security & fraud

Beijing Starts Prosecuting Individuals Behind Huge P2P Lending Scam
Beijing Starts Prosecuting Individuals Behind Huge P2P Lending Scam
December 19, 2016  |  International

Beijing has started prosecuting 26 people who are behind what is alleged to be China’s largest online fraud scam. According to a report by Reuters, the...

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Verizon Wants Yahoo Asset Sale Deal Repriced
Verizon Wants Yahoo Asset Sale Deal Repriced
December 19, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Yahoo’s second massive hack of its systems, this time affecting 1 billion customers, is prompting Verizon Communications to demand concessions, or it will walk away...

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Denmark Shutting Down Last Mint This Month
Denmark Shutting Down Last Mint This Month
December 19, 2016  |  Cash

Denmark is following Sweden and Norway and, by the end of December, will stop producing its own currency, opting instead to outsource production to Finland....

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Yahoo’s New Breach Puts Verizon Deal At Risk
Yahoo’s New Breach Puts Verizon Deal At Risk
December 16, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Yahoo’s sale of its core assets to Verizon Communications could be in peril after the internet giant disclosed a massive hack that may have impacted...

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Lawmakers Request Information From Prudential On Latest Wells Fargo Scandal
Lawmakers Request Information From Prudential On Latest Wells Fargo Scandal
December 14, 2016  |  Banking

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to...

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Socure Closes On $13 Million Round Of Funding
Socure Closes On $13 Million Round Of Funding
December 14, 2016  |  Investments

Socure, a digital identity verification technology company, announced Tuesday (Dec. 13) it closed a $13 million round of funding led by Flint Capital, with participation...

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KFC’s Loyalty Program Gets Hacked, 1.2 Million At Risk
KFC’s Loyalty Program Gets Hacked, 1.2 Million At Risk
December 14, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

KFC is the latest company to report a hack, with the bad guys breaching its Colonel’s Club loyalty program. According to a report by Forbes, which...

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Privacy Launches ‘Burner Cards’ Payments Product
Privacy Launches ‘Burner Cards’ Payments Product
December 14, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Privacy, the software maker that protects consumers’ digital rights, announced Tuesday (Dec. 13) it launched its first payments product aimed at keeping consumers’ personal information...

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Supreme Court Rules Against Defendant In Bank Account Fraud Appeal
Supreme Court Rules Against Defendant In Bank Account Fraud Appeal
December 14, 2016  |  Legal

The Supreme Court ruled on a bank fraud case earlier in the week that had to do with an online scheme designed to steal funds from...

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