Fraud & Security

01 Aug 14 @ 11:27

The US Department of Homeland Security today issued an advisory alert to businesses concerning the existence of Backoff, a new point-of-sale malware which infiltrates retail computer systems. The alert, issued on... read more

31 Jul 14 @ 16:03

Around 72% of US consumers affected by fraud have also been victims of data breaches, according to data from the National Consumers League and US research company Javelin Strategy and... read more

29 Jul 14 @ 15:46

8 in 10 (79%) Brits are ready to ditch their passwords in favour of biometric security measures like fingerprint scanners, new research shows.1 iPhone 5s sales of more than 10... read more

29 Jul 14 @ 11:16

A global fraud study of more than 6,100 consumers across 20 countries revealed distrust among global consumers in retailers to protect their data. However, the study also reveals that consumers... read more

24 Jul 14 @ 15:44

The ways your online banking accounts are protected might be full of holes. Banks have been trying to prevent crooks from accessing your online accounts for ages. Passwords, PINs, coordinate... read more

24 Jul 14 @ 15:25

It seems that no organisation, large or small is safe. The European Central Bank (ECB) has been hacked, with attackers stealing email addresses and contact data from the organisation’s public... read more

22 Jul 14 @ 14:06

In a recent blog post, Jonathan Vaux, director of new payment propositions at Visa Europe  attributes the increase in the popularity of card-on-file payment to the growing use of biometrics for payment authentication. Vaux... read more

21 Jul 14 @ 15:52

Global payment solution vendor ACI Worldwide is to acquire UK-based payment fraud prevention outfit Retail Decisions (ReD) for $205 million in cash. ReD’s suite of products includes solutions for merchants... read more

16 Jul 14 @ 15:18

TSYS’s ProPay is partnering with ThreatMetrix to provide an advanced fraud prevention system that accurately differentiates real customers from cyber-criminals. The companies are collaborating on TSYS Guardian CyberShield, a cloud-based,... read more

15 Jul 14 @ 13:38

A cybersecurity threat known as Shylock has been disrupted thanks to an international operation, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is reporting. Shylock was said to have been installed on... read more

11 Jul 14 @ 11:24

Barclays plans to expand its use of voice biometrics to streamline authentication when clients call the bank, but the technology is still not widely trusted or understood. Barclays has been... read more

09 Jul 14 @ 15:36

Visa Europe is predicting an end to plastic payment cards as changing consumer preferences and new technologies take hold. The network is looking at how to overhaul security standards and... read more