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Bad Actors Emerge in PPP Lending – More Expected as Forgiveness Guidance Emerges

Abrigo

As expected, bad actors are surfacing, and financial crimes divisions of community financial institutions are struggling with the realization that loans rushed through may be fraudulent. In the case of the two men in Rhode Island, there were several red flags pointing to fraud. Industry officials warn it won’t be the last.

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How Big Tech Is Finally Tackling Cybersecurity

CB Insights

Read our future of data security report for more on this topic. ). It comes as no surprise, then, that big tech players like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are investing heavily in data security — especially as several have fallen victim to data breaches themselves. But Facebook is also accountable.

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

CB Insights

Company: AOptix Technologies. The startup, which was established in 2008, privately raised $185 million before its $100 million initial public offering was blocked by the Australian Securities Exchange last year. So its secured lender, which [founder Scott] Jones didn’t name, recently emptied ChaCha’s bank accounts.

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