Federal Police investigate cyber attack against Federal Government systems

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Brasília/DF. A Polícia Federal instaurou investigação preliminar para apurar o ataque cibernético contra sistemas internos e administrativos do Ministério da Gestão e Inovação em Serviços Públicos, ocorrido no último dia 23. Policiais federais especialistas em crimes de alta tecnologia trabalham em conjunto com a equipe da Secretaria de Governo Digital, com o objetivo de reunir

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UnitedHealth Group Abandons Two Acquisitions Following Antitrust Division Scrutiny

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Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division released the following statement after UnitedHealth Group abandoned its proposed acquisitions of Stewardship Health Inc. and a related company following scrutiny from the Antitrust Division. “When you ask Americans what keeps them up at night, affording and accessing quality health care is too often

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CFPB Report Highlights Junk Fees Charged by School Lunch Payment Platforms

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released a report on payment processing companies that help school districts process children’s school lunch payments. These private companies process payments made by parents who may have limited or zero payment alternatives. With a captive customer base, these companies can have broad control over fees

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Treasury Targets Guatemalan Human Smuggling Organization for Illegal Transport of Migrants to the United States

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Action Taken in Coordination with U.S., Mexican, and Guatemalan Partners WASHINGTON — Today, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Lopez Human Smuggling Organization (Lopez HSO), a transnational criminal organization (TCO) based in Guatemala. Human smuggling is a federal crime that includes bringing migrants into the United States illegally, as well as unlawfully transporting and

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Treasury Sanctions Rebel Alliance Driving Instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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United States targets armed group leaders who fuel conflict, displacement WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on the Congo River Alliance, known by its French name Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), a coalition of rebel groups that seeks to overthrow the government of the Democratic Republic

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