VISTA InfoSec

MAY 12, 2024

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) 2023 Business Impact Report , 73% of small business owners in the US reported a cyber-attack within the previous year, underlining the growing popularity of small businesses as a target among malicious actors.

PCI DSS

PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2016

Whether we like it or not, fraud and identity theft play a significant role in the payments ecosystem. As Socure CEO Sunil Madhu recently explained during a discussion with PYMNTS, with the rollout of the EMV liability shift in the U.S. last year it’s no surprise that card-not-present fraud is on the rise.

Identity Theft

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2017

According to the latest edition of the PYMNTS Global Fraud Index – after a short lull post-EMV in the U.S., The good guys – the financial institutions, retailers and cybersecurity firms – have to be right every time, finding all available windows and making sure they are entirely locked at all times.

Identity Theft

PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

It’s been a big week in the broader cybersecurity realm, starting with a data breach of Sabre Corporation’s hospitality unit. The growth in digital payment fraud comes as activity has moved away from card-present transactions in an ecosystem protected by EMV authentication standards.

Breach

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2016

Earlier this year, the Global Fraud Attack Index , a PYMNTS and Forter collaboration, found that online fraud attacks have jumped by 11 percent since the move to EMV in October. “The more accessibility to install and download bots there is, the more wary you need to be.”. However, just because botnets primarily stick to the low-hanging (i.e.,

Bots

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Consumers might have felt a bit safer using their credit card with the introduction of EMV chip technology, but thieves looking to steal your information have managed to find a way to still gain access to PIN numbers, as well as your card’s chip in some cases. All issuers must make these basic checks to prevent this category of fraud. “.

CHIPS

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

As the growth of EMV adoption in the U.S. However, just because botnets primarily stick to the low-hanging (i.e., low-cost) fruit in eCommerce transactions, that’s certainly no reason to sleep on them.

Identity Theft