security & fraud

Wells Fargo Settles With SEC Over AML Reporting
Wells Fargo Settles With SEC Over AML Reporting
November 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Wells Fargo Advisors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached a settlement this week resolving charges that the bank dropped the ball in reporting...

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180M Smartphones Vulnerable To Hacker Eavesdropping
180M Smartphones Vulnerable To Hacker Eavesdropping
November 10, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Appthority, the enterprise mobile threat protection company, announced news on Thursday (Nov. 9) that it published research on its recent discovery of a so-called Eavesdropper...

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Glitch Freezes Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Of Ethereum
Glitch Freezes Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Of Ethereum
November 08, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Ethereum, the competing digital currency to bitcoin, was dealt a blow on Tuesday (Nov. 7) when a vulnerability in a cryptocurrency wallet froze as much...

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Business, Customers Not On Same Page With Securing Personal Data
Business, Customers Not On Same Page With Securing Personal Data
November 07, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Centrify, an identity and assessment management (IAM) solution company, revealed on Monday (Nov. 6) the results of a survey that show businesses are not inspiring...

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OCC Head Wants To Loosen Regulatory Rules Placed On Wells Fargo
OCC Head Wants To Loosen Regulatory Rules Placed On Wells Fargo
October 31, 2017  |  Regulation

In banking news, Keith Noreika, the acting U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, is trying to make it easier for Wells Fargo to pay employees when...

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McAfee Won’t Let Foreign Governments Review Their Code
McAfee Won’t Let Foreign Governments Review Their Code
October 27, 2017  |  Safety and Security

McAfee, the security software company, is no longer allowing foreign governments to look over the source code of its products, stopping a practice that security...

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‘BadRabbit’ Malware Targets Russia
‘BadRabbit’ Malware Targets Russia
October 25, 2017  |  Safety and Security

A new malware campaign dubbed “BadRabbit” infected computer systems in Russia and other countries on Tuesday (Oct. 24), reported Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Homeland Security Warns Consumers Of Infrastructure Attacks
Homeland Security Warns Consumers Of Infrastructure Attacks
October 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cyberattacks targeting U.S. energy and industrial firms are increasing, prompting the U.S. government to issue a public warning about the potential threat. Get the Full...

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Florida Bitcoin Exchange Schemer Gets 16 Months
Florida Bitcoin Exchange Schemer Gets 16 Months
October 23, 2017  |  Legal

A software engineer from Florida was slapped with a 16-month prison term late last week after a court found him guilty of scamming to aid...

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