Security News
Currency data provider Open Exchange Rates has started informing customers that their information was likely stolen by hackers. Open Exchange Rates provides a currency data API that is used by over 80,000 web developers.
With recent security incidents, we've caught a glimpse of the role that data enrichment, aggregators and brokers play in security. What type of responsibility do these parties bear in protecting...
A ransomware attack has held London-based foreign currency exchange firm Travelex hostage since at least New Year's Day, the company confirmed Tuesday after more than a week of vague updates. Travelex is a London-based foreign exchange firm that has over 1,000 stores and 1,000 ATMs in major transit points across 26 countries.
Foreign currency exchange Travelex has taken its UK website and services offline after malware was found on its systems on New Year's Eve. Founded by Lloyd Dorfman, Travelex is headquartered in London and company provides international payments, currency exchange services, and prepaid credit cards for travelers.
Foreign currency mega-exchange Travelex said on Thursday it was forced offline by a "Software virus" infection, bring down a number of currency-exchange websites with it. The outage at Travelex has had a knock-in effect in that it knackered currency-swap services for a number of UK banks and organizations relying on the exchange.
Businessman gets 18 months for bogus cryptocoin sales A 39 year-old man from New York has been ordered to spend the next 18 months in prison after being convicted of cryptocurrency-based securities fraud.…
Global privacy regulators joined forces Tuesday to demand guarantees from Facebook on how it will protect users' financial data when it launches its planned cryptocurrency, Libra. read more
Facebook is getting a taste of the regulatory pushback it will face as it creates a new digital currency with corporate partners. read more
It has been six months since General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect and interest in data privacy has never been higher. The trend will continue, and organizations must realize...
