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Websites of Australia's Banks, Airlines, and Post Office Are All Down

Gizmodo

Australia’s major banks, airlines, and post office are all experiencing website outages that started Thursday afternoon local time, 12:30 a.m. ET, according to multiple reports from news outlets down under. Read more.

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British Airways confirms investigation under way into bank holiday datacentre power failure

Computer Weekly

Airline says investigation will focus on ensuring the IT problems of the bank holiday weekend will never be repeated

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Mastercard will allow banks on its payments network to provide cryptocurrency services

The Verge

Mastercard will let banks on its payments network integrate cryptocurrencies into their products | Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. billion active Mastercards and more than 22,000 banks and financial institutions on its network. The news was first reported by CNBC.

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Lufthansa’s digital future takes flight with ‘Digital Hangar’

CIO Business Intelligence

Each Hangar houses agile coaches, business analysts, data and analytics specialists, product owners, Scrum masters, software engineers, and user interface designers — all with one mission: to elevate the airlines’ digital customer experience before, during, and after the flight. Experience is not only the cherry on the cake.”

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'Darcula' Phishing Service Unleashes Sophisticated Smishing Attacks

SecureWorld News

The darcula platform provides cybercriminals with easy access to branded phishing campaigns mimicking postal services, utilities, banks, airlines, and more through more than 20,000 phishing domains.

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Former director of Seattle startup accused of embezzling $2M in company funds

GeekWire

law enforcement authorities last week arrested a former employee of a Seattle startup who allegedly funneled more than $2 million in company funds to his personal bank accounts. Court documents reveal how Whisenant allegedly made at least 57 unauthorized transfers from Tred to 14 of his own bank accounts. (Tred Photo) U.S.

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Averting turbulence in the air

CIO Business Intelligence

The diversification of payment methods and gradual increase in the volume of online transactions have cast a spotlight on the need for payment security compliance within the airline industry. Understanding the business of the airline industry As previously mentioned, the revenue streams are becoming diversified in the airline sector.