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US DOJ Charges 14 With $28M In PPP Fraud

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In Florida, nine defendants have been charged in the U.S District Court for the Southern District of Florida with wire and bank fraud and conspiracy for seeking $24 million in forgivable PPP loans. Mckenzie, 38, of Miami Gardens, Florida; Andre M. The defendants include Damion O.

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FICO World 2023: Four Enterprise Fraud Management Takeaways

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Beyond the pleasure of leading a FICO Falcon Fraud Manager User Forum and moderating a couple of panel breakout sessions, I I was also able to catch up with many of the fraud-focused attendees from around the world. Scams: A Top Fraud Concern Scams are becoming a leading fraud concern, all around the world.

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PSCU Unveils Enhanced Fraud Services To Help Protect Credit

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PSCU , which is billed as the nation's premier credit union service organization (CUSO), has announced its new Enhanced Fraud Services system, which the company said “has helped 10 early adopter credit unions combat fraud of all types, ranging from first-party chargeback fraud to identifying card information being sold on the dark web.”.

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How Blaze Pizza Fires Up Friendly Fraud Defenses

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Consumers are using mobile apps’ order-ahead features and loyalty perks more often during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet chargeback fraud — also known as friendly fraud — is unfortunately also rising. A Proactive Approach To Friendly Fraud. Friendly fraud often develops around online promotions at restaurants.

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Florida City Pays Hundreds Of Thousands To Hackers

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One small Florida city has had to pay cybercriminals thousands of dollars in ransomware. The week before, Riviera Beach, a Florida city of about 34,000, agreed to allow its insurance carrier to pay about $600,000 during its own cyberattack — nearly 12 times the size of the ransomware the city of Atlanta refused to pay last year.

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Charges Florida Crypto Trader In $6.8M Fraud Case; Salt Lending To Pay $250,000 Fine, Refund ICO Investors; SEC Alleges Swedish National Bilked Crypto Investors Of $1.5M

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claims that a Florida digital currency trader purportedly bilked customers out of $6.8 He purportedly attracted investors with claims he managed $100 million and vows of high profits, according to the report. million, CoinDesk reported. District Court.

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Data Leak Discovered In Marriott’s Management Company

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A cybersecurity research team at vpnMentor has discovered that The Pyramid Hotel Group, which manages Marriott and other hotel brands, underwent a data leak exposing vulnerabilities that could potentially be used by criminals, the company said in a report.