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The Many Faces Of Employee Fraud

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Corporate fraud comes in many colors, but for many businesses, the most unexpected threat is the one looming from within company walls. This week, IBM announced a collaboration with Raw Seafoods to develop a blockchain solution to address supply chain fraud in the seafood industry, including cases of incomplete documentation and mislabeling.

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SBA Eyes Fees Paid To Rocket Loans, Contractor In Loan Program

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government's Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, plagued by delays and fraud, has created attention for a firm that netted around $800 million in fees while subcontracting the work out to the nation's largest mortgage lender, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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Retail Enabler: CardinalCommerce Protects SMBs From Holiday Fraud

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‘Tis the season … to be very, very wary of phishing and other types of fraud. Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales continue to increase year over year — while some project online holiday sales at $98 billion, new estimates from the National Retail Foundation project that this year’s online holiday sales could reach $117 billion.

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Fraudsters Request Pre-Payment For Bogus COVID-19 Vaccine

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Another law enforcement department, the Lucas County Sheriff’s Department in Ohio, warned people : “Be aware of new scam. The National Institute of Health on Monday (March 16) said that it was beginning a clinical trial of a vaccine in Seattle. There is no vaccine reserve program, and the CDC is not offering anything of the sort.

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Louisiana School Cyberattacks Trigger State Of Emergency

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The emergency declaration allows the state to access resources from the state’s national guard, technology office, state police and other organizations, according to a statement from the governor’s office. And a virus shut down the entire network of a county in Ohio back in 2017, including that of the local police force.

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WEX Extends Fuel Card Contract With Sheetz

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states, including Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. This contract extension will not only provide Sheetz with access to WEX’s … products and services, but its customers will benefit as well through fuel savings programs, fraud protection and data insight.”. billion range.

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Senate Grills Facebook’s Marcus Over Libra

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Like a toddler who has gotten his hands on a book of matches, Facebook has burned down the house over and over, and called every arson a learning experience,” said Ohio Sen. to lead it its construction and regulation, lest the technology form factor be led by others from places “out of reach of our national security apparatus.”.