Security News

Tool and resources to help small merchants improve payment card data security
2018-08-29 12:38

Small merchants continue to be a primary target for cybercriminals. According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 61% of breached organizations surveyed were small businesses. These...

You can't always trust those mobile payment gadgets as far as you can throw them – bugs found by infosec duo
2018-08-10 01:35

Tech needs to mature a little more, perhaps Black Hat Those gadgets and apps used by small shops and traders to turn their smartphones and tablets into handheld sales terminals? Quite possibly...

BGP Hijacking Attacks Target US Payment Processors
2018-08-07 20:16

Several payment processing companies in the United States were targeted recently in BGP hijacking attacks whose goal was to redirect users to malicious websites, Oracle reported last week. read more

TSMC chip fab tools hit by virus, payment biz BGP hijacked, CCleaner gets weird – and more
2018-08-04 10:03

What else is gong on in infosec this week... Roundup This week we took a close look at Google security keys, bid adieu to Facebook's head security honcho, and had a few email credentials...

PayPal's pal Venmo spaffs your pals' payments - and yours
2018-07-18 07:03

200 million transactions visible to all, inc. the inside dope on a cannabis seller's annual sales PayPal-owned digital wallet Venmo shares way too much data via its public API, according to...

Ticketmaster Suffers Security Breach – Personal and Payment Data Stolen
2018-06-28 18:33

Global entertainment ticketing service Ticketmaster has admitted that the company has suffered a security breach, warning customers that their personal and payment information may have been...

Ticketmaster hack: Gig revelers' personal, payment info glimpsed by support site malware
2018-06-27 17:43

What a party pooper Ticketmaster UK has warned punters that malware infected one of its customer support systems – and may have siphoned off their personal information and payment details.…

“WannaCrypt” ransomware scam demands payment in advance!
2018-06-22 13:58

To avoid the need for actual ransomware, just insist on payment up front...

Avoid ransomware payments by establishing a solid data backup plan
2018-06-19 13:21

Ransomware is major threat to critical enterprise data, but the risk can be mitigated with an extensive enterprise-wide data backup plan.

Dixons Carphone breach: Personal and payment card info compromised
2018-06-13 19:57

Dixons Carphone, the multinational electrical and telecommunications retailer that holds over 2,000 stores across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, has suffered a security breach. About the...