Did Equifax keep the massive 2017 data breach hidden from some of its own staff? That’s just one claim dropped by the SEC in its complaint against a former executive, international chief information officer Jun Ying, who’s been accused of insider trading after he sold stock just before the massive hack affecting 147 million individuals was publicly disclosed.
A letter sent to collect a time-barred debt that makes a settlement offer can, even without a threat of legal action, violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act’s (FDCPA) general prohibition against a debt collector’s use of “any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of a debt,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled. The decision is a reminder of the need for debt collectors to review with counsel scripts, letters, and other communications used to collect time-barred debts.https://www.natlawreview.com/article/collection-letter-making-settlement-offer-time-barred-debt-can-violate-fdcpa-without
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SAN JOSE, Calif. and BRECKENRIDGE, Colo., Feb. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Innovus Consulting Services, an international consulting company in the fields of cybersecurity and digital transformation, along with Silicon Valley analytic software firm FICO announced today that Innovus has joined the FICO® Enterprise Security Score partner program. Through the partnership, Innovus Consulting Services will incorporate the FICO® Enterprise Security Score into its portfolio of solutions and services. The FICO Enterprise Security Score enables Innovus clients to accurately assess cybersecurity risk within their own organization, as well as monitor the risk of their vendors.
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