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China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks

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China-based purveyors of SMS phishing kits are enjoying remarkable success converting phished payment card data into mobile wallets from Apple and Google. Until recently, the so-called “Smishing Triad” mainly impersonated toll road operators and shipping companies. But experts say these groups are now directly targeting customers of international financial institutions, while dramatically expanding their cybercrime infrastructure and support staff. Continue reading China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks→

MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

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The payment card giant MasterCard just fixed a glaring error in its domain name server settings that could have allowed anyone to intercept or divert Internet traffic for the company by registering an unused domain name. The misconfiguration persisted for nearly five years until a security researcher spent $300 to register the domain and prevent it from being grabbed by cybercriminals. Continue reading MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years→

Russia bans cybersecurity company Recorded Future

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The designation won cheers from the CEO of the firm, believed to be the first information security company to garner the label.

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Mastercard to Acquire Threat Intelligence Firm Recorded Future for $2.6 Billion

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Financial services giant Mastercard is acquiring Recorded Future from private equity firm Insight Partners for $2.6 billion.
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Panel advises CISA on how to improve industry-government collaboration project

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The adopted recommendations include not getting waylaid from the central mission of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative.

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Panel advises CISA on how to improve industry-government collaboration project

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The adopted recommendations include not getting waylaid from the central mission of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative.

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McAfee and Mastercard expand partnership to improve security for small businesses

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McAfee has expanded partnership with Mastercard to offer Mastercard Business cardholders automatic savings on online protection solutions from McAfee through Mastercard Easy Savings. According to the latest FBI Internet Crime Report, malicious cyber ac… Continue reading McAfee and Mastercard expand partnership to improve security for small businesses→