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Block Inc. agreed to pay $45 million to settle claims by 46 states that the company failed to protect Cash App users from fraud. Users lost millions to scammers on the platform.
Block Inc. agreed to pay $45 million to settle claims by 46 states that Cash App failed to protect users from fraud. The settlement covers losses when scammers exploited the platform's weak fraud detection.
A multi-state settlement signals that Block's fraud protections were below industry standard across a wide range of cases. The company knew or should have known that fraud was happening on its platform and didn't adequately invest in prevention or customer protection. The $45 million is substantial but likely far less than what users actually lost to scammers, meaning the company's negligence cost customers more than it's paying in penalties.
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