Articles Tagged with ''credit card security''

Only 1 in 4 global organizations keep cardholder payment data secure

October 7, 2020

With many companies struggling to retain qualified CISOs or security managers, the lack of long-term security thinking is severely impacting sustained compliance within the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, according to new study.

identity theft, fraud prevention, cybersecurity, data theft

Fraud trends during the physical reopening of businesses

August 25, 2020

TransUnion’s latest quarterly analysis of global online fraud trends found that fraudsters are decreasing their schemes against businesses, but increasing COVID-19 focused scams against consumers online.

Euro Cup and Olympics Ticket Reseller Hit by Malware

January 24, 2020

Sites belonging to a reseller of tickets for Euro Cup and the Tokyo Summer Olympics, two major sports events happening later this year, have been infected with malware that steals payment card details.

VISA Alerts to Cyber Attacks on Gas Pump PoS Systems

January 6, 2020

VISA has issued an alert that the point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under an increased threat of being targeted by cybercrime groups that have ties to top tier cybercrime underground carding shops.

Study: Credit Card Industry Has Ignored Security Innovations

December 13, 2019

A new study conducted for the Secure Payments Partnership coalition shows that the U.S. credit card industry has failed to establish adequate security standards and that a neutral third party should be put in charge.

U.K. Bank Tests Key Fob That Uses Fingerprint to Make Payments

December 4, 2019

U.K. bank NatWest is testing a payment fob that uses biometric fingerprint technology.

Supermarket Company Hy-Vee Suffers Data Breach

August 30, 2019

Hy-Vee, a chain of more than 245 supermarkets located throughout the Midwestern United States, is conducting an investigation into a data breach incident involving payment processing systems that is focused on transactions at some Hy-Vee fuel pumps, drive-thru coffee shops and restaurants.

Capital One Breach: How It Could Have Been Prevented

Five tips to ensure security in the cloud.

Nati Hazut

August 30, 2019

Capital One, the second largest auto finance company in the United States, operates a Responsible Disclosure Program where researchers can disclose potential vulnerabilities via email.

How Americans View the EMV Update

December 4, 2016

Despite news coverage and social media frustration focusing on perceived shortcomings of credit cards with EMV chip technology, nearly 4 in 5 Americans view chip cards positively.

Payment Card Security and the Arrival of EMV

The risk of payment card fraud is real, driven by the momentum of eCommerce and its cashless consumerism, reliant on payment cards to perform so many transactions. However, the incidence of payment card fraud is expected to change.

Jim Romeo

November 1, 2016

In 2009 a hacker embedded malware on the point-of-sale (PoS) equipment at a Seattle eatery known as the Broadway Grill.

ON DEMAND: Business-impacting events such as severe weather, man-made disasters, and supply chain disruption are increasing in frequency and making impacts around the globe.

Employees don’t feel prepared to navigate an increasingly dangerous world, and they expect their employers to not only care about their personal safety, but to actively keep them safe.