North Korean Hacker Group Seen Behind Crypto Attack in South

The same North Korean hacking outfit associated with the Sony Pictures Entertainment data theft was behind attacks on South Korean cryptocurrency users and exchanges toward the end of last year, U.S.-based researchers said. Lazarus Group, an organization thought be tied to the North Korean
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Visa Account Updater is a service that will automatically update your Visa Debit Card number and/or expiration date on file if you have recurring payments set up using your First National Bank of Newtown Visa Debit Card. With VAU in place, will I have to inform merchants of a change to my Visa Debit
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By David Chiu 16 January 2018 Buying & Selling Real Estate Trends. The Dakota (by Elisa Rolle, via Wikimedia Commons). Apparently the reputation of the legendary Dakota isn't even enough to attract buyers these days. According to the New York Post, two apartments at the Upper West Side pre-war
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The Czech government led by billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis failed to win approval in parliament after mainstream parties refused cooperation with him because of concerns that he may be charged over alleged fraud. The result of the confidence vote, which was based on an unofficial count but
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When it comes to the priciest office rents, coastal markets dominate this aspect of the commercial real estate industry. In a new study issued by JLL Research, nine of the 10 most expensive streets for office rent are either in West or East Coast metro areas. San Francisco's Sand Hill Road (where rents
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VentureApp, a Boston-based business messaging platform that raised a $4 million round last year led by Accomplice, announced on Tuesday that it has pivoted its focus to real estate and changed its name to HqO, short for Headquarters Optimized. The company's co-founders include Chase Garbarino,
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An oil worker stands on the deck of the Agbami floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO), operated by Chevron Corp., in the Agbami deepwater oilfield in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, on Nov. 16, 2015. George Osodi—Bloomberg via Getty Images. By Grace Donnelly. 12:48 PM EST. Gov.
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AFI Mortgage, a subsidiary of an Arizona-based bank, is opening its first Florida locations in St. Petersburg and Lakeland. Its parent company, AmeriFirst Financial Inc., specializes in mortgages. “This Florida team is innovative, knowledgeable and committed to growth and customer service in the way we
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S&P: “We currently do not see competition from tech titans as posing a short-term risk to our bank ratings.” But in the longer term banks could face serious competition from the likes of Apple and Google in the payments space, which can account for up to 15% of retail banks' revenues. Challenges could
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North Signs High Six-Figure Title Sponsorship Deal with GG.Bet … Danish team organization North has announced a title sponsorship deal with esports bookmaker, GG.Bet. … Phillip Rasmussen, Digital Marketing Manager for North, told The Esports Observer that as an endemic esports company, GG.
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Russian bank Promsvyazbank has upgraded its mobile banking application to add a top-up function, reports Cnews.ru. Retail customers of the bank can top up their bank card balances and bank accounts with Promsvyazbank from balances of bank cards issued by other Russian banks. The option is
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FHLBank Atlanta offers competitively-priced financing, community development grants, and other banking services to help member financial institutions make affordable home mortgages and provide economic development credit to neighborhoods and communities. The Bank's members – its
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A Rochester real estate business has a new owner and a new name plus a new landlord. Coldwell Banker — At Your Service Realty, … Post Properties LLC, owned by Dr. Katie Post, purchased the 7,683-square-foot office building for $1.6 million on Jan. 9. Post, who is a dentist, also owns the nearby
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The acquisition was financed through a 10-year, variable interest rate mortgage provided by CBRE through Freddie Mac. The financing will additionally fund renovation work on the two properties' units and amenities. “Student housing investment continues to mature and see increased investor interest
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But as competition in Seattle and King County increases and housing prices soar, the power of housing vouchers is diminishing. Year after year, fewer Section 8 holders in the area are successfully leasing housing before their vouchers expire, with Seattle, in particular, seeing a dip in success rates
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Here we go with the first trading session of the week. The good news for anyone thinking about a refinance or purchase right now is that rates are holding steady. Tomorrow will be a busier day, though, so we could see current mortgage rates move around a little more then. Read on for more details.
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TORONTO — Canada's real estate market will hit a slow patch in 2018 as tighter mortgage stress tests apply pressure and the impact could be exacerbated if an expected interest rate hike drives buyers to put off their home purchases, economists said Monday. The Bank of Canada will make its first
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On 12 January 2018 we released the results of our annual International Arbitration survey. In 2017 our survey focused on the issue of diversity on arbitral tribunals. This year we wanted to consider the issue of party appointed arbitrators. In recent years the system of party appointments has been the
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POCONO TOWNSHIP — A nephew is accused of killing his aunt and step-uncle in the Poconos. The bodies of a man and a woman were found inside a home near Tannersville on Monday, but police believe they were killed last week. Lancelot Fortune, 31, of Stroudsburg, is locked up in connection with
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Did you just say to yourself … “this guy is crazy if he is suggesting people buy a house with a credit card?” If you did, you will be pleased to know that I'm not suggesting that. I'm not talking about that kind of “Visa.” Instead, I'm talking about the kind of visa that allows people from foreign countries to enter
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