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BEC Scams Nearly Double Over Three Years

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As noted by the Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the number of reports of BEC rose to a monthly average of more than 1,100 in 2018, where the tally had been 500 in 2016. That translates to a value of attempted BEC threats that jumped from $110 million monthly in 2016 to $301 million monthly in 2018. billion. billion.

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Mastercard May Seek Payment Licensing In China

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Mastercard is mulling an entrance into the China market and could get its application in during 2016 to become a payment provider in what is expected to be the largest market by 2020. China announced this summer that it would let non China-based payment card companies operate in the country, but they would have to follow China’s rules.

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BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions

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As for the locale: Search warrants, noted by ZDNet , were served on those individuals in an immigration detention center, yielding 16 mobile phones, various SIM cards and a number of electronic storage devices. He and an accomplice operated from Nigeria, targeting the U.S., The scams netted an alleged $25 million from 2014 to 2016. “In

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ESET Finds Malware That Could Target Power Supplies

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In a press release , the company said the malware was probably involved in the December 2016 cyberattack on Ukraine ’s power grid that prevented part of its capital, Kiev, from getting power for more than an hour.

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Putting FIs Through Cybersecurity Drills To Prepare For The Next Big One

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Since 2004, October has been observed as National Cyber Security Awareness Month by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). percent from Q2 2016 to Q2 2017. During a CAPS exercise, IT professionals take part in an immersive exercise that simulates an attack on an organization’s payment operation.

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Are you onboard with AI?

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These innovations are already changing how the industry operates and how businesses engage with their customers, and are only set to become more important in the years to come. Royal Bank of Scotland will start using it for online communication from December 2016. AI also looks set to make its mark in the payments sector.

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From Vault to Vulnerability: Modern Day Bank Robbers Hit the Web

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One such group stole over $100 million in March 2016 from the Bangladesh central bank account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Attackers successfully used GozNym to steal an estimated $4 million by targeting the customers of banks in April 2016. Securing the Vault.