Security News

Fraud: Why Payment Card Industry Must 'Get Its Act Together'
2019-08-26 17:33

Consultant William H. Murray on the Payment System Security Changes Needed NowThe payment card industry needs to do more to tackle the rising problem of fraud, says information security expert...

Visa Tackles Payment Fraud with New Security Services
2019-08-21 18:14

Visa this week announced a new set of capabilities aimed at improving fraud prevention and cybersecurity of payment systems. The new payment security services are meant to detect and disrupt fraud...

New Visa payment security services help defend against evolving threats
2019-08-21 00:30

Visa announced a suite of innovative security capabilities to help prevent and disrupt payment fraud, breaking new ground in cybersecurity and fraud prevention. The new payment security services...

Iowa Grocery Chain Investigating Possible Hack of Payment Processing Systems
2019-08-16 19:12

A West Des Moines, Iowa-based grocery chain that also operates restaurants, fuel-pumps and drive-thru coffee shops is warning its customers about a security incident involving some of its payment...

Week in review: Capital One breach, Visa payment limit bypass flaw, VxWorks RTOS vulnerabilities
2019-08-04 15:45

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: The dynamic of modern security challenges: Issues security leaders face today We sat down with Neil...

RiskIQ JavaScript Threats Module protects orgs’ high-traffic payment pages from JavaScript attacks
2019-08-01 03:45

RiskIQ, the global leader in attack surface management, announced the launch of RiskIQ JavaScript Threats Module to ensure customer trust in e-commerce by protecting organizations’ high-traffic...

Flaws allow attackers to bypass payment limits on Visa contactless cards
2019-07-31 04:45

Flaws that allow attackers to bypass the payment limits on Visa contactless cards have been discovered by researchers Leigh-Anne Galloway and Tim Yunusov at Positive Technologies. The attack was...

ACI Worldwide readies payment service providers for Strong Customer Authentication
2019-07-30 02:00

ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced a number of tools and solution updates to ready payment service providers (PSPs),...

Payment Fraud: Criminals Enroll Stolen Cards on Apple Pay
2019-07-15 13:48

Fraud Fighters Also See Spikes in ATM Malware, Card Enrollment as a ServiceFraudsters continue to get new tricks up their sleeves. Criminals are increasingly using Apple Pay, setting up mobile...

Mastercard acquires Transfast to expand payment network
2019-07-10 23:00

Mastercard announced the completion of the acquisition of Transfast, a global payments company with significant cross-border network reach. Mastercard originally declared the intent to buy...