PYMNTS
APRIL 15, 2020
According to the FTC, there have been 18,235 reports of fraudulent activity or fraud attempts related to the coronavirus since Jan. million to fraud. On its website, the FTC breaks down the numbers of fraud cases by state. Fraud cases related to the pandemic have been surging with every passing week.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) filed an “emergency action” against former NS8 Inc. which is based in Nevada, purportedly provides online retailers with fraud detection and prevention technology, according to the statement. 17) statement. Gottschall said in a statement.
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PYMNTS
JULY 27, 2016
Credit card fraud complaints in the U.S. ValuePenguin analyzed data collected by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and found that there were approximately 70,000 credit card fraud complaints submitted in 2015. At the state level, the number of credit card fraud complaints were much more pronounced. Across the U.S.,
PYMNTS
JUNE 25, 2020
Gareth David Long, a 41-year-old Las Vegas resident, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for fraud for stealing money from victims’ accounts, the Department of Justice said in a press release. Long pled guilty in November of 2019 to a scheme where he committed wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
PYMNTS
JUNE 29, 2020
District Court Judge James Mahan in the District of Nevada charged with violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre found a wave of cyberattacks taking advantage of COVID-19 in the U.S.
PYMNTS
JUNE 23, 2019
Byrne predicted that security tokens will reduce friction in capital markets while also improving price discovery. The killer app of blockchain is security tokens,” Byrne said. and those security tokens are going to need a regulated exchange. I perpetrated a fraud. The regulated exchange will disrupt Wall Street itself.”.
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2019
In the April Intelligence of Things Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest security efforts from providers to crack down on fraud, and the emerging use cases where IoT tech can be applied — if consumers are willing to give it a chance. While security concerns remain, the IoT market is continuing to expand. Meanwhile, the U.S.
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