security & fraud

Ticketmaster Accused Of Secret Deals With Scalpers
Ticketmaster Accused Of Secret Deals With Scalpers
September 20, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Ticketmaster, the entertainment company, has reportedly been inking behind-the-scenes deals with scalpers at the same time that it publicly decries the practice. According to a...

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Government Payment Service Leaks Data On 14M Customers Online
Government Payment Service Leaks Data On 14M Customers Online
September 18, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Government Payment Service, the company that enables online payments for thousands of U.S. state and local governments, has inadvertently made available information on more than...

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Amazon Investigates Claims That Employees Sell Data
Amazon Investigates Claims That Employees Sell Data
September 17, 2018  |  Amazon

eCommerce giant Amazon is looking into allegations that employees are offering merchants internal data and confidential information that can help them boost sales, reported The...

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EC Eyes Greater Enforcement Over Money Laundering
EC Eyes Greater Enforcement Over Money Laundering
September 10, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The European Commission is crafting a proposal aimed at giving the European Banking Authority more enforcement powers and resources to go after banks that are...

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European Regulators Warn Of Weaknesses In Money Laundering Controls
European Regulators Warn Of Weaknesses In Money Laundering Controls
September 05, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

European Regulators have issued a warning about what they are calling serious weaknesses in how the EU controls money laundering in the wake of scandals. According...

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Google Weeds Out Tech Support Scam Artists
Google Weeds Out Tech Support Scam Artists
September 04, 2018  |  Fraud Attack

Google is trying to stop scammers who advertise fake technical support on its platform. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, citing an...

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Home Buyers, Tricked By Business Email Scams, Lose Six-Figure Sums
Home Buyers, Tricked By Business Email Scams, Lose Six-Figure Sums
September 04, 2018  |  Fraud Attack

A scam targeting homeowners is leaving some without the downpayment for their closing on the day the loan is to be signed. CNBC highlighted two...

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UK Banking Execs Arrested On Bribery Charges
UK Banking Execs Arrested On Bribery Charges
September 04, 2018  |  International

Nigel Kirby, the deputy director of the National Crime Agency’s economic crime unit in the U.K., told a group of lawyers Monday (August 3) that...

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Air Canada Confirms Data Breach Of Mobile App
Air Canada Confirms Data Breach Of Mobile App
August 29, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Air Canada, the Canadian airline operator, confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday (August 29) that its mobile app suffered a data breach. According to news from...

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