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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he wants credit reporting firms to comply with the state’s new cyber-security regulations in the wake of the massive Equifax hack , according to Reuters. The directive is the first of its kind in the country.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

DeFi, which is also known as “decentralized finance,” has been included in an increasing wave of business promotions in 2020, Bloomberg reported. In other news, the G7 warned of the utilization of nefarious cyber-attacks – and ransomware, in particular — according to a Tuesday (Oct. 13) statement posted on the U.S.

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JUNE 16, 2020

Cybercriminals are capitalizing on COVID-19, and they are doing so in tandem with the news cycle,” he said during the virtual hearing. The IRS could administer the credit, he noted, and the companies that receive this credit should also be encouraged to follow the NIST Cyber Security Framework.

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JUNE 26, 2017

This past Saturday (June 24) British Parliament was one such entity that fell victim to a cyber attack. Reports from this event stated that the hit was a “sustained and determined” cyber attack with the goal of finding weak email passwords. ”

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JULY 4, 2018

The ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF, for example, has risen 18 percent this year, CNBC reported. That projection comes as Oppenheimer Senior Analyst Shaul Eyal noted that “chief information security officers are directing more and more of their budgets toward the most mission-critical [parts] of their network.”.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

The extent of cybersecurity attacks on financial institutions is much greater than reports show, especially in the U.K. Shlomo Touboul, Chief Executive of Israeli-based cyber security firm Illusive Networks believes that banks are under constant attack. banks are not required to report every event, banks in the U.S.

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APRIL 8, 2020

a wave of new cyberattacks appears to be taking advantage of the situation in both countries, according to a Reuters report. The Wall Street Journal reported that mentions of the coronavirus in emails with malware or other hacking software has jumped recently. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil the U.S.

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JUNE 16, 2017

According to a press release , App Verify for iOS allows mobile app developers to streamline the onboarding account verification process to assist with increasing conversions and providing cyber security and identity assurance from fraud.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

New research reveals how cyber attackers are stealing company cash from businesses large and small with examples emerging across businesses of all sizes — even forcing one firm to shutter its doors. 4,255 BEC scams have hit Australian small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) this year alone , according to Smart Company reports.

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APRIL 11, 2018

After @bitcoin was suspended from Twitter on Sunday (April 8), the account is back with digs at bitcoin, Bloomberg reported. And it seems that bitcoin will continue to face bearish pressure in the second quarter of 2018, according to a new report from Cboe , The Merkle reported. And it may not be going away: The U.K.’s

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JUNE 8, 2018

s TSB , for example, the bank saw attempted fraud rise up to 70 times, Reuters reported. Redscan Director of Cyber Security Mark Nicholls told Reuters, “Consumers — or people — are always going to be the weakest link, so if they can find ways to attack the customer … then they will go after that.”.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

CNN reported Canadian officials detected as many as 300,000 attempted attacks to access accounts. The credentials used in the attack came from previous, non-government of Canada data breaches,” said Scott Jones, head of Canada’s Centre for Cyber Security, the agency that leads the government’s response to cybersecurity attacks.

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MARCH 10, 2020

service, which lets hackers advertise and sell stolen information, has been arrested by the FBI, according to published reports Tuesday (March 10). Kennedy Airport in New York City, according to an arrest warrant. Firsov will have an arraignment in a New York court later this week. regularly, the FBI said.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

“The creation of a cyber unit that will focus on targeting cyber-related misconduct – and the establishment of a retail strategy task force that will implement initiatives that directly affect retail investors – reflect SEC Chairman Jay Clayton’s priorities in these important areas,” the agency said in a statement, according to Reuters.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

Lenders including Barclays, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland and Virgin Money had to stop foreign currency services after exchange provider Travelex was hit by a ransomware gang, according to reports on Thursday (Jan. The attack occurred on New Year’s Eve. The National Cyber Security Centre said it was providing technical support.

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JUNE 30, 2020

The hub, which looks to analyze trends in financial tech relevant to central banks, plans to open up locations in Toronto, London, Frankfurt & Paris and Stockholm with the respective central banks in each place, along with a “strategic partnership” in New York with the Federal Reserve.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

As has been widely reported, the thefts from the bank — stretching across roughly 20,000 accounts — remain shrouded in mystery as to just how they occurred. Separately, the newswire reported that the U.K.’s That agency is working alongside the National Cyber Security Center in the investigation. Across the U.K.,

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Reuters , citing cybersecurity researchers, reported that the attack was part of a global hacking campaign initiated by the Ministry of State Security in China aimed at stealing intellectual property and corporate secrets. But if I put on my paranoia hat, this could have been catastrophic,” he said in the report. “If

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MAY 2, 2019

Representatives from a number of countries around the world – excluding Russia, China and representatives from technology giant Huawei – met to discuss the security of 5G networks as many countries prepare for deployment of the technology, according to a report by Reuters.

