Cybersecurity
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Former CNBC Editor Clarifies Controversial Posts About Charlie Kirk, Trump
By ThinkAdvisor StaffJim Pavia said he wasn’t aware Kirk had died when commenting about his shooting in a personal chat.
July 28, 2025
Allianz Life Breach May Affect Majority of Company's 1.4M CustomersThe life and annuity issuer believes the attacker used trickery to get into a cloud-based customer information database.
July 02, 2025
Criminals Are Creating Fake Medicare.gov Accounts: CMSBad actors could have used the accounts to get up to 103,000 clients' mailing addresses and diagnoses, officials said.
April 04, 2025
FPA Rolls Out Cybersecurity CertificateThe program, which offers CE credit, aims to help financial planners safeguard their practices and clients.
March 06, 2025
The IRS Dirty Dozen: Beware of These 12 Tax Scams in 2025From texting scams to fake tax credits, there's a lot for advisors and clients to watch out for.
February 28, 2025
Citi Erroneously Credited $81 Trillion to Client Account: ReportThe bank made the error, which it fixed, when trying to transfer $280, according to the Financial Times.
February 20, 2025
SEC Launches New Cyber Unit to Combat FraudThe Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit replaces the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit.
February 11, 2025
SEC X Account Hack Over Bitcoin ETF Post Leads to Guilty PleaThe hack involved a fake social media post announcing the authorization of the first-ever spot Bitcoin ETFs.