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The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: How it Works, How to Fight Back

The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: How it Works, How to Fight Back

| | A Little Sunshine, Bob Sullivan, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, CUNA Mutual Insurance, Ken Otsuka, Latest Warnings, Web Fraud 2.0, Zelle scam
One of the more common ways cybercriminals cash out access to bank accounts involves draining the victim's funds via Zelle, a "peer-to-peer" (P2P) payment service used by many financial institutions that allows ...
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LabCorp: 7.7 Million Consumers Hit in Collections Firm Breach

LabCorp: 7.7 Million Consumers Hit in Collections Firm Breach

| | American Medical Collection Agency, American Traffic Solutions, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Data breaches, EZPass, LabCorp, Quest Diagnostics breach, Retrieval-Masters Credit Burea
Medical testing giant LabCorp. said today personal and financial data on some 7.7 million consumers were exposed by a breach at a third-party billing collections firm. That third party -- the American ...
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In a Few Days, Credit Freezes Will Be Fee-Free

In a Few Days, Credit Freezes Will Be Fee-Free

| | alex holden, CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Credit freeze, credit lock, CreditKarma, Equifax, Experian, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Innovis, Lisa Holden, NCTUE, security freeze, Security Tools, The Coming Storm, Transunion
Later this month, all of the three major consumer credit bureaus will be required to offer free credit freezes to all Americans and their dependents. Maybe you've been holding off freezing your ...
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