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Actually, 3B Users Were Affected By 2013 Yahoo Hack

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Yahoo announced that it now believes a 2013 security breach exposed all 3 billion of its users at the time. According to news from Bloomberg Technology , Yahoo obtained the new information after Verizon acquired it for $4.5 Yahoo hasn’t been able to identify who was responsible for the 2013 breach, but the U.S.

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Technology Enabled Data Analytics: Friend or Foe?

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In fact a report by Cornerstone Research entitled, “Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements - 2014 Review and Analysis " , shows allegations that accounting fraud surged 47 percent in securities class-action lawsuits over 2013. In the end, technology can make the work of a CPA more interesting. About the Author.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Expands In Europe; Morningstar Makes Blockchain Plans For Debt Securities

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He is accused of setting up and operating Darkode, a black marketplace that operated between 2008 and 2013, as well as creating and deploying Mariposa, one of the largest botnets. And Samsung-backed Blocko is now in the UAE after it secured funding in Asia Pacific and Europe.

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Home Depot Sues MasterCard, Visa Over Chip Card Security

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Visa and MasterCard are using security measures prone to fraud, putting retailers and customers at risk of thieves, The Home Depot says in a new federal antitrust lawsuit. It’s the latest large retailer to raise the security concerns, with a lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. Even with chips, U.S.

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Bitcoin Daily: 7,000 Crypto ATMs Worldwide, Data Says; Marshall Islands Plans National Digital Currency

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The blockchain for the Marshallese sovereign (SOV) digital currency will be developed with Algorand technology, according to an announcement. Algorand created a permissionless, open source and pure proof-of-stake blockchain technology. This partnership ensures that the SOV will be built on a scalable and secure platform.”.

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Bitcoin Daily: Luxembourg Passes Blockchain Bill; Overstock tZERO Volume Sluggish

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The company issued 26 million TZROP last August during its security token offering (STO). And Luxembourg has passed a bill to amend an existing securities law so that it includes blockchain. Luxembourg had already passed a bill to legally issue “dematerialized securities” in April 2013 through an amendment to a 2001 securities law.

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Neiman Marcus Agrees To Pay $1.5M To Settle Payment Card Breach

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8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus over a 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 of the retailer’s stores. The Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Tuesday (Jan. In a press release , the Maryland AG said Neiman Marcus agreed to pay $1.5

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