Booking.com Confirms Data Breach, Reservation PIN Codes Changed

Online travel agent Booking.com has warned of a data breach affecting reservation-related information. Users urged to stay alert after PIN codes changed.
American Banker

First Data Pushes Internet PIN Debit

First Data Corp.'s decision to support Acculynk Inc.'s PaySecure Internet PIN-debit payment system could give debit payments a boost at a time when banks have doubts about the future of debit cards.
Digital Transactions

First Data Agrees to Acquire Acculynk, a Pioneer in PIN Debit for Web-Based Transactions

The idea of allowing consumers to use PIN debit cards to pay online merchants has been a tough sell in the payments business, but observers hope a deal announced Thursday may give it a much-needed ...
Dark Reading

Researchers Show How To Steal Payment Card Data From PIN Pads

BLACK HAT USA—Las Vegas—The manner in which many PIN pads used by consumers to pay for purchases and communicate with point-of-sale systems make it very easy for attackers to steal payment card data, ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious Apps Could Guess Your Phone's PIN Using Sensors Data

Malicious applications can freely access sensor data on modern smartphones and use this highly sensitive data stream to collect vasts amounts of intel on the phone's owner, information that they can ...