security & fraud

Deutsche Bank Denies Merger With UBS, Commerzbank
Deutsche Bank Denies Merger With UBS, Commerzbank
December 02, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Deutsche Bank is not concerned it will be a takeover target despite a steep sell-off in its stock late last week after a two-day raid...

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Ex-DoJ Staffer Pleads Guilty In 1MDB Scandal
Ex-DoJ Staffer Pleads Guilty In 1MDB Scandal
December 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

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...

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Congress Writes Second Letter To Amazon About Rekognition
Congress Writes Second Letter To Amazon About Rekognition
November 29, 2018  |  Regulation

Eight members of Congress wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday, reiterating its concerns about the tech giant’s facial recognition software, called...

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

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...

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Hackers Are Using Leaked NSA Tools To Target Networks
Hackers Are Using Leaked NSA Tools To Target Networks
November 28, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

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...

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Facebook Could Face Coordinated Regulation By Nine Countries
Facebook Could Face Coordinated Regulation By Nine Countries
November 28, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook could face coordinated regulation by nine countries after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg refused to be questioned by an international committee on fake news. Get...

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EU Watchdogs File Privacy Complaint Against Google
EU Watchdogs File Privacy Complaint Against Google
November 27, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Google is facing a privacy complaint filed by a group of European consumer watchdogs that contend the internet giant used manipulative tactics to track the...

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UK Financial Firms Plagued By Tech Outages
UK Financial Firms Plagued By Tech Outages
November 27, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Financial Services companies in the U.K. aren’t doing a good job keeping their IT systems up and running, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announcing...

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Uber Gets Fined By UK, Dutch Regulators For 2016 Data Breach
Uber Gets Fined By UK, Dutch Regulators For 2016 Data Breach
November 27, 2018  |  Regulation

Uber was hit with a fine by U.K. and Dutch regulators on Tuesday (Nov. 27) for the data breach in 2016 that impacted millions of...

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