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NewsFirst ever North Korean extradited to US to face money laundering charges
A North Korean national will be tried in the United States over allegations he laundered $1.5 million through American banks as part of a scheme to provide luxury goods to the Asian country in breach of sanctions.
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NewsRegulators urged to ‘stop squabbling’ over GDPR enforcement
The European Commission Vice President has called on regulators to stop squabbling over the enforcement of data protection rules or face the possibility of a centralised model.
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BlogData Privacy Day dawns as global privacy laws and concerns about protectionism increase (sponsored)
As citizens, businesses and governments mark the 40th anniversary of the first Data Privacy Day, the importance of safeguarding sensitive personal data during the Covid-19 pandemic is on the top of everyone’s minds, write Mike Swift and Matthew Newman
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NewsDanish DPA probes Medicals Nordic’s handling of Covid-19 test results
Danish Data Protection Agency Datatilsynet has launched an investigation into Medicals Nordic’s now-ended use of a WhatsApp group for staff to deal with information about people who have tested positive for coronavirus.
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NewsFacebook to give academics access to political advertising data
Social network provider Facebook will open up targeting information for more than 1.3m social issue, electoral and political ads to researchers from 1 February. Privacy will be protected, says product manager Sarah Clark Schiff.
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Q&AFinCrime Job Focus: Neil Downing, Vice President, Products, TMT Analysis
In our latest reader-submitted Q&A, Neil Downing talks about developing new products in a changing industry
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NewsCryptocurrency crime drops overall but ‘DeFi’ thefts rise, report reveals
Decentralised finance (DeFi) is the “next major threat vector for fraud and money laundering”, accounting for half of crypto thefts in 2020, according to a new report.
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News‘World’s most dangerous botnet’ used to infiltrate millions of machines taken down in international operation
A malware botnet that was used by cybercriminals to infiltrate thousands of companies and millions of computers worldwide has been taken down in an international operation.
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NewsTop 10 articles, ebooks and webinars from the last year in privacy
As part of our Data Privacy Day coverage, we’ve compiled our most popular content from the last year into the following Top 10 lists. Top 10 Articles 1. Almost half of WhatsApp usage breaches legal terms Read article 2. Hundreds of thousands of credit card ...
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WebinarA Day In the Life of Incident and Data Breach
Organizations across the globe have experienced incident and data breaches for the past 10 years. What has changed significantly during this time is the regulatory scrutiny, the public nature of breaches and the emerging private right of action supported by very strong privacy advocacy groups.
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NewsOfficial warns of ‘disturbing’ amount of Russian money laundering in London
A senior UK official has warned about the “disturbing” prevalence of Russian money laundering in London, and said is too easy to set up companies in the United Kingdom.
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NewsAUSTRAC consults on AML/CFT rule changes as part of regulatory overhaul
AUSTRAC has opened a consultation on proposed changes to its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) rules as it seeks to strengthen its approach.
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NewsNorway’s DPA proposes €9.65m fine for Grindr dating app
Norway’s data protection authority has notified gay dating app Grindr that it intends to impose a financial penalty of NOK100 M ($11.7m, €9.65m) on the company for breaching consent requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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NewsLandmark privacy employee research project unveiled on Data Privacy Day
A unique global research project to track privacy employee culture, attitudes and behaviour has been unveiled today to mark Data Privacy Day.
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NewsICO resumes real-time bidding and adtech probe
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has restarted its investigation into real-time bidding (RTB) and the adtech industry, paused last May so the authority could prioritise activities related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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WebinarCan AI solve the Schrems II puzzle?
What are your options for cross border data-sharing for 2021? Alexandra Ebert, Chief Trust Officer of MOSTLY AI, a synthetic data solution startup, offers a way out of the dilemma with privacy-compliant, accurate synthetic data.
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NewsRUSI argues for national security response to tackle fraud ‘epidemic’
A UK thinktank has called for fraud to be considered a ’national security priority’ backed by a new public-private strategy.
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VideoFinCrime World Forum 2021: A Global Live Stream Experience
FinCrime World Forum brings together the people and companies defining financial crime compliance. Join our next virtual forum on 22 - 23 June 2021.
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NewsMarriott wins US data hack lawsuit
A US district court judge has dismissed a case against Marriott following a cybersecurity breach affecting around 5.2 million of the luxury hotel chain’s customers
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NewsGDPR and CCPA: where the differences lie
California’s Consumer Protection Act in many ways looks like the General Data Protection Regulation, but there are some significant differences. Darren Wray provides a handy guide to understanding how the two pieces of legislation differ from each other.