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Holiday Season Brings Corporate Payments Fraud Spike

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’Tis the season for corporate fraud? the FBI recently issued a warning for holiday shoppers of a new scam called eSkimming , in which cyber criminals hack into legitimate online retailer websites to steal shoppers’ credit and debit card details. Yet, analysts warn, as cross-border B2B payment volumes rise, so does the risk of fraud.

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Cap One Employees Warned Of Security Issues Pre-Hack

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Capital One employees raised red flags over security risks before the company suffered a massive data breach. Seattle-based Thompson was charged with one count of computer fraud and abuse following her arrest on July 30. The breach impacts about 100 million individuals in the United States and around 6 million in Canada.

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Seattle Utility Customers Privy To Confidential Data

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But that’s what happened to customers of Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities on Sunday (Sept. The City of Seattle was busy trying to fix a glitch that sent links to over 3,000 people in error. The mailings marked the launch of Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities’ new billing system.

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Cap One Hack Hits 100M Credit Card Applications

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Capital One announced that a hacker had accessed about 100 million credit card applications, as well as thousands of Social Security and bank account numbers. The Washington Post reported that the FBI has arrested a Seattle area woman, Paige A. Thompson, on a charge of computer fraud and abuse.

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July Data Breach Prompts Transfer Of Capital One Security Chief

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Capital One ’s chief information security officer (CISO), Michael Johnson, is being transferred to a new position following the bank’s colossal cyberattack in July, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Nov. Capital One employees raised red flags over security risks before the company suffered a massive data breach.

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Hacker Arrested In Capital One Breach Affecting 100M+ 

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Seattle-based Thompson was charged with one count of computer fraud and abuse following her arrest on Monday (July 30). noticed her activity on a Meetup she organizes called Seattle Warez Kiddies, which is for people into “hacking, cracking.” I’ve basically strapped myself with a bomb vest,” Ms.

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Corporate Card Data Spared In Capital One Hack

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Corporate credit card data was not exposed in the massive Capital One data breach that came to light earlier this week, according to Business Travel News reports. Names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers were all exposed, including the Social Security Numbers of 140,000 U.S.

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