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Former Chinese Media Executive Jailed for Extortion
Dec 25, 2015Shen Hao, former president of 21st Century Media Co. Ltd., was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday for blackmailing companies by threatening negative coverage. Shen was convicted of extortion and forced transactions, among other ...
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When a Good Samaritan Becomes The Target for Extortion
Oct 29, 2015On the morning of Sept 8, a student in Anhui province was bicycling outside her college campus when she spotted an old lady down on the ground, screaming. She stopped to help. The "granny", as women in their senior years are often ...
Tags: Samaritan, Target for Extortion, students
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Companies in The Food and Drink Industry Can Face More Claims From Consumers
Apr 10, 2014ACE Group today advised that companies in the food and drink industry could face more claims from consumers as a result of new European food labeling regulations that come into force later this year. The purpose of the new regulation is ...
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ACE Has Cautioned F&B manufacturers to Be Ready for More Product Liability Claims
Apr 9, 2014Global multiline property and casualty insurer ACE has cautioned food and beverage (F&B) manufacturers to be ready for more product liability claims, as new EU food labelling regulation takes effect this year. The new regulation, which is ...
Tags: Food Labelling, food producers
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Senator Mark Warner Used a Special Town Hall Session Hosted by The CEA
Feb 27, 2014U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) used a special Town Hall session hosted by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Wednesday to issue a call for both new patent legislation and immigration reform to help drive capital investment and ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Older Apple Mac's Cameras, Isight, Can Be Hacked to Covertly Monitor Users.
Dec 23, 2013New research by two John Hopkins University students showed older Apple Mac's cameras, iSight, can be hacked to covertly monitor users. John Hopkins University students turn Apple MacBook webcam iSight into covert surveillance camera ...
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Two 'sinister Playground Bullies' Have Been Jailed for a Brazen Attempt
Dec 23, 2013Two “sinister playground bullies” have been jailed for a brazen attempt to extort a 50 percent share of a Manchester-based online casino using the threat of DDoS attacks capable of taking the business offline. Polish ...
Tags: Casino Firm, DDoS
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Schinnerer Enhanced Its Kidnap,Ransom and Extortion Coverage with Updated Endorsement
Nov 20, 2013Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, an underwriting manager, has enhanced its kidnap, ransom and extortion insurance coverage with an updated endorsement, the “Schinnerer Enhanced Endorsement.” Effective immediately, the ...
Tags: insurance, Schinnerer
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The Cyber-Extortionists Have Extended Their Deadline for Affect PC Users
Nov 6, 2013The cyber-extortionists behind the Cryptolocker "ransomware", which encrypts users' files and refuses to decrypt them without payment, have extended their deadline for affect PC users. Cryptolocker uses 256-bit Advanced Encryption ...
Tags: Computer Products, web surcrity
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Creechurch, Hiscox Plan to Offer Kidnap, Ransom and Extortion Coverage to The Citizens
Sep 16, 2013Creechurch International in collaboration with Hiscox is planning to offer kidnap, ransom and extortion (K&R) coverage to the citizens of Canada, to help families cope with the threat of kidnapping and other similar risks. Through Hiscox, ...
Tags: Creechurch, Hiscox
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ISO Enhanced Its Cyber Liability Insurance Product to Introduce New Insurance Policies
Aug 2, 2013Insurance Services Office (ISO), a provider of actuarial and underwriting information, has enhanced its cyber liability insurance (e-commerce) product to introduce new insurance policies for firms with a media liability exposure. The new ...
Tags: Cyber Liability Insurance, ISO
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FTC Will Launch an Investigation of The Business Practices of So-Called Patent Trolls
Jun 20, 2013The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will launch an investigation of the business practices of so-called patent trolls in an effort to understand whether those companies are harming competition and consumers, the agency's chairwoman said. As ...
Tags: Patent Trolls, FTC
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Ruling All The Asserted Claims Are Invalid
Jun 14, 2013VIZIO announced the United States District Court of the Central District of California, Hon. Mariana Pfaelzer presiding, granted summary judgment of invalidity on a patent held by Lochner Technologies LLC, ruling all the asserted claims are ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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The Theft of American Intellectual Property Was to Extort Money From Innocent Victims
May 30, 2013Buried in a 100-page report issued last week by the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property was a recommendation to copy a tactic cyber scammers use to extort money from innocent victims. The IP Commission -- a private ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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The IP Commission :" New Options Need to Be Considered "
May 29, 2013Buried in a 100-page report issued last week by the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property was a recommendation to copy a tactic cyber scammers use to extort money from innocent victims. The IP Commission – a ...
Tags: Computer Products