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250 gigabytes of Brazilian banking user data exposed in new leak

A financial service provider’s unprotected server reportedly lead to 250 gigabytes of banking customers’ personal information has been leaked in a new breach.

Nucleus Software launches latest version of transaction platform FinnAxia

India-based Nucleus Software, the provider of lending and transaction banking solutions to the financial sector, has unveiled the new version of its transaction banking solution FinnAxia 6.5

Robinhood kept non-encrypted passwords in the company’s systems

Unicorn Robinhood, an investment and stock trading app, has revealed it was storing some of its user data in plaintext on internal systems.

Why is RegTech investment around the world growing?

Investment in RegTech companies has reached record levels in the first six months of 2019. The question is why that is and if the growth will continue.

Scalable Capital to boost security with Futurae’s authentication services

Robo-advisor Scalable Capital has integrated Futurae’s multi-factor authentication portfolio as an added level of security for the platform.

Data management startup QOMPLX closes Series A on $78.6m

QOMPLX, an intelligent decision platform, has closed its Series A round on $78.6m.

Equifax to pay a minimum settlement of $565m for its 2017 data breach

Equifax, a credit score company, has agreed to pay at least $565m as a settlement to a data breach in 2017.

Cybersecurity F-Secure closes €2m+ deal to protect an unnamed European client

Helsinki-based F-Secure has closed a major deal which will see it utilize its cyber-attack detection software Countercept to protect a big European enterprise.

FaceApp raises security and privacy concerns

While the app enabling people to see older versions of themselves has delighted many, some have warned that FaceApp may poise some serious privacy and security concerns.

Cybersecurity expert warns AI bias could spell out serious risks

Having biased programmers and data sets could lead to your digital defences being too weak, warns Aarti Borkar, vice president at IBM Security, IBM’s cybersecurity arm.

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