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New York State's interim bank superintendent is asking pointed questions of a new instant messaging service. The outcome of the inquiry could broadly affect the way vendors work with regulators.

Identity theft protection company LifeLock is coming under fire from the Federal Trade Commission for failing to adequately protect customers' credit card and bank account data, Social Security numbers and other sensitive personal information, among other allegations.

As more point of sale terminals include connections to the Internet and customers' mobile devices, payment companies may need to consider themselves in an "Internet of Things" environment — with all of the risks that implies.

When a cyberthief attacked Ashley Madison — a dating website for cheaters — with the stated goal of demonstrating that the site’s mechanism for deleting customer data didn’t work, it sent a signal that should be heeded by any company that handles sensitive data.

Data breaches happen so frequently these days that many consumers have “breach fatigue.” However, the threat does not die when public interest does. Stolen data moves faster than breaches can be detected, heightening the risk for merchants.

Apple Inc. showed how to combine biometrics and tokenization in a mainstream product, and now companies of all sizes are working to build on this combination.

Ashley Madison, an online extramarital dating service that claims to protect users’ privacy and security, has had its customer database compromised.

Ashley Madison, an online extramarital dating service that claims to protect users' privacy and security, has had its customer database compromised.

The leak of documents from the surveillance software and "ethical hacking" firm Hacking Team revealed that some foreign banks were clients. Had any U.S. banks been on the list, the last two weeks would have been … interesting.

Treasury Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin told a group of bankers that law enforcement and regulators need to declassify more information so banks can protect themselves.