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Entersekt Opens North America Headquarters As Business Grows

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Entersekt , the push-based authentication and app security company, announced Tuesday (June 12) that it has opened a new office in Atlanta, Georgia, aimed at supporting the company’s growth and serving as the headquarters in North America. The new headquarters will be located at 7000 Central Park in Sandy Springs, GA.

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DOJ Indicts Four Chinese Army Spies For Equifax Hack

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Four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army – Wu Zhiyong, Wang Qian, Xu Ke and Liu Lei – were indicted on nine counts by a federal grand jury in Atlanta. The breach gave hackers access to customers’ personal information, including Social Security numbers, drivers’ licenses, credit card numbers and birthdates.

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Consumer Class-Action Suit Against Visa, Mastercard Allowed To Go Forward

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At the heart of the lawsuit are allegations that Visa and Mastercard embraced rules that blocked ATM operators from charging a reduced fee when ATM transactions were processed by a competing network, protecting themselves from competition from cheaper ATM networks. They want damages for both consumers and the operators of the ATMs.

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Sionic Mobile ION Commerce Engine Integrating With Oracle Hospitality

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In a press release , Sionic said the integration with Oracle Hospitality provides a cardless, three-digit checkout, enabling restaurants to quickly and securely process mobile payments. Sionic said Hojeij Branded Foods (HBF), the concessions operator in U.S.-based

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New Orleans City Services Hit With Cyberattacks

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13) about “suspicious activity” on the city’s networks, and then later told residents that it had “activated its Emergency Operations Center.”. Emergency resources like 911 and fire rescue were still operational, the city said. The emergency Twitter account for New Orleans , “NOLA Ready,” sent out five ominous messages on Friday (Dec.

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PYMNTS’ Data Dive: Strange Bedfellows Edition — Card Networks, EMV And Retail

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Home Depot doesn’t think the “chip”cards on offer today in the United States are living up to the hype – the hype being the security levels enjoyed by European merchants who are currently using EMV. It’s the latest large retailer to raise the security concerns, with a lawsuit filed this week in U.S.

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When On-Demand Delivery Cuts Corners

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that when officials for the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport floated plans to require fingerprint registration and background checks before Uber drivers would be allowed to pick up passengers at one of the world’s busiest airports, the ride-share company pushed back with a vengeance.

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