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Tag Archives: hacking
Irish Pro-Choice Crowdfunding Site Attacked
As of 1983, abortions became constitutionally illegal in Ireland by the Eighth Amendment, although women are allowed to leave the country to obtain one. Together For Yes is a social movement and #crowdfunding campaign that is seeking to overturn the … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Charity, checkbook, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, Funding Portals, Legislative Intent, technology
Tagged abortion, Amnesty International, attack, CauseVox, charity, crowd fund, crowdfunding, DDoS, denial of service, Eighth Amendment, fund raising, hack, hacking, Ireland, pro choice, pro life, Together for Yes, website, women's rights
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Fake News Busting Site Snopes Crowdfunding For Survival
The popular myth- and fake news-busting website Snopes is now crowdfunding in order to, apparently, fend off a hostile takeover by its web host. The GoFundMe page says that “vendor will not acknowledge the change in contractual status and continues … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Charity, checkbook, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, discrepancies, fraud, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, review, Small Business, technology
Tagged charity, content, debunk, fake news, GoFundMe, hacking, hostage, internet, legal fees, news, political interference, Proper Media, revenue, Snopes, Snopes.com, technology, truth, web host
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Crowdfunding Portals Beware!
Because 88% of SEC tested broker-dealers and 74% of investment advisers have experienced cyber attacks, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement is telling financial institutions that a cyber breach may also result in a violation … Continue reading
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Tagged banks, breach, broker dealers, brokers, consumer, Crowd Fund Act, crowdfund, crowdfunding, cyber breach, cybersecurity, Division of Enforcement, encryption, financial information, financial institutions, FINRA, hack, hacking, invasion, investment advisors, JOBS Act, Mary Jo White, personal data, personal information, privacy, Reg. SP, Regulation SP, RT Jones, ScotTrade, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission
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SEC Round Table on Cybersecurity
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will host a roundtable on March 26 to discuss cybersecurity and the issues and challenges it raises for market participants and public companies, and how they are addressing those concerns. Those that … Continue reading
Posted in Banking, Broker dealers, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, FINRA, Funding Portals, Venture Capital
Tagged breaches, broker dealers, crowd fund, Crowd Fund Act, crowdfunding, customer protection, cybersecurity, e-mail, encryption, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, financial services, FINRA, funding portals, hacking, incidents, internet, JOBS Act, NSA, personal data, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, threats, web
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Funding Portals Exempt from New Identity Theft Regs
The SEC adopted final rules yesterday requiring certain regulated entities to establish programs to address risks of identity theft. While the rules apply to broker dealers, it appears that they would not apply to funding portals under the Crowd Fund … Continue reading
Posted in Broker dealers, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, FINRA, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, SEC, Small Business, Wall Street
Tagged broker dealers, CFTC, covered accounts, creditors, crowd fund, crowdfund act, crowdfunding, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, financial institutions, FINRA, funding portals, hacking, identity theft, identity theft regulations, JOBS Act, prevention, programs, red flags, Release Nos. 34-69359, rules, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission
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