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First American Financial Customers Sue Over Data Breach

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the title insurance company that exposed the data on hundreds of millions of mortgages dating as far back as 2003, is being sued in a class-action lawsuit. The data breach was first spotted by Krebs on Security , a security news website run by cyber expert Brian Krebs. First American Financial Corp.,

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SEC Probing First American Financial’s Data Breach

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Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating a security breach at First American Financial Corporation that saw the exposure of upwards of 885 million financial records and personal files related to mortgages dating back to 2003. KrebsOnSecurity reported the breach in May.

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FAFC Data Breach Exposed 885M Financial Records

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Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating a security breach at First American Financial Corporation that saw the exposure of upwards of 885 million financial records and personal files related to mortgages dating back to 2003. KrebsOnSecurity reported the breach in May.

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Challenges to monetary policy: lessons from Medieval Europe

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This is done by ensuring money is produced according to the strictest standards and avoiding manipulating it to the king’s benefit ( inflation tax ). The French crown successfully engaged in repeated episodes of inflation-tax financing of wars ( Sussman and Zeira (2003) ).

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

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5 Nov 2021. South Korea. Nov 2018 transaction. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Virtu Financial. 5 Nov 2021. Chainalysis. June 2021 round. Aug 2021 round. July 2021 round. Oct 2021 round. Estimate based on IPO filing. South Korea. Aug 2021 round. Clearwater Analytics. 5 Nov 2021. Investing/back office. Oct 2021 round. Aug 2021 round.

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

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5 Nov 2021. South Korea. Nov 2018 transaction. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Virtu Financial. 5 Nov 2021. Chainalysis. June 2021 round. Aug 2021 round. July 2021 round. Oct 2021 round. Estimate based on IPO filing. South Korea. Aug 2021 round. Clearwater Analytics. 5 Nov 2021. Investing/back office. Oct 2021 round. Aug 2021 round.

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The 238 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Sep 2021)

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5.9B: Clearwater Analytics – US investment back-office provider founded in 2003. New in September: $9B: Pagaya : US banking services provider that announced its intention to go public via SPAC. 3.5B: Coalition – US cybersecurity insurance provider founded in 2017. 2.7B: Paidy – Japanese payments company acquired by PayPal . Aug 2021 round.

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