Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce the successful completion of Payment Card Industry Personal Identification Number (PCI PIN) and PCI Point-to-Point Encryption (PCI P2PE) assessments for the AWS Payment Cryptography service. This assessment expands the AWS Payment Cryptography compliance portfolio, with AWS now validated as a component provider for Key Management (KMCP) and…
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AI, Global Security News
The AI criminal mastermind is already hiring on gig platforms
Labor-hire platforms let anyone with a credit card post a task and pay a stranger to complete it. The RentAHuman platform extends that model to AI agents through a Model Context Protocol server, allowing an agent to post gigs directly. Listed tasks include attending in-person meetings, photographing locations, delivering items, and surveying physical sites. A…
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Trojanized Android App Fuels New Wave of NFC Fraud
NGate malware abuses HandyPay app to steal NFC card data and PINs in Brazil
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Major outage cripples Russian banking apps and metro payments nationwide
A major outage hit Russian banking apps and payments, blocking card use, cash withdrawals, and mobile access for hours. A widespread outage disrupted banking apps and payment systems across Russia, leaving customers unable to pay by card, withdraw cash, or access mobile banking for hours. According to The Record Media, the incident affected major banks,…
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Bitrefill blames North Korean Lazarus group for cyberattack
Crypto-powered gift card store Bitrefill says that the attack it suffered at the beginning of the month was likely perpetrated by North Korean hackers of the Bluenoroff group. […]
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ACI Connetic for Cards unifies card, A2A payments and fraud management on one platform
ACI Worldwide has launched ACI Connetic for Cards, an integrated card payments suite within ACI Connetic, its cloud-native payments hub. The platform brings together account-to-account payments, card payments, and fraud prevention in one system. ACI’s acquiring, issuing, and ATM and self-service banking solutions process more than 300 billion card transactions each year. ACI Connetic for…
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Red Card 2.0: INTERPOL busts scam networks across Africa, seizes millions
INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card 2.0 led to 651 arrests across 16 African countries and recovered over $4.3 million from online scams. INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card 2.0, a joint effort involving law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, resulted in 651 arrests linked to online scam networks. The operation was carried out under the African Joint…
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651 arrested, $4.3 million recovered in African cybercrime sweep
Operation Red Card 2.0, supported by INTERPOL and involving law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, led to 651 arrests and the recovery of more than $4.3 million from online scams. In Nigeria police took down a fraud ring that used phishing, identity theft and social engineering to scam victims (Source: Interpol) Running from 8…
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Deathwing reigns: Cataclysm expansion unleashed for Hearthstone’s next chapter
A new year dawns for Blizzard Entertainment’s long-running digital card battler Hearthstone – and it begins with fire, ash, and the return of one of Warcraft’s most iconic villains.
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Top Business Card Makers of 2026 for Quick, Professional Results Without Design Experience
In this post, I will talk about the top business card makers of 2026 for quick, professional results without design experience. Business cards remain a practical touchpoint in professional settings, even as networking shifts increasingly online. For many individuals and small organizations, the challenge is not deciding whether to create a card, but finding a…
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Senegal shuts National ID office after ransomware attack
Senegal closed its national ID card office after a ransomware cyberattack disrupted ID, passport, and biometric services. Senegal confirmed a cyberattack on the Directorate of File Automation, the government office that manages national ID cards, passports, and biometric data. After ransomware claims surfaced, authorities temporarily closed the office to contain the incident. The agency warned…
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Updated PCI PIN compliance package for AWS CloudHSM now available
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce the successful completion of Payment Card Industry Personal Identification Number (PCI PIN) audit for the AWS CloudHSM service. With CloudHSM, you can manage and access your keys on FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validated hardware, protected with customer-owned, single-tenant hardware security module (HSM) instances that run in your…
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Updated PCI PIN compliance package for AWS Payment Cryptography now available
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce the successful completion of Payment Card Industry Personal Identification Number (PCI PIN) audit for the AWS Payment Cryptography service. With AWS Payment Cryptography, your payment processing applications can use payment hardware security modules (HSMs) that are PCI PIN Transaction Security (PTS) HSM certified and fully managed by…