Security News

The time to fortify your organization against CNP fraud is now (Help Net Security)
2017-02-20 13:00

When it comes to EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) security chip adoption, the United States is the clear laggard. According to EMVCo, only 7.2% of “card present” transactions in the U.S. between...

Locky Ransomware, Kovter Click-Fraud Malware Spreading in Same Campaigns (Threatpost)
2017-02-03 19:45

Locky ransomware and Kovter click-fraud malware are being spread in the same email campaign for the first time, with malicious .lnk files being used to infect computers.

Scammers are blending W-2 phishing with wire fraud (Help Net Security)
2017-02-03 18:55

During last year’s run-up to the US Tax Day, scammers mercilessly targeted companies’ payroll and human resources professionals, tricking them into handing over employees’ W-2 forms. A W-2 form...

How to minimize the risk and impact of identity fraud (Help Net Security)
2017-02-03 12:45

The number of identity fraud victims increased by sixteen percent (rising to 15.4 million U.S. consumers) in the last year, according to Javelin Strategy & Research. They recommend that consumers...