Cision Boosts Security as Fingerprint Calls It ‘Sloppy’
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Cision AB, the Swedish press-release distributor, said it will only accept statements through its online system after a fake release caused two biometric companies’ shares to soar and led to a police probe.
The Stockholm-based distributor is no longer allowing customers to file statements via e-mail after a fictitious Oct. 11 statement said Samsung Electronics Co. agreed to buy Fingerprint Cards AB. Cision said it was probably deceived by an individual who contacted the service and pretended to be a Fingerprint executive.