The U.S. payments infrastructure will come up far short of completing the rollout of EMV technology by the Oct. 1 fraud liability shift date. Experts say high costs, a perceived lack of consumer demand and doubts about EMV's ability to significantly reduce card fraud are to blame.
The gang behind the Carbanak banking malware - tied to $1 billion in fraud - has changed tactics, using upgraded malware via spear-phishing attacks, a security expert warns. Separately, a new banking Trojan called Shifu has been targeting Japanese banking customers.
With a majority of ATMs continuing to run on archaic WinXP platforms, questions arise around why these devices are not being built secure by design. EPS COO Prakash Joshi on ATM security challenges and developments.
Although EMV is a far more secure payments technology, it can be exploited for fraud if it's improperly implemented, warns Gartner analyst Avivah Litan. What security lessons must be learned from past EMV deployments?
After Target's $67 million settlement with Visa to reimburse banks for expenses related to the retailer's 2013 breach, MasterCard confirms it is weighing a new deal. Will settlements derail a pending lawsuit against the retail giant?
Visa and Target have reached an agreement that reportedly will reimburse card issuers a total of up to $67 million for fraud losses and expenses tied to the retailer's 2013 breach, which exposed some 40 million payment cards.
Security is a busy sector: Symantec jettisoned Veritas, Zscaler became a "unicorn" after its most recent funding round, and we have other M&A news from Cisco, Fidelity National Information Services and Proofpoint.
In June 2012, restaurant chain Penn Station was among the first retailers hit by a POS breach linked to malware. Here, in an exclusive interview, President Craig Dunaway discusses the lasting impact of the breach.
Neiman Marcus has asked a federal court to reconsider its decision to allow a consumer class-action suit to go to trial. If the retailer fails, legal experts say, it could mean a costly setback for breached entities.
News that charges were filed last week against two California residents for their alleged roles in the 2011 Michaels crafts stores breach, which involved terminal tampering, is a reminder of how much hackers have improved their techniques in just four years.
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team released an alert in response to the spread of a new family of Trojan malware dubbed 'Golroted'. How can enterprise IT and individual systems be secured?
The prices for stolen payment card data and other cybercrime products and services on Russian underground forums continue to fall. But the cybercrime ecosystem is more automated, effective and robust than ever, Trend Micro reports.
Visa's Eduardo Perez says one of the key merchant vulnerabilities his company is most concerned about is weak remote-access controls for point-of-sale systems and devices. He offers risk mitigation advice in this exclusive interview.
A new study finds an increase in incidents of cyber fraud in the banking sector, as banks and customers rely more on mobile technology. India's security leaders respond to the findings and offer practical advice.
Tools to build and manage the ZeusVM banking Trojan have been leaked online, meaning that both die-hard and would-be criminals alike can now try their hand at running botnets, for free.
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