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If you use these banks, your personal data might’ve been stolen in a security breach

May 13th, 2021

Andy Meek

Hackers have been out in force this year, especially when it comes to security incidents like data breaches and, increasingly, the opportunity to take advantage of lax security and other vulnerabilities at banks and financial institutions. A major regional bank based here in Memphis, for example, reported in recent days that some of its customers …

Deals

This bank will give you a free $1,000 bonus if you open an account before the end of March

March 20th, 2021

Andy Meek

SunTrust Bank is among the myriad financial institutions currently touting a variety of new bank account offers, with SunTrust’s offer valid through the end of March and perfect for anyone who loves, well, free money. There are some requirements for you to meet if you’d like to take advantage of this deal, and if you …

Lifestyle

Ocean’s 100: Thieves steal $12.7 million from ATMs in just three hours

May 23rd, 2016

Chris Smith

The Ocean’s 11 movies are spectacular stories about crazy heists that take lots of effort, careful planning and just a touch of skillful improvisation to pull off. But it turns out that jobs like this exist in real life, too. And they’re equally impressive. A few days ago, 100 coordinated thieves stole no less than $12.7 million (1.4bn yen) …

The real story of a bank robber who willingly went to prison even though police never caught him

June 11th, 2015

Chris Smith

Have you ever fantasized about hitting your local bank without getting caught in a perfect bank robbery? Well, it turns out that one man was able to systematically rob banks without ever being apprehended by the police, but he still gave himself up and went to prison for three years for a heartbreaking reason.

Samsung Mobile CTO Omar Khan quits, heads to Citigroup

July 11th, 2011

Todd Haselton

Samsung Mobile’s chief product and technology officer Omar Khan announced on Monday that he is departing the company to take up a post in the mobile division of Citigroup. There, Khan will work on the bank’s global mobile solutions. Khan’s role at Samsung was to plan, market and manage new products, content and services. He …

Citigroup hacked, 200,000 accounts compromised

June 10th, 2011

Todd Haselton

On Thursday Citigroup announced that hackers had breached its systems in May and accessed personal data from 200,000 accounts — about 1% of its customers. The hackers managed to steal customer email addresses, contact information and account numbers, but Reuters reported that other information such as birth dates, Social Security Numbers and credit card expiration …