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Synchrony Says Erroneous Email Not Tied To Data Breach

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Although Alibaba and JD.com usually lead China’s eCommerce market, the four-year-old Pinduoduo is “popular with China’s lower-tier city residents” and attracts customers with offers of discounts and deals, per reports.

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The RealReal Notches $300M In IPO

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The company priced its shares above a target range, having sold 15 million shares for $20 apiece following their marketing at $17 to $19, Bloomberg reported. The RealReal reportedly has yet to generate a profit, even though Bloomberg noted “the market is intrigued by its growth.” per the filing. IBISWorld Pty Ltd.

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Lawmakers Question Amazon About Ring Smart Doorbell Data

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Five senators wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, asking him to explain how security surveillance company Ring uses peoples’ data and video, according to a report by CNBC. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan sent a letter Wednesday (Nov.

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U.S. Bank: Machine Learning Is Banks’ Best Bet Against Fraud

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About 40 percent of all ATO attacks now count as high-risk, meaning banks of all shapes and sizes must reexamine how they think about data protection, security and the tools they use to guard against emerging threats. market debut.

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Who Should Lead The Digital ID Push?

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Despite all the discussion about verifying digital IDs without creating friction for the user, recent incidents like cybercriminals using AI to impersonate an energy company’s CEO to falsely request money could give security professionals nightmares. The digital identity verification market is projected to reach $12.8

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Lending Club’s Renaud Laplanche Is Back With A New Venture

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But despite its early status, Credify comes into the market pre-wired for lots of attention — since its founder is both famous and infamous in online lending circles. Lending Club is additionally facing scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and authorities from at least three U.S.

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Signifyd Data Shows Fraud Is Actually Declining

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But the system is actually asking itself and reaching out through its myriad data connections to find what it needs without troubling the customer with security questions and such. Spear once onboarded a client who refused to ship red couches to Delaware. Specifically Delaware. Specifically red. It’s the Little Things.

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