Looking for advice on how to protect your home and office from cyberattacks? A good place to start is with the people who do this stuff every day on behalf of the United States government. If you really want to get deep into the details of digital security, read the...

7 password rules to live by in 2024, according to security experts

Payhawk, the global spend management solution, has expanded its partnership with Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform powering some of today’s most innovative embedded finance solutions, to tackle fraud and the misuse of company funds using Advanced Card Controls. The new capability is available across all 32 countries served by Payhawk where it operates its premium Visa debit and credit cards. This marks the next step towards corporate expense management that is safe and convenient in equal measure.

Payhawk Expands Partnership With Marqeta to Tackle Fraud Using Advanced Card Controls

Tampa, FL

A Tampa-based entrepreneur has created an application that helps consumers detect increasingly sophisticated video, audio and photo scams in real-time. Al Pascual, cofounder and CEO of Scamnetic, announced Tuesday that his artificial intelligence (AI)-based scam detection solution is now online. Criminals and imposters use similar technology to dupe people and businesses.

Local startup launches AI-based scam detection solution

Eventus, a leading provider of comprehensive, at-scale trade surveillance and financial risk solutions, announced that its Validus platform was named Trade Surveillance Product of the Year today at the Risk Technology Awards 2024. This is the company’s fourth win in the category since 2019. The Risk Technology Awards recognize...

Eventus Wins Risk Technology Award for Trade Surveillance Product of the Year

Cash App is expected to pay out up to $15 million in a class action settlement due to two data security incidents and company practices around unauthorized account access and fraudulent transactions, meaning eligible Cash App users can now file a claim and could receive up to $2,500. In a...

Cash App Data Breach Settlement: How to Claim Up to $2,500

The US Sun

AMERICANS have the opportunity to claim a one-time payment from a billion-dollar class action settlement. Visa and Mastercard agreed pay $5.6 billion after consumers paid excessive fees to accept their payment cards. The lawsuit alleged that Visa and Mastercard violated the antitrust laws. Antitrust laws also referred to as competition laws, are statutes developed by […]

Americans to receive one-time payment from $5.6 billion Visa Mastercard settlement – and the deadline has been extended

Business Insider

"We're looking to make certain we get compensated — however they decide to — for what they cost us," Ed Bastian said in a CNBC interview.

Delta CEO says IT outage cost the airline $500 million, and it has 'no choice' but to seek damages from CrowdStrike

Kissimmee, FL

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Akeena

One Dunkin’ Donuts location, known for its familiar aroma of coffee and donuts, found itself temporarily closed after a state inspection uncovered a few issues. Not all Dunkin’ locations are created equal. Take the one at 3745 Pleasant Hill Road in Kissimmee, for instance. This particular branch, despite its efforts to keep customers caffeinated and satisfied, has had its share of mixed reviews.

Florida's donut shop closed due serious violations after state inspection

Cash App has agreed to pay users $15 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging data and security breaches on the mobile payment platform. Microsoft turns the blame back on Delta for the global IT outage. The settlement comes after customers sued Cash App and its parent company, Block, for...

Cash App users hit by data breaches may get $2,500

Las Vegas, NV

A United States Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) task force probe into a fake crypto recovery operation has led to charges against a Las Vegas man. On Aug. 5, the Department of Homeland Security reported that an investigation by its New York task force had resulted in charges against Michael Lauchlan who ran a scam crypto asset recovery business.

Homeland Security leads to man charged over crypto recovery scam

Mississippi State

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Hinds County, MS

Mississippi News Group

A Mississippi Attorney has been charged with multiple Counts of introducing contraband into a Correctional Facility as well as consipiracy according to a press release from Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones.

Mississippi Attorney Charged with 3 Counts of Introducing Contraband into a Correctional Facility

Entrepreneur

The number of reported data breaches in the U.S. is on the rise.

3 Common Online Habits Are Putting Your Personal Information at Risk, New Research Reveals

Dallas, TX

ANGRY customers are demanding compensation after news of AT&T's data breach emerged last week. A lawsuit filed against the Dallas-based telecommunications company last Friday night, July 12, alleges that AT&T was not transparent about the severity of the breach and did not safeguard important customer data. Over 100 million customers...

100 million AT&T customers fight for one-time payment and settlement after breach exposed six months of call logs

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Users of the popular mobile payment application, Cash App can now claim money from the service following a $15 million settlement. For those wondering how this is possible, Cash App was hit with a lawsuit by several customers who alleged that a security breach had taken place and the data of many users had been accessed without permission in 2022 and 2023. Thus, as a result of this 2021 lawsuit, Cash App has issued a settlement for all the users who were affected by this breach.

Cash App Settlement Lawsuit: How to Submit Claim & Who Is Eligible?

IF you're one of the 50 million Americans who use a popular mobile payment app, you may be entitled to a payment from a $15 million settlement. Cash App is facing a class action lawsuit regarding data breaches between 2022 and 2023. The suit alleges that Cash App failed to...

Americans can claim up to $2,500 from $15 million mobile payment service settlement – you must meet three criteria

With all the excitement that comes with a trip to the casino, there’s an accompanying inconvenience: carrying cash. Before players even set foot on the casino floor, their first stop is at the ATM or the bank. John Parsons, Vice-President of Gaming for Trustly, notes that about 90 percent of the money entering casinos is cash brought in by guests from outside the casino.

Trustly’s next bet: Bringing cashless-payment ease to casino floors

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Declutterbuzz

The biggest benefit when you declutter your home is you will be more organized, efficient, and productive and this will free up time for you to spend doing the things you love!

Big Benefits When You Declutter Your Home & Life

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

The face of cyber threats has transformed dramatically over the decades. At first, they emerged as hacks, viruses and denial of service attacks, often hatched by young computer whiz kids chasing thrills and bragging rights. Then, criminal organizations leveraged increasingly sophisticated tools and techniques to steal private customer data, shut down business operations, access confidential/sensitive corporate information and launch ransomware schemes.

The Top 4 Forms of AI-Enabled Cyber Threats

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Socure Adds Selfie Reverification with Deepfake Detection to its Industry Leading Document Verification Solution

Socure, the leading provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, sanctions screening, and fraud prevention, has announced Selfie Reverification – a way to validate return...

Socure Adds Selfie Reverification with Deepfake Detection to its Industry Leading Document Verification Solution

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