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Europe, CNP Fraud Trendsetter?

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If a data breach is a sprint — where a fraudster grabs as much data as he or she can, as quickly as possible, in an effort to maximize ill-gotten gains — the fight against fraud is a marathon. Fraud varies country to country, region to region. Europe may offer a tell on the fraud to come.

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SEC Charges BitFunder Founder With Fraud

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“We allege that BitFunder operated unlawfully as an unregistered securities exchange,” Marc Berger, director of the SEC’s New York regional office, said in the release. Mehraban, associate regional director of the SEC’s New York regional office, said in the release. “We In a parallel criminal case, the U.S.

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How Facebook Unfriends Ad Fraudsters

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Digital fraud continues to be one of the most pressing issues that marketplaces face today. Experts estimate that total fraud losses in 2018 totaled $3.9 Developments Around The Digital Fraud World. Account takeovers (ATOs), identity theft and phishing were found to be the most common methods of attack in this region.

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FBI Director: China Wants To Steal US Tech By ‘Any Means Necessary’

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technology by “any means necessary” and that there are about 1,000 related investigations currently ongoing in the country, through its 56 regional offices, according to a report by Reuters. . based technology in all 56 of our field offices and spanning just about every industry sector,” Wray said. William Evanina, a senior U.S.

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Qatar National Bank Reportedly Breached

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Qatar National Bank (QNB) is looking into allegations that the names and passwords of many of its customers were compromised, Reuters reported on Wednesday (April 27). Earlier this year, QNB became the first bank in Qatar to provide NCR interactive video teller technology. The Doha News website reported that 1.5

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FEMA Looks At Blockchain To Aid Disaster Payouts

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The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revealed that it might look into using blockchain technology to streamline disaster insurance payouts, as well as speed up its response to disasters. to launch an alternative crypto-enabled payment infrastructure for residents across the region.

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NRF Warns Against EMV Verification Flaws

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as there is in the rest of the world,” said Stephanie Martz, senior vice president and general counsel of the National Retail Federation (NRF) , the world’s largest retail trade association. The first EMV card was developed in 1994, but the technology did not begin circulating worldwide until the new millennium.

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