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. This type of fraud can lead to financial losses, identity theft, and reputational damage for both individuals and organizations.

Stablecoins

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. This type of fraud can lead to financial losses, identity theft, and reputational damage for both individuals and organizations.

Stablecoins

Finovate

JANUARY 24, 2025

Under the EUs Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), banks are required to share customer data with third-party providers through APIs a move that, while promoting transparency and choice, also widens the attack surface for cybercriminals. It increases the risk of data breaches, identity theft, and payment fraud.

Regulations

VISTA InfoSec

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

A data breach could ruin your business overnight. Are you prepared to deal with regulatory fines, lawsuits, costly investigations, disrupted operations, and destroyed trust while cybercriminals profit freely from stolen data? That’s the harsh aftermath companies face today following high-profile breaches.

Data Breach

VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 21, 2023

Not sure where to start if you notice a data breach? Here are seven essential steps to follow Becoming aware that your company has suffered a data breach can be unsettling. Identifying and Containing the Damage Once you have been made aware of a data breach, the first step is to identify and contain the damage.

Data Breach

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.

Identity Theft

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2020

With governments imposing lockdowns to contain the virus, hackers have been known to pose as banks or other legitimate institutions to try to glean access to people’s private information to use for nefarious means, such as identity theft. Italian law enforcement officials said the country has seen a rise in this kind of activity.

Data Breach

PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Active-duty service members are 76 percent more likely to report identity theft than most people, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC reported in its newest Consumer Protection Data Spotlight that service members typically report misuse of their credit and debit card data.

Identity Theft

FICO

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Identity theft is growing at an exponential rate, leading to a rise in application fraud. Javelin Research reported a 17% rise in reported US identity theft victims , from 13.1 Identity theft, also known as third-party fraud losses, is just the tip of the iceberg. million to 15.4 Am I missing a topic?

Identity Theft

Payments Source

MAY 1, 2020

Adam Levin addresses the threats of cyber fraud and identity theft and what you can do to protect your customers' privacy and credit security.

Identity Theft

FICO

JANUARY 29, 2020

That the UK is experiencing a 126% growth rate year-on-year in the number of identity fraud victims who are minors. And that while much of the growth rate can be blamed on data breaches that we as individuals can’t control; it can also be blamed on “sharenting” — parents or even grandparents sharing information about children on social media.

Identity Theft

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Gas station and convenience store chain Wawa said it discovered a data breach in which thousands of customers’ debit and credit card information was stolen, according to a report by CNBC. Wawa said its team stopped the breach on Dec. Wawa isn’t the only large company to be affected by a data breach recently.

Data Breach

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.

Data Breach

Payments Dive

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Synthetic ID theft is a fast-growing crime around the world. Data breaches are a common phenomenon not unique to the US - companies around the world face similar challenges. Personal information exposed from data breaches often winds up for sale on dark web marketplaces.

APACS

Payments Dive

JULY 28, 2017

Find out what types of data breaches happen most frequently and the countries being affected by downloading this new infographic. We look at denial of service, web application attacks and payment card skimming, POS vulnerabilities and identity theft, among others.

Identity Theft

PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

As if Yahoo didn’t have enough on its plate, the tech company is now facing a probe from the Securities and Exchange Commission as to whether or not it could have acted more promptly in response to two massive data breaches that left over a billion customers’ information compromised. America’s Data Breach Problem.

Data Breach

The Paypers

APRIL 7, 2017

(The Paypers) The Breach Level Index released by Gemalto has revealed that in 2016 identity theft was the leading type of data breach, accounting for 59% of all data breaches.

Identity Theft

PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2019

prosecutors have charged a Chinese national for his alleged involvement in the 2015 data breach at health insurance company Anthem , which led to the theft of 78.8 million records. businesses. Benczkowski said in a press release. These defendants allegedly attacked U.S.

Data Breach

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) confirmed on its website that it was the victim of a data breach in October — the Marketplace system used for agents and brokers was hacked. However, since this breach involves sensitive personal information, including partial SSN, there could be a risk of identity theft.”

Identity Theft

FICO

AUGUST 1, 2019

With the rapid rise of data breaches around the globe, the fear of identity theft is at an all-time high. What does it have to do with identity theft? Just yesterday, I received an anxious phone call from my neighbor asking what she should do to protect herself. Fraudsters are nothing if not creative.

