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Alaska Airlines Passengers in Boeing's Door Plug Blowout Incident Could be Crime Victims, FBI Says

The passengers aboard the Alaska Airlines Boeing flight, which had a door plug blowout incident midair, received letters from the FBI that told them they might be victims of crimes.

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FBI Says Americans Lost a Record $12.5 Billion to Online Scams in 2023

FBI Says Americans Lost a Record $12.5 Billion to Online Scams in 2023

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has documented a record-breaking $12.5 billion in losses from online scams in 2023.

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Meet Josh Harris: The Entrepreneur Who Lost $50m Over The Internet

Josh Harris was branded as the internet pioneer and the "We Live in Public" star prophet. But years later, he lives in an apartment without his millions.

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Congressional Committee To Revive Apple-FBI Debate on Tuesday

A congressional committee has announced reviving testing of Apple and FBI on Tuesday. Apple’s general counsel and an FBI official will testify on behalf of respective sides. Lawmakers consider the debate centering public interest as important and summoned the disagreed parties to testify before the lawmakers.

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Apple to Enhance Encryption Security for iCloud, Making Key for Data Inaccessible Even for Itself

Sources believe that Apple is trying to enhance its security for iCloud amid the legal dispute with the FBI. However, the tech giant will have its challenges to ensure security while retaining users convenience. Reports also said that the company has moved some of its iCloud services to Google servers.

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GCHQ Director Calls for Discussion and Collaboration Between Agencies and Tech Companies to Tackle Encryption

In the wake of the ongoing legal dispute between Apple and the FBI over encryption, GCHQ director Robert Hannigan addressed the issue in his speech at the MIT. He calls for a discussion and cooperation between agencies and tech companies especially in the US and the UK.

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Tim Cook Opposed The Court Order Demanding Apple to Bypass iPhone's Security

Apple CEO Tim Cook made an official statement appealing the court order to provide assistance breaking into an iPhone owned by one of San Bernardino mass shooter. Cook argued that helping law enforcements creating a backdoor to bypass the device’s security is something the company cannot and will not do in order to protect its customers from a greater danger.

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Facing sanctions, Deutsche Bank withdraws few services from Russia

Being faced with several odds in Russia, Deutsche Bank has decided to withdraw some of its services from Russia. The alleged share trading by Russian unit of Deutsche Bank has become subject to investigation in the US. The German bank may stop 90 percent of its banking services in Russia soon.

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FBI looking into suspicious bid for Avon

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the suspicious buyout bid for cosmetics company Avon Products Inc (AVP.N) by purported acquirer PTG Capital Partners, an agency official said on Friday.

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Authorities closing in on hackers who stole JPMorgan data

Federal authorities investigating the data breach at JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) are increasingly confident that a criminal case will be filed against the hackers in the coming months, the New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the investigation.

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Experts warn 2015 could be 'Year of the Healthcare Hack'

Security experts are warning healthcare and insurance companies that 2015 will be the "Year of the Healthcare Hack," as cybercriminals are increasingly attracted to troves of personal information held by U.S. insurers and hospitals that command high prices on the underground market.

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Hackers steal tens of millions of records from health insurer Anthem -WSJ

Health insurer Anthem Inc said hackers broke into a database containing personal information on about 80 million of its customers and employees, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Morgan Stanley says wealth management employee stole client data

Morgan Stanley (MS.N) said on Monday it had fired a financial adviser who allegedly stole account information from about 350,000 of its wealth management clients and posted some of it online.

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FBI official says 'no attribution' to North Korea in Sony hack probe

A senior FBI official said on Tuesday that the agency has not confirmed suspicions that the North Korea is behind the unprecedented cyber attack on Sony's Hollywood studio.

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Sony investigators find links to North Korea in hack probe

Hackers used tools in a devastating cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment that were based on ones used in similar attacks conducted against South Korea by North Korea, a person familiar with the company's investigation said on Wednesday.

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