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SEBI Directs Intermediaries to Use Registered Contact Details for Advertising on Social Media Platforms
SEBI has directed registered intermediaries advertising on social media platforms like Google and Meta to use the contact details shared with the market regulator, such as email IDs and mobile numbers. This step aims to combat rising securities market frauds observed on platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, X (formerly Twitter), Te...
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Trump Claims 360-Year-Old Man Is Getting Social Security, Gets Fact Checked
US President Donald Trump delivered his first speech to Congress in his second term on Tuesday night (local time), elaborating on his massive budget cuts, crackdown on illegal migration and economic vision for America's future.
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US Supreme Court Tosses Case Involving Securities Fraud Suit Against Facebook
The US Supreme Court sidestepped on Friday a decision on whether to allow shareholders to proceed with a securities fraud lawsuit accusing Meta's Facebook of misleading investors about the misuse of the social media platform's user data.
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Facebook, Nvidia Ask US Supreme Court to Spare Them from Securities Fraud Suits
Social media platform Facebook and Artificial Intelligence chipmaker Nvidia appealed to the Supreme Court after the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals allowed separate class action securities fraud lawsuits to proceed against them.
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Indian Man Accused Of Cheating US Citizen, Cryptocurrency Worth Rs 7.7 crore Seized
He allegedly convinced the victim that his account on Amazon was being accessed by unscrupulous elements, and that his social security was being used from four different states to open accounts on the e-commerce platform.
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Elon Musk Accuses Twitter of Fraud for Concealing Serious Security Flaws in Amended Lawsuit: Report
Elon Musk has accused Twitter of fraud by concealing serious flaws in the social media company's data security. Following the allegations made by a Twitter whistleblower, Musk amended his previously filed lawsuit against the firm. The Twitter whistleblower accused Twitter of knowingly allowing the Indian and Chinese governments to place its "agents...
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Elon Musk Accuses Twitter Of Security Lapses In Latest Court Filing
Billionaire Elon Musk accused Twitter Inc of fraud by concealing serious flaws in the social media company's data security, which the entrepreneur said should allow him to end his $44 billion deal for the company, according to a Thursday court filing
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Indian-American Sentenced To Jail For Defrauding Senior Citizens
An Indian-American has been sentenced to 51 months in jail by a US court for operating a fictitious social security scam targeting senior citizens throughout the country.
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Indians Created 19 New Online Accounts on Average During Pandemic, 47 Percent Use Same Credentials: IBM
An IBM survey highlights how Indians have drastically increased their digital footprint during the pandemic, which puts them at a higher security risk. It showed Indians created about 19 new online accounts during the pandemic on an average across all age categories, which included about three new accounts for social media and entertainment purpose...
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Danish Woman Stole 15 Million Euros Meant For Social Work, Arrested
A woman who worked for Denmark's social security agency has been arrested in South Africa accused of defrauding the service of 15 million euros ($17 million), prosecutors said Monday.
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Court Directs Facebook to Hand Over Users' Data To Police: Report
A New York state court has asked Facebook to provide users' data to police who have issued 381 search warrants as part of an investigation into a social security fraud, a media report said today.
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$18 Million Recovered Using Warrants for Facebook Accounts
New York prosecutors have secured more than $18 million in a series of fraud cases using warrants to access hundreds of Facebook accounts, a move the social medial firm says was unconstitutional and is still fighting.
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Companies expand background check on jobseekers
Amid growing risks of staff-driven security threats and corporate frauds, companies have begun conducting regulatory, compliance and criminal record checks of people seeking jobs with them and are also scanning the social media platforms for due diligence, say experts.
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Callers from India bilked millions from American citizens: US
Federal authorities have cracked down on a California-based company that used the services of call centers in India to make fake, very often threatening, debt collector calls to consumers in the US.
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SEBI Directs Intermediaries to Use Registered Contact Details for Advertising on Social Media Platforms
SEBI has directed registered intermediaries advertising on social media platforms like Google and Meta to use the contact details shared with the market regulator, such as email IDs and mobile numbers. This step aims to combat rising securities market frauds observed on platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, X (formerly Twitter), Te...
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Trump Claims 360-Year-Old Man Is Getting Social Security, Gets Fact Checked
US President Donald Trump delivered his first speech to Congress in his second term on Tuesday night (local time), elaborating on his massive budget cuts, crackdown on illegal migration and economic vision for America's future.
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US Supreme Court Tosses Case Involving Securities Fraud Suit Against Facebook
The US Supreme Court sidestepped on Friday a decision on whether to allow shareholders to proceed with a securities fraud lawsuit accusing Meta's Facebook of misleading investors about the misuse of the social media platform's user data.
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Facebook, Nvidia Ask US Supreme Court to Spare Them from Securities Fraud Suits
Social media platform Facebook and Artificial Intelligence chipmaker Nvidia appealed to the Supreme Court after the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals allowed separate class action securities fraud lawsuits to proceed against them.
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Indian Man Accused Of Cheating US Citizen, Cryptocurrency Worth Rs 7.7 crore Seized
He allegedly convinced the victim that his account on Amazon was being accessed by unscrupulous elements, and that his social security was being used from four different states to open accounts on the e-commerce platform.
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Elon Musk Accuses Twitter of Fraud for Concealing Serious Security Flaws in Amended Lawsuit: Report
Elon Musk has accused Twitter of fraud by concealing serious flaws in the social media company's data security. Following the allegations made by a Twitter whistleblower, Musk amended his previously filed lawsuit against the firm. The Twitter whistleblower accused Twitter of knowingly allowing the Indian and Chinese governments to place its "agents...
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Elon Musk Accuses Twitter Of Security Lapses In Latest Court Filing
Billionaire Elon Musk accused Twitter Inc of fraud by concealing serious flaws in the social media company's data security, which the entrepreneur said should allow him to end his $44 billion deal for the company, according to a Thursday court filing
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Indian-American Sentenced To Jail For Defrauding Senior Citizens
An Indian-American has been sentenced to 51 months in jail by a US court for operating a fictitious social security scam targeting senior citizens throughout the country.
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Indians Created 19 New Online Accounts on Average During Pandemic, 47 Percent Use Same Credentials: IBM
An IBM survey highlights how Indians have drastically increased their digital footprint during the pandemic, which puts them at a higher security risk. It showed Indians created about 19 new online accounts during the pandemic on an average across all age categories, which included about three new accounts for social media and entertainment purpose...
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Danish Woman Stole 15 Million Euros Meant For Social Work, Arrested
A woman who worked for Denmark's social security agency has been arrested in South Africa accused of defrauding the service of 15 million euros ($17 million), prosecutors said Monday.
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Court Directs Facebook to Hand Over Users' Data To Police: Report
A New York state court has asked Facebook to provide users' data to police who have issued 381 search warrants as part of an investigation into a social security fraud, a media report said today.
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$18 Million Recovered Using Warrants for Facebook Accounts
New York prosecutors have secured more than $18 million in a series of fraud cases using warrants to access hundreds of Facebook accounts, a move the social medial firm says was unconstitutional and is still fighting.
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Companies expand background check on jobseekers
Amid growing risks of staff-driven security threats and corporate frauds, companies have begun conducting regulatory, compliance and criminal record checks of people seeking jobs with them and are also scanning the social media platforms for due diligence, say experts.
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Callers from India bilked millions from American citizens: US
Federal authorities have cracked down on a California-based company that used the services of call centers in India to make fake, very often threatening, debt collector calls to consumers in the US.
