Police in Europe have dismantled a cross-border gang devoted to perpetrating payment card fraud that they say used card skimmers, micro cameras and other devices to harvest payment card data from at least 3,000 victims.
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The Faster Payments Initiative may help businesses shorten clearing times for financial transactions, and benefit personal banking consumers by ensuring that transactions and bill payments are completed in a timely fashion. However, fraudsters will look to exploit any system vulnerabilities to their advantage. Shorter...
New cybersecurity requirements for organizations regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) went into effect March 1, 2017. The new regulation will be felt far beyond the state of New York and will likely become the baseline standard for the financial services industry.
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Banks often choose usability over security in their app design. They are driven to make their apps more consumer-friendly, and this often comes at the expense of building a more secure app. The result is that hackers and cyber-criminals are flocking to mobile banking apps because of their target-rich...
Direct global losses from ATM skimming are estimated to be billions of dollars annually; with losses from skimming on a single, non-bank, ATM ranging from $5,000 to $100,000, and an average $650 per card. You can combat these risks with an easy-to-use mobile friendly QR code that visually verifies transactions to...
Leading the latest version of the ISMG Security Report: A tale of how a dedicated manager spent her weekends monitoring video of ATMs led to the capture of a criminal skimmer. Also, the growing sophistication of cybercriminals.
The number of debit cards compromised after the hacking of ATMs or point-of-sale devices rose by 70 percent in 2016 versus a year prior, according to FICO. What are the causes of the spike?
High-pressure. Fast-paced. Threats coming from all directions. The battle against payment fraud isn't unlike the game of basketball. Wire fraud and ACH fraud are on the rise, and financial institutions cannot be slow on the defense - to win, they must detect fraud in real-time.
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A discussion on how the understanding of epidemiology, immunology and genetic research processes can help developers create methods to secure information systems leads the latest episode of the ISMG Security Report. Also featured: insights on strengthening ATM defenses.
The American Bankers Association has started collecting more detailed information on attacks against ATMs in hopes of improving the industry's preparedness.
This edition of the ISMG Security Report debunks recent reports suggesting that Austrian hotel guests were locked into - and out of - their rooms by ransomware. Also, would a cybersecurity executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump advance the nation's existing efforts?
Malware designed to get ATMs to spit out their cash - advanced when it first debuted - has been upgraded, according to a report from FireEye. Now, the Ploutus-D malware talks to legitimate ATM middleware, enabling it to target machines from 40 vendors. What does this mean for financial institutions?
A just-issued report from President Obama's Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity outlines challenges the next administration should address. Observations from one of the panel's commissioners highlight the latest episode of the ISMG Security Report.
Why are ATMs a top target for fraudsters? In an interview, Shirley Inscoe, a financial fraud expert and analyst at Aite Group, offers insights based on a new study and predicts the surge in skimming will continue next year.
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