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Midweek Roundup: OCC Admits Data Breach, Auditors Pressured to Alter Findings, and More
printThe U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said that a former employee downloaded more than 10,000 records onto two thumb drives shortly before retiring in November 2015, The Wall Street Journal reported. More Most corporate executives expressed confidence in their institutions' cyberdefenses despite the fact that one of every three online intrusions succeed, according to a survey cited by Bloomberg. More One in four auditors worldwide say they have been pressured by corporate clients to alter the results of their findings, according to an industry survey cited by The Wall Street Journal. More Wells Fargo paid $50 million...
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