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College Pays Off Hackers With $28K In Bitcoin

PYMNTS

In consultation with district and college leadership, outside cybersecurity experts and law enforcement, a payment of $28,000 was made by the district. In 2016, some 19 academic institutions disclosed data security breaches. Francisco C. Rodriguez, the district’s chancellor, said in a statement on Jan.

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Debt Collection Tops ID Theft On FTC Complaint List

PYMNTS

In total, through the past year, the network gathered more than 3 million complaints, with Florida, Georgia and Michigan at the top of the state list for fraud complaints. The category of identity theft was seen most often in Missouri, Connecticut and Florida.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

Treasurer Sarah Getzlaff, CEO, Security First Bank of North Dakota, New Salem, N.D. At-large director Doug Ouellette, Chief community banking officer, Mercantile Bank of Michigan, Grand Rapids, Mich. Let’s hear from the executive committee members themselves about how—and why—they’re all in for community banking. Covington, Ind.

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FinovateFall Sneak Peek: Quisk

Fintech Labs Insights

Safe, secure, and convenient for consumers. Glessner leads the marketing function at Quisk, Inc, with prior leadership experience at Hewlett-Packard, Palm, Trend Micro, and Symantec. Formerly, he had leadership roles at CyberSource. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Michigan State University. Why it’s great.

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Grocery Upgrades, Entertainment Expansions

PYMNTS

Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan were co-signatories of a letter Wednesday (Nov. 20) with questions as to whether the footage could be accessed by foreign entities, or whether the technology posed a risk to national security.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

BNC shareholders got a terrific premium, a 47% dividend increase, and a continued leadership role for Richard D. Credit Union Merger of the Year – Goes to Lake Michigan Credit Union and its CEO Sandy Jelinski for acquiring Florida-based community bank Encore. Biggest Branch ITM User Award : The Security Guard.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

April Clobes, President/CEO, Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (East Lansing, Mich.). It’s hard to understand how Clobes has time in the day to drive her unlimited amount of leadership activities. His passion for innovation, community, culture, and clients provides a leadership template for all future GonzoBankers.

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