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Fraudsters Accused In $364M Ponzi Debt Scheme

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The indictment, which was unsealed on Tuesday (September 18) in a federal court in Baltimore, charged the men with conspiracy, wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering. At least 400 victims in the Baltimore area, Virginia and in Texas were impacted, said Gordon Johnson of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Baltimore Field Office.

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From POS To The Starship Enterprise: Baltimore Stadiums Engaging The IoT Warp Speed Drive

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Provenzano, who oversees operations at M and T Bank Stadium, the home of the National Football League’s Baltimore Ravens, and Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles, remembers the first time he saw the IoT make an impact for professional sports and stadiums.

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ZeroFOX Notches $74M To Tackle Cyberattacks

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With the new funding, the Baltimore, Maryland startup has raised over $150 million. . ZeroFOX was created at the startup incubator Betamore in Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood. ZeroFOX was created at the startup incubator Betamore in Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood.

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Judge Lets Bank Of America Favor SMB Clients With PPP Loans

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The decision comes as several Maryland businesses, including a security company, an auto parts maker and a hair salon, sued the bank, alleging that BoA had rejected their applications for loans because they hadn’t dealt with the bank for other loans in the past.

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G7 Prepares For Cross-Border Malware Simulation

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The city of Baltimore fell victim to a ransomware attack last week , as researchers began to dive into the risks of local-level government systems. Cyber experts at Onapsis said last week that 1 million SAP systems were found to be vulnerable to hacking as a result of a security flaw. Zero utilities in the U.S.

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Tennessee Election Website Went Offline In Cyberattack

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In March , hackers managed to break into Baltimore’s dispatch system that supports emergency calls. Baltimore CIO Frank Johnson had called the hack a “limited breach,” Reuters reported. Beyond Atlanta and Baltimore, a virus shut down the entire network of a county in Ohio back in 2017.

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Even Golfers Aren’t Safe From Ransomware

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Baltimore was also hacked, with criminals able to break into the city’s dispatch system that supports emergency calls. Baltimore CIO Frank Johnson called the hack a “limited breach.”. The ransomware caused Atlanta’s courthouse documents, and services like payment processing, to become inaccessible.

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