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UK's National Cyber Security Centre fights payment card fraud

The Paypers

(Telecompaper) The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) , Britain's cyber-defence centre has prevented more than one million cases of suspected payment card fraud in 2018, its annual review reveals.

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2015 Marriott Breach: Prelude To 2018 Cyberattack?

PYMNTS

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal citing cyber security specialists, the breach in which the personal information of as many as 500 million customers was exposed began in 2014, going undetected until September of 2018.

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Australia, New Zealand Take A Hard BEC Scam Hit

PYMNTS

While the business email compromise (BEC) scam is a global pain point for businesses, this week's B2B Data Digest looks at the latest figures in B2B payments fraud and finds BEC heating up in one particular region: Australia and New Zealand. Another business, homewares company Sage and Clare, was out $7,360 after falling for such fraud.

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Modern Bank Robbery: Addressing Cyber Fraud in Retail Financial Services

Cisco

While the days of the good ol’ “stickup” bank robbery, cybersecurity threats are rapidly growing in number and complexity, and even the most advanced security teams scramble to keep up. After decades of battling credit card fraud, retail banks face a new challenge: fraudulent account takeover. The rise in high-impact fraud.

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Cybersecurity Predictions 2018: Cyber Scores and Stolen Eyes

FICO

Taking both ends of the spectrum into account, my cybersecurity predictions for 2018 involve cyber scores, 2FA and bio hacks. Your Company’s Cyber Score Will Be as Important as Its Credit Rating. As a result of this, we've seen a big uptick in the market for security rating services, he [Wheatman] said.”.

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Modern Bank Robbery: Addressing Cyber Fraud in Retail Financial Services

Cisco

While the days of the good ol’ “stickup” bank robbery, cybersecurity threats are rapidly growing in number and complexity, and even the most advanced security teams scramble to keep up. After decades of battling credit card fraud, retail banks face a new challenge: fraudulent account takeover. The rise in high-impact fraud.

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BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions

PYMNTS

Mobile means one can do just about anything by using their device: order food, bank online, read the news … even commit payments fraud, sometimes from the unlikeliest of places. This comes against a backdrop where, from December 2016 to May 2018, the losses tied to such scams have grown by 136 percent.

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