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Data Dive, Criminality Edition: Fingerprints And Wire Fraud And Money Laundering (Oh My!)

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Security solved. As it turns out, security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have found a darknet marketplace in which hackers are selling digital fingerprints. The site first emerged in fall of last year, when the creators started advertising it on forums where hackers sell stolen payment card details. Attorney Justin E.

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WEX Extends Fuel Card Contract With Sheetz

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announced a 10-year extension of its fleet fuel card contract with convenience chain retailer Sheetz, Inc., WEX supports the Private Label, Universal and Tri-Brand fleet cards available at Sheetz, which can be used to purchase gasoline at store locations. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). On Wednesday (Oct. billion range.

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Darden Cyberattack Puts 567K Cards At Risk

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Darden Restaurants announced Wednesday (August 23) that the data on 567,000 payment card numbers may have been exposed. The company said payment card information — including card numbers — from visitors who went to the restaurants from Nov. 3, 2017, through Jan. 2 2018 may have been affected.

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 Invoice Fraud, Global In Reach, As GDPR Looms

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The report recommends a collaborative approach among information security and compliance team members. Also noted by the site, Ernst & Young’s Global Fraud Survey has set its sights on compliance efforts. Local news stories show that fraud – across payroll schemes and otherwise – remains alive and well across the globe.

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FTC Bans Rogue Payment Processor In Settlement Over Alleged Scams

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A Texas operator of several payment processing centers has agreed to be permanently banned from the industry in order to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the state of Ohio that they unlawfully participated in scams, according to a press release. The FTC and Ohio officials filed their complaint against the trio in U.S.

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Fraudsters Request Pre-Payment For Bogus COVID-19 Vaccine

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Phone scammers claiming to be from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are saying they have a vaccine to cure the coronavirus (COVID-19), and are asking for credit card and Social Security numbers from unsuspecting victims to reserve it, according to a report by The Verge. Do not fall prey!” Thank you.”.

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Key Under the Mat

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ICBA’s Data Security Principles. All participants in the payments system—including merchants—should be subject to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act–like data security standards. A national data security breach and notification standard should replace the current patchwork of state laws. in Coldwater, Ohio.