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Dropbox’s Three-Pronged Defense Against Digital Fraud

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Cloud-based platforms are particularly juicy targets for digital fraud. File hosting service Dropbox is devoting substantial efforts to its fraud prevention measures, seeking to protect its more than 600 million users — who have 400 billon stored files, and upload 1.2 billion files each day. billion files each day.

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SEC Charges Former Wells CEO And Bank Head In Fraud Scandal

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Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) on Friday (Nov. The SEC claims that Tolstedt publicly discussed and endorsed Wells Fargo’s “cross-sell metric” as a way of keeping track of the bank's financial success from mid-2014 to mid-2016. Stumpf agreed to settle the charges by paying a $2.5

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Brit MP: Facebook Knew About Russian Meddling in 2014

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politician said Facebook was aware that Russian-linked organizations were harvesting data from the social media giant, since October 2014, according to Bloomberg. The Russian individuals reportedly utilized a feature that allowed advertisers to collect copious amounts of data.

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Home Depot Settles 2014 Data Breach Suit

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Another major step in the Home Depot 2014 breach case has been settled. million to provide ID protection services for the impacted cardholders, and also took steps to improve its security measures. million to provide ID protection services for the impacted cardholders, and also took steps to improve its security measures.

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Identity Fraud Numbers Rose 16 Percent In 2016

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The number of identity fraud victims rose 16 percent in 2016, marking the highest level since Javelin Strategy & Research began tracking the trend in 2003. To successfully fight fraudsters, the industry needs to close security gaps and continue to improve, and consumers must be proactive, too.”.

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In Australia, Card (And Other Payments) Fraud Is Big Business

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In Australia, a new report shows just how widespread internal fraud in the Commonwealth, aimed at government agencies, has become. This past week it was reported that, per an investigation by the Australian Institute of Criminology, such fraud amounted to $42 million over the past year. Grayson Jr., owner of Zealcon Corp.,

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JPMorgan wins ruling that leveraged loans are not securities

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Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan came in a securities fraud lawsuit brought by a trustee for note purchasers in a 2014 syndicated loan deal led by JPMorgan Chase. The decision by the 2nd U.S.