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12 more banks now being investigated over Bangladeshi SWIFT heist

(credit: Garrett Ewald)

The investigation into the attempted $ 1 billion electronic heist at the Bangladesh central bank has expanded to as many as 12 more banks that all use the SWIFT payment network.

Security firm FireEye, investigating the hack, has been contacted by numerous other banks, including some in New Zealand and the Philippines. While...

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Walgreens failed to vet Theranos tests that patients are now suing over

Theranos CEO and Founder, Elizabeth Holmes. (credit: Max Morse for TechCrunch)

Amid the looming possibility of federal sanctions and criminal charges, Theranos is now facing two lawsuits by patients who say they were duped into using the company’s blood testing services. Apparently, Walgreens also feels hoodwinked.

The pharmacy chain, which signed a blood testing deal with...

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Over last 6 months, FBI looked at 4,000 devices, couldn’t unlock about 500

James Comey (right) is the director of the FBI.

The head of the FBI said Wednesday that the government will bring more legal cases over encryption issues in the near future, according to Reuters.

Speaking with reporters at FBI headquarters in Washington, FBI Director James Comey specifically said that end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp is affecting the...

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