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VirnetX Takes $503M Bite Out Of Apple For Patent Infringement

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Initially, Nevada-based VirnetX was asking for about $700 million in royalties. national security.”. "On The original lawsuit , filed Aug. 11, 2010, alleged that Apple’s FaceTime and VPN On Demand features were using its patented technology. Apple, however, was looking to pay no more than $113 million, the report stated.

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Leader Of Russian Cybercrime Ring Pleads Guilty

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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.

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Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

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Eight additional states, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, Vermont and the District of Columbia, are slated to be added in June. The ability for grocers to enable safe and secure ecommerce, for all of their customer segments, remains critically important to their success.”.

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Gamblers Descend On Reopened S. Dakota Casinos

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Jay Snowden, CEO of Penn National Gaming , said he was looking at the demand from tribal casinos before making any hasty decisions. And in Nevada, where casinos remain closed, betting and gaming company William Hill US got a permit to do a special drive-through event where customers could deposit money or place bets.

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Why US Credit Card Fraud Complaints Are On The Rise

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The number of complaints reported in 2015 were the highest since before the 2009 recession, and ValuePenguin estimated that recent advancements in credit card security will do little to combat this. The state led the nation for the most per capita credit card fraud complaints for the second year in a row, with 7,999 complaints in 2015.

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Imposter Scams Top FTC’s List of 2018 Consumer Complaints

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The report summarizes consumer complaints stored in the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database. Nearly half of these reported scams involved government imposters that falsely claimed to be from the IRS, Social Security Administration, other government agency to get victims to turn over money and/or personal information.

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Can Crypto Power Tourist Cities, Block By Blockchain?

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The city will also be home to a national conference center that can purportedly handle 20,000 visitors. The creators put [emphasis] on safety and security management of all smart city systems.”. When it comes to commerce, tourists do reportedly have to exchange their fiat currency into crypto.