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Macy’s Online Customers Warned Of Data Breach

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The retailer said that a threat targeted the profiles of customers for nearly two months, Detroit Free Press reported. However, Macy’s said the accounts don’t include Social Security numbers or CVV numbers. The company also revealed that the Social Security numbers of U.S. The website Orbitz.com was not impacted.

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Banking Apps Shun Geolocation Data; Why Fraud Risks Could Follow

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Given the importance of banking, the growing prevalence of online banking and the inherent confidentiality of banking-related personal data, he said he sees the failure to use geolocation — a common but high-value fraud deterrent — as inexplicable. “I What I've heard multiple times is, ‘Why did [the bank] think I was in Detroit?

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Newegg Victim Of Data Breach That Lasted A Month

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“These attacks are not confined to certain geolocations or specific industries — any organization that processes payments online is a target.”. The retailer said that a threat targeted the profiles of customers for nearly two months, Detroit Free Press reported at the time.

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VCs Back Autobooks For SMB Banking

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Reports Monday (March 13) said Autobooks secured $5.5 The company provides online banking platforms with small business solutions to help FIs better service their SMB clients. FinTech Autobooks announced new funding to support its SMB banking solutions. million in Series A financing led by Draper Triangle.

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Stepping Into 21st Century Hospitality With Apartments And Technology

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Beyond Frontdesk, Mint House aims to deliver a hotel-like experience that is trusted and secure as well as built on a suite of amenities powered by technology. The company is currently in markets including Nashville, Miami, Denver, Detroit and Indianapolis, and is coming soon to San Diego and Minneapolis as of a PYMNTS report in May.

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Second Largest US Mall Owner Defaults On Loan Payment

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One such case is that of the Detroit-based Lakeside Mall that has defaulted on a $144 million loan payment. The advent of online shopping is kind of accelerating the separation of winners and losers.”. Loan payment dues from the recession era borrowing binge of the last decade are coming back to haunt the withering malls in America.

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Bloomscape And Tapping Into The Hip Houseplant Phenomenon

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The plants, he said, start their lives in Florida before being shipped as “teenagers” to Bloomscape’s greenhouses (located just outside Detroit) where they are repotted and incubated to maturity. But what Bloomscape says its secret is — and the thing that has helped it secure $1.7

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