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Experts: US House Examines Legislative Actions To Combat Cybercriminals

PYMNTS

Additionally, Kellerman called for a tax credit to encourage firms in the financial vertical to set aside 10 percent of their information technology (IT) budgets at a minimum toward cybersecurity.

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Finance Ministry: India Retailers With $7M+ Sales Must Accept Debit Cards

PYMNTS

5,000 a day, and the new rule was brought forward through the Income Tax Rules of 2019, with the idea of boosting more digital transactions as well as supporting NPCI, which is a not for profit organization. RuPay is a payment network offered by National Payments Corp. The fine for non-compliance is going to be ?5,000

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Hacker Tracker: Breach Hits Canadian Agency, Cyber Ransoms Surge

PYMNTS

On Monday (March 13), the Canadian government was forced to pull the plug on its website for filing federal taxes after it discovered that hackers broke into the statistics bureau last week. Cyber Ransoms (Still) On The Rise. Cyberattack Hits Canadian Agency.

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Musk's team can access Treasury systems. What could go wrong?

American Banker

Potential cybersecurity and data privacy violations are among the many dangers of giving the Tesla CEO free rein over systems and data used for Social Security benefits and tax refunds.

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Why initial coin offerings will not replace venture capital for startups

Bussman Advisory

There is disparity between jurisdictions and most countries have yet to address cryptocurrency tax questions in a meaningful way. We have seen money stolen from token launches through fraud, for example through phishing schemes or fake websites, as well as security flaws in cryptocurrency wallets.

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Cybersecurity Spring Cleaning Checklist 2023

Ublocal

With tax season in full flow, stay safe and spring clean your physical and digital data, strengthen your passwords and keep cybercriminals at bay. Review Your Passwords Without strong passwords on your accounts, any other security measures you take will be less effective. With an expected 77.1

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Libor, pot top bankers' fall wish list in Congress

American Banker

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