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 Ransomware Gains Traction, UK BEC Fraud Spikes

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Aided by technology – and emboldened by the rise of cryptocurrencies – fraudsters are stepping up ransomware campaigns. In comments reported earlier this week, cyber insurance security responder Tom Bennett of CFC Underwriting told The Financial Times that that claims surged in June and July. Corporate Wire Fraud.

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Huawei CFO Charged With Bank Fraud

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prosecutors have filed criminal charges against China’s largest technology company, accusing it of stealing trade secrets and committing bank fraud. 1 in Canada on fraud allegations. going so far as to offer their employees bonuses if they could obtain information on the technology. She is fighting extradition to the U.S.

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Iran Central Bank Deputy Chief Arrested In Fraud Crackdown

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The deputy chief of Iran’s central bank was dismissed from the position and arrested as part of the government’s crackdown on financial fraud, according to reports in The News Tribune on Sunday (Aug. President Hassan Rouhani has replaced the central bank’s governor as part of other efforts to combat fraud, reports said.

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World Password Day Highlights (The Annoying) Endurance Of A Weak Security Tool

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After all, bad password habits can bring severe financial, security and reputational penalties (whereas failing to talk like a pirate merely confirms your status as a relatively normal adult, for better and/or worse). Among the most recent examples comes from Microsoft’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Bret Arsenault.

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The Future of Checks – Tales From The Crypt

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After World War II, checks were the hot payment technology and helped fuel the boom that followed. The process was sped up by technology and legislation in the 70’s and 80’s so checks could be scanned and presented faster, but the process remained costly. Checking accounts in the U.S. That is an expensive item.

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What’s Up With SMEs: Payments Fraud, Mobile Lending, And Inflation

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But often, stats going up — like inflation, the Federal Interest Rate, and corporate payment fraud levels — threaten the growth of small businesses. Half also said they expect those conditions to improve in the next six months — the highest level since spring 2012, the bank said. Inflation means U.K. SMEs are experiencing a 3.2

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Deep Dive: Why Video-Based KYC Is Key To Seamless, Cost-Effective FI Onboarding

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identities took center stage in 2012 — the year HSBC, Europe?s The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a private corporation that acts as a self-regulatory organization, adopted new KYC rules in 2012 requiring its broker members to use “reasonable diligence” to open and maintain every account. The London-based bank?s

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