secret service

United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting the nation's leaders and their families.

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Secret Service: Chinese Hackers Swiped $20M in COVID Relief Funds
Secret Service: Chinese Hackers Swiped $20M in COVID Relief Funds
December 06, 2022  |  Fraud Attack

Federal authorities say Chinese hackers have stolen $20 million in COVID relief money since 2020. The U.S. Secret Service has identified the group behind the...

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Fraudsters Shift Focus to Big-Ticket Real Estate Closing Scams
Fraudsters Shift Focus to Big-Ticket Real Estate Closing Scams
October 09, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The Secret Service has been looking into identifying scammers moving millions of stolen dollars through banks around the New York tri-state area. A Bloomberg report...

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Secret Service Recovers $286M in COVID Aid Stolen by ID Fraud
Secret Service Recovers $286M in COVID Aid Stolen by ID Fraud
August 28, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The Secret Service has reportedly recovered $286 million in COVID-19 relief funds that had been obtained illegally by people using fake identities. According to a...

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Secret Service: Home Depot Worker Swapped $388K Cash with Fake Bills
Secret Service: Home Depot Worker Swapped $388K Cash with Fake Bills
February 08, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Home Depot worker Adrian Jean Pineda was nabbed by the Secret Service in Tempe, Arizona for allegedly stealing $387,500 in cash by replacing the real...

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Secret Service Launches Task Force To Fight Cyber Fraud
Secret Service Launches Task Force To Fight Cyber Fraud
July 12, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

As federal investigators recognize the connections between cyber and traditional financial crimes, the U.S. Secret Service has established a single agency to fight them, the...

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Feds Probe Loss Of Millions In Jobless Claims To Fraudsters
Feds Probe Loss Of Millions In Jobless Claims To Fraudsters
May 17, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A Nigerian fraud ring is suspected by the U.S. Secret Service of siphoning hundreds of millions of dollars in unemployment payments from numerous state programs...

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How Visa And The US Secret Service Are Flattening The COVID-19 Fraud Curve
How Visa And The US Secret Service Are Flattening The COVID-19 Fraud Curve
April 06, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraudsters don’t get furloughs, they aren’t much for vacationing, and they certainly aren’t above taking advantage of a bad situation. In fact, taking advantage and...

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White House Trials Facial Recognition
White House Trials Facial Recognition
December 05, 2018  |  Safety and Security

The Department of Homeland Security has published a report detailing how the U.S. Secret Service plans to test the use of facial recognition in and...

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Secret Service Alerts FIs About ATM Skimming
Secret Service Alerts FIs About ATM Skimming
September 28, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Secret Service has sent out a warning about a difficult type of ATM skimming that could take days for criminals to set up....

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