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JULY 28, 2019

The district staff reported this electronic viral attack to local law enforcement, state officials and the FBI. “The Sabine Parish School System was hit with an electronic virus early Sunday morning,” reads a statement on the school district’s website, according to CNBC.

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MARCH 17, 2017

In this week’s Hacker Tracker , PYMNTS was joined by Andrew Douthwaite, VP of Managed Services for VirtualArmour , who shared insights on some of the biggest news hitting the cybersecurity space this week. In the case of Statistics Canada, the good news is that the agency was able to thwart the intrusion before any data went out the door.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

The alleged perpetrators of a cyberattack on Travelex , the “world’s largest retail currency dealer,” was Sodinokibi, a cyber gang demanding ransom, according to reports. 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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NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Ride-hailing app company Uber, which made news when it covered up a huge data breach that exposed roughly 600,000 driver’s license numbers, could face investigations by regulators around the globe. According to a report in Fortune published Wednesday (Nov. 22), regulators in the U.K., Meanwhile, in the U.K., were impacted by it.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

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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DECEMBER 3, 2018

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.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Australian logistics company Toll has been forced to disable its systems and use non-digital processes after a ransomware attack on Friday (Jan 31) caused delays throughout the country, according to a report by ZDNet. “We On Wednesday (Feb. 5), Toll identified the ransomware as an offshoot of a popular Mailto iteration. “We

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MAY 15, 2018

Microsoft is collaborating with Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and KPMG to form a new cloud accounting startup, Financial Review reported. Reports on Monday (May 14) said the companies will launch Wiise in July, owned by KPMG and operated through a joint deal between Microsoft and CBA.

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JANUARY 29, 2018

A new report released in the U.K. For the businesses that are aware, a bit more than a quarter said they’ve made changes to their operations in order to comply with the new rules aimed at data privacy and security. finds companies are unprepared for the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

As more businesses join collaborative groups and invest in internal research and development (R&D) to explore using blockchain for new services, some firms have begun to use the technology themselves. This week, news from Citigroup, UPS and Vanguard signal interest in using the distributed ledger technology in the back office.

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MAY 18, 2018

The company has also sought outside help, MacRumors reported. “We We have engaged an independent, third-party cyber-security firm to conduct a review of what happened and help us further protect the security and integrity of our data,” Sanders said in a statement. “We

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

According to a report in Reuters , the National Bank of Canada said Thursday (Sept. Reuters reported people may have been able to see other customers’ data when filling out an electronic form on the bank’s website. News of Equifax’s data breach has resulted in outcry from consumers, lawmakers and regulators.

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APRIL 2, 2021

Applications include analysis of regulations, news flow, earnings reports, consumer complaints, analyst ratings changes, and legal documents. Textual analysis refers to the use of NLP for handling unstructured data (generally text) and obtaining insights from that data or improving efficiency of existing processes. Cybersecurity.

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JUNE 8, 2018

The recent news that Goldman Sachs is the first financial institution (FI) to sign up with U.K.-based based Immersive Labs for its cyber security war games demonstrates the enduring appeal of that adage. An ill-thought-out response can be far more damaging than the attack itself,” the report said.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

. “It would also give MAS the flexibility to address emerging risks such as cyber security, interoperability, technology, and money laundering and terrorism financing. ” It was reported that the new changes will bring about a blurring of the lines between payments and remittance through advances in financial technology.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

According to the full 5G report from those three organizations — a report that goes into deep technical and mathematical detail — those gaps could facilitate cyberattacks, along with 5G mobile phone consumers being charged for use of that technology by other people or organizations. Government Role?

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

Old school target, new world (hacking) dangers. And then there’s the news out of Yahoo this week, and a billion customers’ data going right out the door. Good News/ Bad News. The good news — such as there is any in a billion account breach — is that it seems payment data did not manage to go out the door.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

cyber-security and its preparedness for a major attack. The service is pushing into China, as reported earlier this week and Chinese Prime customers will be able to gain free shipping on orders above a certain amount, cross-border. But the 3Q numbers just reported offer up some hope. Want to get the rest of the scoop.

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