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How many subscribers does Netflix have? + MORE Oct 18th
Netflix on Thursday reported that its subscriber growth slowed dramatically during the summer, a sign the huge gains from the video-streaming service’s crackdown on freeloading viewers is tapering off.
The 5.1 million subscribers that Netflix added during the July-Septe.... More »
Aeroplan Availability Alert: Business Class awards from San Francisco to Tahiti on United (with connections from Canada) + MORE Aug 25th
As posted earlier this week by The Points Guy there is quite a bit of availability this fall for award flights on United Airlines between San Francisco and Papeete. Since United is a Star Alliance member you can use your Aeroplan points to redeem for these flights. There is amazing availabil.... More »
June 13 Update: Earn up to 1,000 bonus miles or Avios with 9 airlines for Marriott stays in Europe & 8 new bonus offers Jun 14th
Travelling to Europe this summer? There are a whole slew of bonus airline mileage offers for stays at Marriott hotels! These are usually good offers for those who do not utilize the Marriott Bonvoy program - ie you only stay at one of Marriott's 30 brands very infrequently! We summarize the offe.... More »
Open a savings account for your toddler + MORE Mar 16th
OTTAWA — Omar Abouzaher remembers going to the bank with his daughter so she could make her first deposit into an account that was opened for her when she was just a toddler.
The regional vice-president for the Bank of Montreal’s daughter was four when they took her piggy bank to deposit the.... More »
November 9 Update: Enter to win WestJet Gold Elite status, new Swissport Aspire Lounges in YYC, lots of new bonuses + MORE Nov 11th
News, Tips & Tricks Week 3 of the Rewards Canada 15th Anniversary has arrived! This week you can enter for a chance to win WestJet Rewards Gold Elite status. The status provides you with some great benefits when flying on WestJet! Check out this latest contest along with our exclusive bookin.... More »
We’ve seen the Vancouver housing movie before
– theglobeandmail.com
Cheap, easy credit will keep bubble aloft a while longer, even if foreign buyers start looking elsewhere
Russian man faces US trial in lucrative hacking scheme
– canadianbusiness.com
SEATTLE – Prosecutors describe Roman Seleznev, the son of a Russian lawmaker, as a master hacker who orchestrated an international scheme that resulted in about $170 million in fraudulent credit card purchases.
In a federal jury trial that begins this week, they plan to lay out evidence that they say will prove Seleznev hacked into U.S. businesses, mostly pizza restaurants in Washington state, and stole credit card information. They claim he made millions by selling that data on underground internet forums.
Seleznev’s lawyers plan to argue that prosecutors have failed to adequately connect Seleznev with the computer hacks that hit more than 200 businesses over several years. They have also said the U.S. Secret Service agents who arrested Seleznev mishandled his laptop, which may have compromised some evidence.
Seleznev faces a 40-count indictment that charges him with running a hacking scheme from 2008 until his arrest in the Maldives in July 2014.
Steve Bussing, owner of Red Pepper Pizza in Duvall, northeast of Seattle, told The Associated Press on Friday that he and his wife had to spend about $10,000 installing a new computer system after they learned theirs was compromised by a hacker…
In a federal jury trial that begins this week, they plan to lay out evidence that they say will prove Seleznev hacked into U.S. businesses, mostly pizza restaurants in Washington state, and stole credit card information. They claim he made millions by selling that data on underground internet forums.
Seleznev’s lawyers plan to argue that prosecutors have failed to adequately connect Seleznev with the computer hacks that hit more than 200 businesses over several years. They have also said the U.S. Secret Service agents who arrested Seleznev mishandled his laptop, which may have compromised some evidence.
Seleznev faces a 40-count indictment that charges him with running a hacking scheme from 2008 until his arrest in the Maldives in July 2014.
Steve Bussing, owner of Red Pepper Pizza in Duvall, northeast of Seattle, told The Associated Press on Friday that he and his wife had to spend about $10,000 installing a new computer system after they learned theirs was compromised by a hacker…
