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House bill seeks better tech to combat financial fraud scams against elderly

A bipartisan trio of House lawmakers is pushing a bill that would give law enforcement more resources to tackle financial fraud, pig butchering and other scams that specifically target older Americans. The Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act from Reps. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., would give state,…

House bill aims to better protect financial institutions from ransomware attacks

A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers are seeking to improve private-public coordination for financial institutions amid a surge of ransomware attacks on the sector. The Public and Private Sector Ransomware Response Coordination Act, introduced this week by Reps. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., would direct the Treasury secretary to deliver a report on…