Identity Theft

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2017

According to a report highlighting findings from the Identity Theft Resource Center and CyberScout, data breaches in the U.S. The financial services industry accounted for only 52 of the breaches tracked, or 4.8 Some 64 percent of all data breaches involve identity and personal data theft.

Data Breach

PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2016

Reports of data breaches and cyberattacks are serious, but what happens when those claims are untrue? According to Krebs on Security , last week, several identity theft protection companies incorrectly named Dropbox as the source of a data breach that compromised nearly 73 million usernames and passwords.

Data Breach

Segpay

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Importance of Reliable Digital Identity Verification In a digital world, ID verification is a trust-building mechanism that protects both the user and the organization. Additionally, emerging technologies such as blockchain are being integrated into digital identity verification processes to further secure online transactions.

Verification

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

Canadian lender Desjardins Group revealed that it has been the victim of a data breach that could impact more than 2.9 And as a precaution, Desjardins will also offer affected members a free credit monitoring plan and identity theft insurance for 12 months. million members. The leaked information includes 2.7

Data Breach

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

With a wealth of stolen credentials to pick from in the wake of several data breaches that comprised the identities of millions, fraudsters have more resources than ever. Overall, thanks to the rise in data breaches, merchants and FIs alike are dealing with a steep increase in fraud. Fraud is rampant and thriving.

Identity Theft

VISTA InfoSec

JULY 5, 2023

Adherence to these regulations is paramount for safeguarding sensitive patient information from data breaches and cyber attacks. With the proliferation of people paying hospital bills and health insurance using credit and debit cards, the risk of identity theft has also augmented exponentially! million people.

PCI DSS

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Equifax, the credit scoring company that suffered a data breach that impacted as many as 143 million Americans, is blaming a vendor software flaw in its online databases. consumers, putting them at risk of identity theft. million in shares in the days after the security breach was discovered, the New York Times noted.

Database

PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

This could be a particularly important switch as major data breaches have made it easier than ever for fraudsters to find the personal details they need to figure out customers’ logins and thwart password-based authentication measures. percent of all fraud reported in 2019.

Fraud Prevention

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

One of the biggest problems with these types of data breaches is that many users repeat passwords over many sites, and when information is stolen from one company, it can often be used by another. Warby Parker said that is what happened with this breach.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2018

Kaspersky Lab , the cybersecurity company, revealed in a new survey on Tuesday (May 1) that 81 percent of Americans and 72 percent of Canadians are stressed out about the recent rash of data breaches.

Data Breach

Fintech Review

JANUARY 21, 2025

Phishing attacks, ransomware, and data breaches are increasing in both frequency and sophistication. These technologies ensure that users are who they claim to be, reducing the risk of identity theft. The Growing Threat Landscape in Fintech As fintech grows, so does its attractiveness to cybercriminals.

Cybersecurity

Payments Source

JULY 9, 2018

All service providers, even those with a strong security posture, are only as secure as the Home Depots, LinkedIns and Equifaxes of the world, argues George Avetisov, chief executive of HYPR.

Data Breach

The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

From payment card fraud and identity theft to chargeback fraud and refund fraud, scammers are continuously devising new ways to siphon money away from cardholders and merchants illegally. Finally, AI tools also have applications in identity verification. How will AI tools evolve to combat new threats?

AI

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

This week’s data digest is all about, well, data. The latest report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout finds a worrying trend: 2016 was a record year for data breaches, with businesses emerging as the largest target for hackers by far. 1,093 data breaches hit entities in the U.S.

Data Security

PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

The United States Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by online shoe company Zappos over a data breach in 2012 that compromised the information of 24 million customers, according to a report from Reuters. Zappos ’ argument is that because customers weren’t harmed by the data breach, a federal lawsuit should not be warranted.

Identity Theft

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

billion consumer accounts fell victim to data breaches during the first half of 2019 — to the tune of $4 million in lost revenue per breach. More than 90 percent of Americans have fallen victim to online scams, data breaches, identity theft or other forms of fraud, though certain varieties are more common than others.

Phishing

Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The identity theft threat created by the Equifax hack and the growth of online lending have given software makers a platform to pitch products that rely on selfies, scans of driver’s licenses and other nontraditional ID methods.

Identity Theft