 8, 2019

(The Paypers) The latest Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA) from Mimecast (MIME) has found that there is a significant increase in Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

According to a report by TechCrunch , roughly two-thirds of Three UK’s customers have had their information compromised after hackers were able to get an employee login and access to the network. That’s the case with the latest breach, which reportedly happened to Three UK, the U.K. mobile network operator. Three has around 8.8

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VISTA InfoSec

APRIL 5, 2024

The following are some of the consequences when data privacy and security are compromised: Productivity loss. But by educating members on managing their passwords, identifying potential scams, and practicing proper file sharing, cases of compromise will be reduced. Operational interruption happens when cybersecurity is breached.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

An Indian web system — used to mark attendance for government workers, which records names, photos and unique Aadhaar numbers — was easily compromised, and led to the access of private information for thousands of workers, reports showed. . The system is for workers in the state of Jharkhand, and it hasn’t been password protected since 2014.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 4, 2018

Cybersecurity systems, as sophisticated as they are, are clearly not doing the job. And maybe they never will, given that in the end the effectiveness of those systems can be overridden by workers inside the organization, writes Tal Vegvizer, director of research and development for Bufferzone.

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Finextra

JUNE 10, 2024

Revolut has added an extra layer of in-app identity verification designed to protect customers who have had their unlocked phone stolen, or password and face recognition compromised.

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NACHA

MARCH 17, 2024

HERNDON, Virginia, March 18, 2024 – Nacha members have approved a set of rules intended to reduce the incidence of frauds, such as business email compromise (BEC), that make use of credit-push payments. The new rules establish a base-level of ACH payment monitoring on all parties in the ACH Network (except consumers).

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The Paypers

MARCH 6, 2018

(The Paypers) Nippon Ichi Software, a Japanese gaming developer, has revealed its American arm, NIS America , has suffered a data breach compromising financial data of online customers.

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The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

(The Paypers) A FICO report has revealed that the number of cards compromised at US ATMs and merchants rose 39 %in the first half of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016.

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Agile Payments

JULY 23, 2023

It can be compromised and you lose your sign-in data to cybercriminals. Your device might also be compromised and become a loophole for hackers. You can save them in one click or even create random passwords. Despite the ease of using them, browsers such as Chrome are prone to cybercriminal attacks.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2018

Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines told Reuters that it was a small number of customers that had their data exposed in the compromise. Sears and Delta are the latest retailers or consumer-facing companies that disclosed compromises in recent weeks. The hack happened on or around Sept. 26, 2017, and was identified and resolved on Oct.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 9, 2018

billion data records being compromised worldwide in the first half of 2018, according to the Breach Level Index from Gemalto. (The Paypers) 945 data breaches led to 4.5

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FICO

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For 2022, we saw a significant increase in compromised cards resulting from skimming activity. Total compromise cards were up 368% from 2021, with more than 161,000 impacted cards identified — nearly a 5x increase over 2021. Now that we have data from the entire year to review, we are seeing the alarming trend continue.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

By offering advanced white-label payment software, Akurateco empowers businesses to bypass complex and costly development processes, allowing them to focus on their core competencies without compromising on the quality and reliability of their payment systems.

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The Paypers

MARCH 18, 2019

(The Paypers) Mastercard has showed concerns of India’s strict data localisation rules that could compromise its ability to detect frauds and ML in the domestic payments system.

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