PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

As has been widely reported, a massive attack hit everything from the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, European automakers and Chinese firms and any number of companies across other verticals, winnowing its way through disparate countries into Saturday. Action Fraud, the U.K.’s Similarly FedEx Corp., Hospitals in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

North Korea is the likely culprit behind the WannaCry cyber attack that managed to infect 300,000 computers worldwide. That comes care of cyber security firm Symantec, which confirms its researchers found multiple links between early versions of WannaCry and the code in previous outings by the North Korea-backed hacking group.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The nice people at the Fraud Advisory Panel invited me along to their expert stakeholder roundtable on “Protecting Consumers and Reducing Opportunities for Cybercrime”. Naturally the conversation began with tales of the Dark Net, pedophile exchanges and assassination marketplaces but it quickly turned into a discussion about Bitcoin.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

We don’t know what Los Alamos National Bank’s marketing department was drinking when it designed the customized water bottle labels, but we’re giving them big points for creativity. FFIEC’s Cyber Security Self-Assessment Tool. Click to enlarge. ‘It It Must Be Something in the Water’ Award. Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?’

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Many are hoping Trump will do a better job safeguarding our nation from cybersecurity threats than his own hotel chain has fared over the years. First, the bank’s fraud system detected suspicious activity , which led to thousands of customer cards being blocked from usage. Just days later, the fraud scare actually became reality.

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