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Ex-DoJ Staffer Pleads Guilty In 1MDB Scandal
December 02, 2018

George Higginbotham, a former Department of Justice employee in the U.S., pleaded guilty as part of the  1Malaysia Development Berhad bribery and embezzlement scandal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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HSBC To Launch AML System With Google Cloud
November 30, 2018

HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world, wants to launch its new cloud-based anti-money laundering risk management system by next year, according to Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Marriott: Data Breach Hits 500M Starwood Guests
November 30, 2018

In what may be among the largest data breaches in history, Marriott International said Friday morning (Nov. 30) that as many as 500 million guests’ data was accessed, tied to a breach of the Starwood hotel guest reservation database. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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OfferUp CEO On Making Marketplace Authentication Smarter
November 30, 2018

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Tax Havens And Money Laundering Suspected In Deutsche Bank Raid
November 29, 2018

Federal authorities in Germany raided six offices of Deutsche Bank on Thursday morning (November 29), searching for evidence about money laundering and offshore tax havens, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Dunkin’ Alerts DD Perks Account Holders That Hackers May Have Accessed Data
November 29, 2018

Dunkin’, the operator of Dunkin’ Donuts franchises, is alerting DD Perks rewards program account holders that its profiles and data may have been accessed by a hacker in October. ZDNet, citing the company, reported Dunkin’ wasn’t the victim of a breach — but that it...

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Dell Reset All Customer Passwords After Attempted Data Hack
November 29, 2018

Dell announced that it reset passwords for all accounts on its online electronics store after it stopped hackers from trying to steal customer data. Citing a source familiar with the breach, Reuters reported that the company did not tell customers about the attack before it forced...

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US Charges Iranian Hackers For SamSam Cyberattack
November 29, 2018

The United States has indicted two Iranians for launching a major cyberattack using the ransomware “SamSam.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Hackers Are Using Leaked NSA Tools To Target Networks
November 28, 2018

The UPnProxy vulnerability that was used more than a year ago as a National Security Agency (NSA)  hacking tool is still going unpatched by hundreds of thousands of computers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...