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Grandma Scam Culprits Caught

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Courthouse News Service reported that the San Diego DA’s office has helped take down an international fraud scheme that targeted seniors. One such scheme, coined the “Grandma Scam,” conned one San Diego woman out of $65,000. The suspected scammers — 20 in the U.S., He was found to have laundered nearly $4.2

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Ransomware Hacks Costs Exceed $25M

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In the spring, a massive cyberattack hit everything from the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, European automakers, Chinese firms and any number of companies across other verticals, winnowing its way through disparate countries. National Security Agency, and that there was more than 126,000 cases of fraud.

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FinCEN Steps up Efforts to Protect Against the Six Biggest Threats to the U.S. Financial System

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Blanco discussed the organization’s active approach toward addressing the top financial threats to our financial system, our national security, and our communities and families. FinCEN is committed to addressing compliance failures that put our financial system and national security at risk. The 12 major U.S.

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

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We don’t know what Los Alamos National Bank’s marketing department was drinking when it designed the customized water bottle labels, but we’re giving them big points for creativity. FFIEC’s Cyber Security Self-Assessment Tool. Click to enlarge. ‘It It Must Be Something in the Water’ Award. Department Whose Brand Isn’t Improving Award.

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

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And then there were some uncommon and more dramatic causes of failure, including: Financial fraud. Indeed, co-founder Alejandro Resnik, the CEO, told the WSJ in 2015 that it was looking to raise a “monster round” of $300 million at a $2 billion valuation to fuel its national expansion. A most-wanted founder. via TechCrunch.

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