Tech giants on board to bust online scams: UK govt
Eleven global tech giants have pledged to do more to tackle the scourge of online scammers, the UK government said on Thursday, billing the promise as a world first.
Nov 30, 2023
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News tagged with suspicious activity
Business
Binance to pay billions in US in money laundering case, CEO resigns
Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to US money laundering violations, in a deal that will see the cryptocurrency exchange he founded pay over $4 billion in penalties.
Nov 22, 2023
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Software
New software detects money laundering faster than ever before
Computer scientists have developed a new tool that enables quicker and more accurate detection of money laundering, with the ability to scan 50 million transactions in less than a second.
Sep 22, 2023
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Coinbase to pay $100M in settlement with New York regulators
New York announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase on Wednesday over what state officials called significant failures in the cryptocurrency trading platform's systems for spotting potential criminal activity.
Jan 4, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Attacks on power substations are growing: Why is the electric grid so hard to protect?
Even before Christmas Day attacks on power substations in five states in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast, similar incidents of attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity were on the rise.
Dec 30, 2022
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LaundroGraph: Using deep learning to support anti-money laundering efforts
In recent years, deep learning techniques have proved to be highly valuable for tackling countless research and real-world problems. Researchers at Feedzai, a financial data science company based in Portugal, have demonstrated ...
Security
Data breach at health care organization may affect 2 million
A digital attack on a Massachusetts-based health care organization may have compromised the personal information of as many as 2 million people, officials said.
Jun 8, 2022
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Can your mobile phone get a virus? Yes, and you'll have to look carefully to see the signs
With nearly 84% of the world's population now owning a smartphone, and our dependence on them growing all the time, these devices have become an attractive avenue for scammers.
Apr 28, 2022
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Cyberattack on New Orleans city computers called 'minimal' (Update)
Officials announced Saturday that no data was held for ransom and that a recovery operation is getting underway after a cyberattack a day earlier triggered a shutdown of city government computers in New Orleans.
Dec 13, 2019
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