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Mastercard acquires Cyber Threat Intelligence firm Recorded Future for $2.58 Billion
Mastercard, a leading financial institution renowned for its payment solutions, has significantly strengthened its position in the field of cybersecurity with its recent acquisition of Recorded Future, a prominent cyber threat intelligence firm. The deal, valued at $2.58 billion, is set to be finalized by the first quarter of 2025, following the conclusion of legal […]
WAWA retail store questions MasterCard over data breach penalties
WAWA, a convenience and retail store from Pennsylvania, has questioned the card giant MasterCard over its imposed penalty on data breach. Going deep into the details, in the year 2019, WAWA experienced a data breach in its customer payments database. A detailed probe launched in Dec’19 discovered that a hacking group infiltrated the systems of […]
Mastercard acquires AI-based Cybersecurity startup RiskRecon
Mastercard, the American Multinational Financial Services Corporation has made it official that it is going to acquire AI-based Cybersecurity startup RiskRecon for an undisclosed amount. However, the deal is said to close in 1Q 2020 and is subjected to customary closing conditions. RiskRecon happens to be a 2015 startup that leverages web data to companies […]
MasterCard to offer Prophylactic Cybersecurity Defense
World-renowned card payment processor ‘MasterCard’ has announced that it is going to offer a prophylactic cybersecurity defense for banks that saves them from data breaches. The tool is basically designed to early detect cyber attacks carried out on external and internal data sources. Thus, it provides the insight intended to keep banks safe from almost […]
