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NewsItalian police bust money laundering gang
The financial police in Italy say they have broken up an illegal metal recycling operation which enabled criminals to transfer large amounts of illicit cash between the country and China.
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NewsWorld Economic Forum issues guide to combat financial crime
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published the Unifying Framework, self-regulatory guidelines for private-sector intermediaries known as gatekeepers who are able to prevent or interrupt illicit financial flows.
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NewsNCSC chief warns of ransomware risk
Ransomware is the key threat facing organisations in Britain and they should take it seriously, according to Lindy Cameron, CEO of the country’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
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NewsChina arrests more than 1,000 in cryptocurrency money laundering case
The Ministry of Public Security in China has detained around 1,100 people on charges of using cryptocurrency to launder money.
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NewsNZ$70m-plus seized after pyramid scheme probe
The high court in New Zealand has approved a settlement between the country’s police force and Xiaohua ‘Edward’ Gong which enables forfeiture of more than NZ$70m (US$50m, €41m), mainly cash.
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WebinarCyber Threats: Protect your remote employees
During COVID-19, 91% of financial services organisations reported an increase in outbound email traffic.
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NewsICO fines Papa Johns £10K
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Papa John’s (GB) Limited £10,000 for sending 168,022 nuisance marketing messages to its customers without the valid consent required by law.
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NewsUS town looks to fix IT weakness after Russia-linked ransomware attack
The administrative head of Freeport in Maine concedes there are big gaps to fill to better protect the town’s computer network after it was offline for about a week following a “scary and serious” ransomware attack earlier this month.
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AnalysisKey Theme: Trust
When it comes to data privacy and cybersecurity, trust needs to go hand in hand. It is an important aspect of running an enterprise sucessfully, as without trust businesses and organisations cannot grow. With this being a major topic at PrivSec Global next week, here we take a brief look into Trust.
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NewsMalta’s ‘wild west’ beginnings as blockchain island catch FAFT’s eye
Members of the Financial Action Task Force (FAFT) have voiced concerns about the estimated €60bn ($71bn) of cryptocurrency and other virtual assets which moved through Malta in a ‘wild west’ period after the government declared the country a blockchain island in 2017.
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ebookThe Bigger Picture - Privacy and Work in the New Normal
Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, home working whilst not unheard of, was still relatively uncommon, or in many cases limited to a few days per month.
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NewsCanada Post confirms data breach
The primary postal operator has confirmed that a cyber attack on a third-party supplier of Canada Post has resulted in a data breach impacting 950,000 parcel recipients.
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EventPrivSec Global deep-dives into Vaccine Passes
At PrivSec Global today, a panel of experts explored the technology and the importance of vaccine passes to our world in this new normal.
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EventCiaran Martin delivers keynote at PrivSec Global
At PrivSec Global today, Ciaran Martin, founding CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, discussed ransomware.
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NewsUS fertility clinic suffers data breach
Information on about 38,000 patients of Reproductive Biology Associates (RBA) and affiliate My Egg Bank North America have been compromised in a ransomware attack.
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NewsEDPB and EDPS urge ban on AI use in public
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have called for a general prohibition on using artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically recognise human features in public because of the risk it poses to fundamental rights and freedoms.
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NewsCovid-19 ‘has permanently altered cyber risks’
The threat landscape reached a critical tipping point during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, changing cyber security forever, says SonicWall.
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NewsHacker breaches defences of Ohio Medicaid’s data manager
A cyber-attacker gained unauthorised access to an app run by Maximus, which manages data for Ohio Medicaid.
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NewsCyber-attack puts data of cruise lines’ clients at risk
Parent group Carnival Corp has written to customers of Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises to tell them their personal information could have been exposed in a data breach.
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NewsFCA warns of dangers from unregistered crypto companies
The 111 crypto asset firms operating in the UK without registration pose a risk to the broader financial system, according to Mark Steward, head of enforcement and market oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA).
