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Experts: US House Examines Legislative Actions To Combat Cybercriminals

PYMNTS

But Kellerman and other security experts advocated at the hearing for legislative measures, such as modernizing anti-money laundering (AML) and forfeiture rules and moving the Secret Service to the Treasury Department, to help combat the threat.

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Top Reasons to Promptly Upgrade Your AML Software

Abrigo

While many are minor application enhancements, some are bug fixes or critical cyber security enhancements that should be updated immediately. Let’s face it, most community financial institutions don’t get the IT support needed when it comes to their AML software. Let your vendor do the work for you. Artificial Intelligence.

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Australia’s Toll Suffers Ransomware Attack

PYMNTS

We’ll continue to provide updates as we securely bring our systems back online.”. We have shared samples of the relevant variant with law enforcement, the Australian Cyber Security Centre, and cybersecurity organisations to ensure the wider community is protected,” the updated statement said. On Wednesday (Feb.

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How you can protect vulnerable family & friends from scams

Qudos Bank

Unfortunately, scams and financial fraud are becoming more and more common each year. Many scams cynically target vulnerable members of our community such as older people, those who are not technically savvy or those with disability. Most cybercrimes can be reported through the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s Report Cyber service.

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North Korea Likely Behind Ransomware Attacks, According To Symantec

PYMNTS

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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Ready for Money20/20? What about Real-time Payments?

Insights on Business

I predict that two of the hot topics at Money20/20 will be the availability of immediate or real-time payments and cyber security. These topics are creating new challenges and opportunities for the financial services community. We will be gathering in Las Vegas this week for Money20/20.

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Banks battling a barrage of cyber attacks

NCR

According to an Accenture survey , senior bank staff who participated believe their cyber security defenses are secure even though one-third of attempts by cybercriminals to breach banks are successful. Online fraud is one of the biggest challenges for the financial community. billion by 2020.

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