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Tax Season Adds Extra Fraud Weight For SMBs

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Tax season is upon U.S. In a new report from ProofPoint , researchers warned that any businesses with the word “tax” in its domain is at risk of being spoofed by phishing attackers targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Indeed, tax season isn’t the only threat hitting SMBs, either.

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First American Financial Customers Sue Over Data Breach

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The complaint was filed with the United States District Court for the Central District of California by Gibbs Law Group on behalf of David Gritz, a resident of Pennsylvania who had bought and sold several homes. The data breach was first spotted by Krebs on Security , a security news website run by cyber expert Brian Krebs.

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Economic Nexus Laws’ Unexpected Impacts On Restricted Substance Retailers

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eCommerce sales tax laws are having unintended consequences in the tobacco industry. These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. in 2017 had a 52.75

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Deep Dive: How The COVID-19 Virus Is Impacting The Online Gambling Industry

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Consumers sitting down to bet through their computers or phones likely do not want to receive winnings via checks and expect effortless digital payments — even with online gambling platforms’ security measures ensuring winners are properly verified. New Jersey and Pennsylvania have become two of the most important markets for U.S.

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Major Retailers Brace For Gift Card Fraud

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The moves were announced by the attorneys general of Pennsylvania and New York, Reuters reported. In those cases, scammers have reportedly impersonated tax agents looking for payments for purportedly owed taxes or grandchildren needing funds to get out of legal difficulties.

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Top News In Payments: House Committee Holds RTP Hearing; DoorDash Reveals May Data Breach

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It also was “able to determine that an unauthorized third party accessed some DoorDash user data on May 4, 2019” and “took immediate steps to block further access by the unauthorized third party and to enhance security across our platform,” per the post. What Local Sales Tax Laws Mean for Tobacco eSellers .

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COVID Retail Update: Mall Group Asks For Bailout

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s Hudson Yards in New York City, Triple Five Group’s Mall of America in Minnesota and the King of Prussia in Pennsylvania. generates nearly $400 billion of state and local taxes, McGee said. Also at stake: “the repayment of up to $1 trillion of secured and unsecured debt underlying the shopping center industry.”.

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