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E-ZPass toll payment texts return in massive phishing wave
2025-04-06 15:20

An ongoing phishing campaign impersonating E-ZPass and other toll agencies has surged recently, with recipients receiving multiple iMessage and SMS texts to steal personal and credit card...

Payment Fraud Detection and Prevention: Here’s All To Know
2025-04-03 14:53

Here are the most common and latest advancements in payment fraud strategies and payment fraud prevention tools for protecting your business.

Legacy Stripe API Exploited to Validate Stolen Payment Cards in Web Skimmer Campaign
2025-04-03 04:45

Threat hunters are warning of a sophisticated web skimmer campaign that leverages a legacy application programming interface (API) from payment processor Stripe to validate stolen payment...

Cybercriminals Exploit Onerror Event in Image Tags to Deploy Payment Skimmers
2025-02-18 05:26

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a credit card stealing malware campaign that has been observed targeting e-commerce sites running Magento by disguising the malicious content within image...

Chase will soon block Zelle payments to sellers on social media
2025-02-17 20:29

JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase) will soon start blocking Zelle payments to social media contacts to combat a significant rise in online scams utilizing the service for fraud. [...]

Federal judge tightens DOGE leash over critical Treasury payment system access
2025-02-06 20:40

Lawsuit: 'Scale of intrusion into individuals' privacy is massive and unprecedented' Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has had its access to US Treasury payment systems restricted -...

Ransomware Payments Decreased by 35% in 2024, Research Finds
2025-02-06 17:05

Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024 due to law enforcement crackdowns and stronger cyber defenses, forcing attackers to adapt with new tactics.

Ransomware payments plummet as more victims refuse to pay
2025-02-06 13:40

Chainalysis’ latest report on how the ransomware landscape changed from 2023 to 2024 shows a promising trend: An increasing number of victims refuses to pay the ransom. The total volume of ransom...

Ransomware payments fell by 35% in 2024, totalling $813,550,000
2025-02-05 20:34

Payments to ransomware actors decreased 35% year-over-year in 2024, totaling $813.55 million, down from $1.25 billion recorded in 2023. [...]

DOGE latest: Citrix supremo has 'read-only' access to US Treasury payment system
2025-02-05 19:30

CEO of Cloud Software a 'special government employee' probing through IT for Elon Musk's DOGE The US Treasury has revealed Tom Krause – the chief exec of Citrix and Netscaler owner Cloud Software...