Security News

Flaws in SmartVista Payment Platform Expose Sensitive Data
2017-10-12 08:54

Unpatched SQL injection vulnerabilities found by Rapid7 researchers in the SmartVista e-payments suite from Switzerland-based BPC Banking Technologies can expose sensitive information. read more

Amazon's Whole Foods Investigating Payment Card Breach
2017-09-29 05:46

Whole Foods Market, the supermarket chain acquired recently by Amazon for $13.7 billion, informed customers this week that it has launched an investigation after learning that some of its...

Payment security: What are the biggest challenges? (Help Net Security)
2017-08-31 13:28

With cybercrime on the increase, payment card security is increasingly a focus for companies and consumers alike. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is there to help...

Android Trojan Now Targets Non-Banking Apps that Require Card Payments (The Hackers News)
2017-08-18 00:56

The infamous mobile banking trojan that recently added ransomware features to steal sensitive data and lock user files at the same time has now been modified to steal credentials from Uber and...

What Happens If Some HITECH Payments Must Be Returned? (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-18 19:48

Experts Discuss Impact of Carrying Out Senators' Request for Certain RepaymentsTwo GOP senators are asking federal regulators to recoup potentially millions of dollars worth of allegedly...

How Magecart attackers monetize stolen payment card info (Help Net Security)
2017-07-12 18:03

The Magecart campaign, aimed at compromising online shops with malicious JavaScript code to collects payment card info, is still going strong, and researchers have pinpointed another way threat...

The future of payments: sensor fingerprinting, facial recognition, retinal scanning and voice control (Help Net Security)
2017-07-12 16:45

Viewpost surveyed a cross-section of 1,000 U.S.-based consumers, finding that overall, 80 percent of Americans are in support of payments technologies and currencies, including tools like sensor...

Trump Hotels Suffers Another Payment Card Breach (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-12 13:48

Sabre Breach Snares Trump Hotels, Plus Hard Rock Properties and Loews HotelsTrump Hotels is warning customers that payment card data at 14 of its properties was compromised during a seven-month...