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First Data: 34 Percent Of PII Has Been Compromised In 2018

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First Data’s 2018 Consumer Cybersecurity Study is based on data from 1,767 U.S. consumers among four age groups: Linksters (ages 18-23), Socializers (24-34), the MTV Generation (35-54), and Maturists (55+). “The

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Is $1,000 Enough To Leave Facebook for a Year? (And Does it Even Matter?)

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You can be sure that one area of regression involves social media. New research, in fact, supports that idea — specifically, the high value that consumers attach to Facebook , and the high cost it would take to make them leave the social media platform. But that doesn’t mean consumers plan to leave Facebook anytime soon.

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Deep Dive: Striking A Balance In Digital ID Security

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Digital identification technology continues to advance, bringing both benefits and drawbacks. billion digital records in the United States were compromised during the first half of 2018 – 291 records every second – with only six social media breaches accounting for more than half of all at-risk data. More than 4.5

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BNY Mellon’s AI Fix For Reducing False-Positives

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trillion in 2018, or slightly less than the gross domestic product (GDP) of Germany. As consumers are justifiably apprehensive about handing businesses their personal information, providers are implementing technologies, such as biometrics and two-factor authentication (2FA), to counter the threat of ATOs.

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Hackers Steal Alipay Customers’ Money Via Stolen Apple IDs

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In a post on its Toutiao social media account, Reuters reported it said users who linked their accounts via Apple IDs should lower their transaction limits. Reuters noted the breach shines a light on the security challenges payment companies in China face.

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Digital Payments Startup GPay Awarded Vietnam License

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“GPay has a supportive ecosystem from G-Group with above 20 million users of financial platforms, game community, social network and technology companies. We will invest more in technology and hiring talents, and will have Series A funding round soon too,” Cong Tran, a board member of GPay, told DealStreetAsia on Wednesday (April 22).

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Bitcoin Daily: China Regulator Eyes Digital Currency Veteran As Chief; Crypto Firm Founder Charged With ICO Fraud

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The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. 11), as reported by Coindesk.

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