Hotel chain Marriott International is facing a £99 million fine under GDPR rules for a massive data breach which exposed the personal data of approximately 339 million guests over a four-year period.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Red Hat announced today that they have closed the transaction under which IBM acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, representing a total equity value of approximately $34 billion.
British Airways faces a record £183.39 million fine for a data breach last year that compromised the personal information - including payment card details - of hundreds of thousands of people.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says it intends to fine BA for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), criticising the firm for "poor security arrangements".
The Irish central bank has issued a record fine to Wells Fargo for reporting failures by its Irish subsidiary, citing the bank's weak IT systems.
New data obtained by accountancy firm RSM under a freedom of information request has revealed that financial services firms reported 819 cyber incidents to the Financial Conduct Authority in 2018, a huge rise on the 69 incidents reported in 2017.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced new analysis showing Visa Advanced Authorization (VAA) using artificial intelligence (AI) helped financial institutions prevent an estimated $25 billion in annual fraud—making the global payment ecosystem safer for retailers and consumers.
The vast customer data troves of the Big Tech firms challenges traditional approaches to competition policy and the maintenance of financial stability, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
Canadian financial services co-operative Desjardins has confirmed that a rogue employee stole and disseminated the personal information of more than 2.9 million members.
Desjardins was only made aware of the breach when it was contacted by the police in June.
