SumUp, a U.K.-based payment processor, has acquired marketing start-up Fivestars in a bid to expand its reach across the U.S. and take on giants like PayPal and Square. The company said Thursday it …
PayPal launches crypto checkout service
On Tuesday, PayPal Holdings Inc. will announce U.S. consumers will be allowed to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay at online merchants globally. This move could significantly boost the use of …
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Magecart Attack Convincingly Hijacks PayPal Transactions at Checkout
A new credit card skimmer is utilizing postMessage to create convincing PayPal transactions that are illegitimate and steal payment data. The new credit card skimming campaign comes during the holiday …
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PayPal accounts are getting abused en-masse for unauthorized payments
Hackers discovered a vulnerability within the online payments platform PayPal, which allows attackers to perform illegal transactions. The bug lies within PayPal's Google Pay integration, and hackers …
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PayPal ‘Critical’ Login Hack: New Report Warns You Are Now At Risk From Thieves
Over the past few weeks, PayPal has been hit with several cybersecurity incidents, including an authentication hack earlier this month in which an attacker could access an account once credentials had …
PayPal Upsets Microsoft as Phishers’ Favorite Brand
A new report by Vade Secure indicates that PayPal was the most impersonated brand in phishing attacks last quarter, which is rather surprising since Microsoft usually dominates these campaigns. …
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Cybercriminals using custom phishing tools to target the world’s largest tech brands
A new report by Akamai shows that the most popular companies targeted in phishing campaigns are Microsoft, PayPal, DHL, and Dropbox, which together accounted for 42.63% of all observed phishing …
Microsoft Tops Phishers’ Favorite Brands as Facebook Spikes
Microsoft remains the most impersonated brand in phishing attacks despite a 6.8% decline in unique Microsoft phishing URLs in the second quarter of this year, a new report by Vade Secure shows. PayPal …
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Phishing Report Shows Microsoft, Paypal, & Netflix as Top Targets
"A new phishing report has been released that keeps track of the top 25 brands targeted by bad actors. Of these brands, Microsoft, Paypal, and Netflix are the top brands impersonated by phishing …
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