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From Russia, With Malware: US Charges Hackers In $100M Bank Fraud

PYMNTS

The duo allegedly — and with the help of more than a dozen others — worked to deploy malware known as Dridex (aka Cridex and Bugat) and for committing wire and bank fraud. They are connected with a Russian hacking group known as Evil Corp., which has been known to release malware.

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From Russia, with Malware: US Charges Hacking Group Evil Corp. In $100M Bank Fraud

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The duo allegedly — and with the help of more than a dozen others — worked to deploy malware known as Dridex (aka Cridex and Bugat) and for committing wire and bank fraud. They are connected with a Russian hacking group known as Evil Corp., which has been known to release malware.

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Cyber Attack Hits US Health Department As It Tries To Fight Coronavirus

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The incident could’ve been connected with a spate of rumors about a national quarantine, which a text by the National Security Council confirmed was not true — there wasn’t any such quarantine in effect as of Monday, March 16, and messages saying there was were fake, the text said.

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Darden Cyberattack Puts 567K Cards At Risk

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Darden said the Cheddar restaurants impacted are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

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End-Of-Summer Edition: Retro Malware, Bitcoin’s Surge ‘N’ Split And Apple Watch Sees Other People

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EST in South Carolina, there will be a total solar eclipse — with Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia all enjoying prime viewing slots between start and finish. That same thing will, of course, be looking up. Today, between 12:05 p.m. EST/9:05 a.m. PST in Oregon and 2:48 p.m.

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Prairie CloudWare Announces New Round of Investment

Fintech Labs Insights

Omaha, Nebraska’s Prairie Cloudware has raised an undisclosed sum in its latest round of funding. “Our plan is to enable financial institutions to provide secure digital payments no matter what device or mobile wallet the consumer selects,” Fisher said.

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $240 million Week Ending June 25

Fintech Labs Insights

Fraud detection. HQ: Omaha, Nebraska. Tags: Security, fraud, payments, ecommerce, Finovate alum. Total raised: $10 million. Source: Crunchbase. HQ: Latest round: $7 million Series A. Total raised: $11 million. Source: Finovate. Digital Contact. Data analytics with financial services focus. Total raised: $ 1 million.