We Can’t Give Up Paper Checks, and That’s a Gold Mine for Scammers
Scammers are altering checks, depositing them and quickly withdrawing cash before banks flag the payments as suspicious. They ...
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I'm J.R. Whalen for The Wall Street Journal. Check fraud went up nearly 400% in the U.S. last year, and criminals are upping their game when targeting Americans who still write out paper checks ...
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U.S. Banks, Financial Firms Race to Stay Ahead of Check-Fraud Surge
The Wall Street Journal's Oyin Adedoyin and Justin Baer dug into why that is happening and what America's banks are doing ...
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These Researchers Critique Bad Science. Now Their Own Paper Has Been Retracted.
A study trumpeting the value of applying rigorous standards to scientific research was retracted, in part because the authors didn’t follow their own advice. In the sprawling project, scientists ...
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For These Collectors, It’s Still All About the Cash
As an alternative asset class, collectible banknotes offer significant potential value to investors, and the market for these paper artifacts is thriving. Aris Maragoudakis, director of world ...
T-Mobile hacked in massive Chinese breach of telecom networks, WSJ reports
T-Mobile's network was among the systems hacked in a damaging Chinese cyber-espionage operation that gained entry into ...
WSJ discusses Franklin’s Wamco losing 15% of client assets
Franklin Resources ’ Western Asset Management has lot $55B in client outflows since mid-August, representing about 15% of its assets, Jack Pitcher and Justin Baer of Wall Street ...