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Data Blizzard Hits LA Schools: Students data stolen in Snowflake Hack

VISTA InfoSec

The breach, linked to a hack of the district’s Snowflake account, has exposed sensitive data pertaining to students and employees enrolled in the sprawling district. Snowflake is a cloud database platform used by companies worldwide to store their data.

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Health Care Companies Data At Risk Of Being Compromised

PYMNTS

That could be the case with 12 health care payers, who are at risk of being hacked after a health care vendor was compromised. Health care companies hold the keys to a lot of sensitive consumer data, and a hack of that data could open up a can of worms.

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Introducing the Paytiko GrowthHub: The future of payment technology

The Payments Association

GrowthHub examines these structures and recommends routing strategies that minimise expenses without compromising approval rates. Paytiko collaborated with businesses of all sizes during the development of GrowthHub, from enterprises that manage thousands of transactions per day to startups that encountered difficulties with PSP enrollment.

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Inside The Fight For Digital Driver’s Licenses

PYMNTS

Approximately 34 percent said that they felt biometrics offered improved security over passwords, a fact that is backed up by the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, which found that 80 percent of data breaches can be traced to compromised or weak passwords. The bank plans to enroll all 3.7

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How to Set Up Recurring Payments with Clover

Synapse Payment Systems

So, when you set up Clover recurring payments , you never have to worry about your customer’s financial data being compromised. Even a small fee, like a $5 late fee, can encourage customers to enroll in automatic payments. New clients receive a free Clover POS system when they enroll in our most popular plans.

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Why Citi Is Using Biometrics To Build Its ‘Security Perimeter’

PYMNTS

Meanwhile, in Thailand, KBank is embracing biometrics for new customer enrollments. A single data breach that manages to compromise users’ identities can cost firms an average of $3.86 How Citi Taps Biometrics to Enhance ‘Security Perimeter’.

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Mastercard Goes OTP-Free in APAC for Faster, Safer Online Transactions

Fintech Finance

Tighter Security: By offering biometric authentication, payment passkeys eliminate the risk of passwords being stolen or compromised, protecting shoppers from fraud and scams. How it works Consumers only need to enroll their Mastercard card once to use payment passkeys for online payments.

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