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Social Engineering, Ransomware Attacks Target Vegas Casinos

Social engineering tactics led to both a ransomware attack and data breach against Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts. In an SEC filing, Caesars disclosed and

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La Deuda Médica y las Prácticas de Facturación de los Hospitales sin Fines de Lucro

La deuda médica continúa agobiando a millones de consumidores en el país, y en la CFPB, hemos convertido este problema en el foco central de

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Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. It mandates the

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Assessing Payment Fraud Prevention Strategies Using Internal and External Approaches

September 20, 2023 | By: Justin McDonald, Sr. Risk Management Consultant, The Fraud Practice Organizations can better manage payment fraud by taking both an internal

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Medical Debt and Non-Profit Hospital Billing Practices

Medical debt continues to burden millions of consumers, and the CFPB has made addressing this issue a central focus of our work. We have examined

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25 members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua arrested by ICE

Twenty-five members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were arrested by ICE on Monday, according to a senior administration official. In total, there were

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Here are Just Some of the Ways Fraudsters are Beating or Evading Two Factor Authentication

Many organizations and consumers rely on SMS-based two factor authentication (2FA) as a way to protect user accounts from account takeover and brute force attacks.

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CFPB distribuirá $191 millones a perjudicados por Tempoe | CFPB

Este mes, más de 250.000 consumidores que fueron perjudicados por la compañía de arrendamiento Tempoe, LLC, comenzarán a recibir cheques de reembolsos por correo. Tempoe

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Trump administration offers federal workers payouts for resignations in move mirroring Elon Musk’s memo at Twitter

Showing the significant influence of Elon Musk’s leadership style in President Donald Trump’s new administration, a memo sent to government employees Tuesday night informing them

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CFPB to distribute over $191 million to consumers harmed by Tempoe

This month, over 250,000 consumers harmed by leasing company Tempoe, LLC, will begin receiving refund checks in the mail. Tempoe offered point-of-sale financing at major