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Finance Ministry: India Retailers With $7M+ Sales Must Accept Debit Cards

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The finance ministry in India passed a new regulation saying that companies with sales of more than ?50 50 crores (about $7 million) will have to offer customers electronic payment modes like debit cards, powered by RuPay, according to a report by LiveMint. . The new regulation went into effect on Jan.

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2015 Marriott Breach: Prelude To 2018 Cyberattack?

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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. It said it learned of it on Sept.

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UK Police Investigate Travelex Ransomware Attack, Ransom Demand

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The gang demanded $6 million in ransom in exchange for not releasing sensitive information regarding Travelex customers, including birth dates and credit card numbers. Discovered on New Year’s Eve, the cyberattack is now the focus of a criminal investigation, led by the Metropolitan Police.

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Is keeping your money in a bank the safest option?

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With online scams leading to millions of dollars in financial losses [2] annually it may be worth paying attention to how well a bank invests in their security and fraud protection, including security practices, privacy measures, and their process for treating fraudulent and unauthorised banking activity.

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SMBs Severely Underestimate Data Breach Costs

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It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and industry leaders are zeroing in on some of the most vulnerable targets of cyber scams: small businesses. 11 percent of businesses surveyed in Microsoft’s 2019 Global Cyber Risk Perception Survey said they are confident about their cyber resilience.

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Prepaid’s Summer Of Uncertainty

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Brad Fauss, CEO of the National Branded Pre-Paid Card Association and MPD CEO Karen Webster dug into the potential for these rules to create the kind of inconsistencies that could very well disadvantage the very consumers that the CFPB intended to protect. Who Uses Prepaid Anyway? So far, so good.

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Is keeping your money in a bank the safest option?

Qudos Bank

With online scams leading to millions of dollars in financial losses [2] annually it may be worth paying attention to how well a bank invests in their security and fraud protection, including security practices, privacy measures, and their process for treating fraudulent and unauthorised banking activity.