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cyberheist involving ATMs. This is according to a confi-
dential alert sent by the FBI to U.S. banks and obtained
by Krebs on Security, which tracks cybersecurity breaches
and trends. The impending ATM cash-out scheme is im-
Editor's Note: Following are excerpts from news stories recently posted minent and will be global in reach, the FBI said.
under Breaking Industry News on our home page. For links to these and Payments prominently featured in Inc. 5000
other full news stories, please visit www.greensheet.com/breaking-
news.php?flag=previous_breaking_news. The latest ranking of fastest-growing privately held U.S.
companies, compiled annually by Inc. Magazine, includes
FBI warns of impending global ATM cash-out blitz numerous payments industry firms, which reflects growth
and diversity in financial services. Inc. editor James Led-
The FBI is warning banks, transaction processors, and better noted that American companies encourage and de-
operators of ATMs and ATM networks of an impending
pend on continual growth.
Over 2,300 breaches exposed 2.6
billion records in first half of 2018
More than 2,300 data breaches were
publicly disclosed during the first six
months of this year, exposing roughly
2.6 billion consumer records, according
to a new report from Risk Based Secu-
rity Inc. And more than four in 10, or
1,000 of breaches reported occurred at
POS & Ecommerce U.S. business, the Richmond, Va., firm
Consumer Financing Solution reported. The company stated breach
activity fell from 2017 during the first
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Security experts call for better
detection, updates, as
cyberattacks escalate
Two recently disclosed cyberattacks
were against cellular carrier T-Mobile
and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, a fast-
casual chain owned by Darden Restau-
rants. T-Mobile reportedly resulted in
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corporate networks potentially exposed
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