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U.K. Based Computer Researcher Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Ties To Kronos Malware
U.K. Based Computer Researcher Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Ties To Kronos Malware
August 04, 2017  |  Legal

A British-based cybersecurity researcher has been arrested by U.S. authorities on charges that he conspired to advertise and sell Kronos banking malware. Reuters reported on...

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CFPB Touts Structural Changes Won’t Impact Operations
CFPB Touts Structural Changes Won’t Impact Operations
April 03, 2017  |  Regulation

The Trump administration’s Justice Department’s March 17 brief outlining the possible unconstitutional structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was met with some resistance from...

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Consumer Groups, Legal Scholars, Lawmakers Show Support For CFPB
Consumer Groups, Legal Scholars, Lawmakers Show Support For CFPB
April 03, 2017  |  Regulation

A group of consumer and civil rights groups, legal scholars and members of congress announced Friday they would be submitting amicus briefs to the U.S....

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Justice Department Calls CFPB’S Structure Unconstitutional
Justice Department Calls CFPB’S Structure Unconstitutional
March 20, 2017  |  CFPB

In a brief filed on Friday (March 17) in a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Justice Department declared that the agency’s...

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U.S. Prosecution of Lending Bias Cases to Drop?
U.S. Prosecution of Lending Bias Cases to Drop?
March 08, 2017  |  News

The past few years have been marked by prosecutions by the federal government of lending bias, but the pace may slow under the newly installed...

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Rehearing Of PHH Vs. CFPB Looms As Trump Admin To Join PHH Argument
Rehearing Of PHH Vs. CFPB Looms As Trump Admin To Join PHH Argument
March 07, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

In the latest salvo in the legal wrangling between the Trump administration and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Justice Department has signaled that...

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Driverless Cars A Threat To National Security
Driverless Cars A Threat To National Security
September 12, 2016  |  Internet of Things

While driverless cars are touted to reduce auto fatalities and injuries, talks are ongoing between auto manufacturers and the Justice Department on other safety concerns...

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NY Regulators Launch Lending Club Probe
NY Regulators Launch Lending Club Probe
May 20, 2016  |  Regulation

In the latest chapter of the Lending Club drama, on Thursday (May 19), it came to light that New York’s highest-ranking financial regulator has launched...

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Ex-State Department Employee Sentenced For Cyberhacking Scheme
Ex-State Department Employee Sentenced For Cyberhacking Scheme
March 22, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The Justice Department reported Monday (March 21) that a former State Department employee was sentenced to 57 months in prison, punishment for an international email...

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