fraud

Fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law, a criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.

Bitcoin Daily: Uphold Acquires Optimus Cards To Launch Crypto Debit Card; California Man Charged For Defrauding Victims Of $11.4 Million In Crypto Investor Schemes

Bitcoin Daily: Uphold Acquires Optimus Cards To Launch Crypto Debit Card; California Man Charged For Defrauding Victims Of $11.4 Million In Crypto Investor Schemes
Bitcoin Daily: Uphold Acquires Optimus Cards To Launch Crypto Debit Card; California Man Charged For...
February 03, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Digital money platform Uphold has acquired Optimus Cards UK, which works in debit and credit card issuing in the U.K. and Europe, according to a...

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FinCEN Warns Of Health Insurance And Healthcare Fraud Related To COVID-19
FinCEN Warns Of Health Insurance And Healthcare Fraud Related To COVID-19
February 03, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (FinCEN) has issued an advisory against new scams involving healthcare or health insurance during the pandemic. Get the Full Story...

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Pandemic Surge In Cyberattacks Pounds Hospitals
Pandemic Surge In Cyberattacks Pounds Hospitals
February 02, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

The COVID-19 pandemic and the development of vaccines to combat the coronavirus have triggered an increase in cyberattacks on hospitals and healthcare agencies — and...

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How QR Codes Hook Restaurant Customers For Repeat Visits
How QR Codes Hook Restaurant Customers For Repeat Visits
February 02, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

QR codes have become more commonplace than ever as the pandemic continues, with one study last year finding that roughly 11 million United States households...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ontario Man Pleads Guilty For Operating Unlicensed Crypto Exchange; Hashmasks Sells About $10 Million In Digital Collectible Art
Bitcoin Daily: Ontario Man Pleads Guilty For Operating Unlicensed Crypto Exchange; Hashmasks Sells About $10...
February 01, 2021  |  Bitcoin

A man has agreed to plead guilty to running an unlicensed company exchanging tens of millions of dollars in bitcoin or cash, a press release...

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Why The Data Breach Decline Is Bad News For Businesses
Why The Data Breach Decline Is Bad News For Businesses
February 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) released new data on the state of cyberattacks and data breaches with some surprising news: data breaches were...

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Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To $2.5 Million PPP Swindle
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To $2.5 Million PPP Swindle
January 31, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

A Leesburg, Virginia, man pleaded guilty to a federal bank fraud charge that he stole $2.5 million by obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans by...

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Synthetic ID Fraud Becomes An Authentic Problem; Hits 60 Percent Of All Businesses
Synthetic ID Fraud Becomes An Authentic Problem; Hits 60 Percent Of All Businesses
January 29, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Synthetic identity fraud has been called one of the fastest-growing financial crimes in the U.S., costing financial institutions (FIs) north of $6 billion a year....

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