security & fraud

Equifax Gives Congress More Breach Data Information
Equifax Gives Congress More Breach Data Information
May 08, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company that was the subject of a massive data breach last fall, provided several congressional committees in the Senate and...

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Thousands Of Customers Using Flawed Software That Led To Equifax Breach
Thousands Of Customers Using Flawed Software That Led To Equifax Breach
May 08, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Despite the Equifax breach that exposed the personal data of more than 145 million Americans, Fortune is reporting that thousands of companies have the same...

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Wells Fargo Launches New Marketing Campaign Aimed At Rebuilding Trust
Wells Fargo Launches New Marketing Campaign Aimed At Rebuilding Trust
May 08, 2018  |  Banking

Wells Fargo announced Monday (May 7) that it has launched a new marketing campaign, dubbed “Re-Established,” which focuses on its commitment to rebuilding stakeholder trust following...

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Wells Fargo Settles Sales Scandal Lawsuit; To Pay $480M
Wells Fargo Settles Sales Scandal Lawsuit; To Pay $480M
May 07, 2018  |  Legal

Wells Fargo announced late last week that it has agreed to pay $480 million to settle a securities fraud class-action suit. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Wells Fargo Beefing Up Investment Banking Unit With New Hires
Wells Fargo Beefing Up Investment Banking Unit With New Hires
May 07, 2018  |  Banking

Wells Fargo’s investment bank unit is in hiring mode, reportedly gearing up to hire hundreds of new employees — including around twenty managing directors. Get...

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Ripple Gets Hit With Lawsuit Over XRP Tokens
Ripple Gets Hit With Lawsuit Over XRP Tokens
May 07, 2018  |  Legal

Ripple Labs, the cryptocurrency startup behind the XRP tokens, is being accused in a new lawsuit of running a scam to raise hundreds of millions...

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Facebook Fires An Engineer For Boasting About His Data Access
Facebook Fires An Engineer For Boasting About His Data Access
May 03, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook, reeling from a data scandal with Cambridge Analytica, fired an employee Thursday (May 3) for boasting that he can access the data of its...

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Kaspersky Lab Sees Rise In Botnet Activity
Kaspersky Lab Sees Rise In Botnet Activity
April 27, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Kaspersky Lab saw an increase in activity by both old and new botnets as well an increase in popularity of amplification distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the...

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Uber Updates ‘Bug Bounty’ Payments Policy
Uber Updates ‘Bug Bounty’ Payments Policy
April 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Uber is changing its policy on bug bounties, payments to people who expose data security problems, Reuters reported on Thursday (April 26). Get the Full...

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