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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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NewsSFO launches money laundering and fraud probe into care home investor
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the UK is investigating entrepreneur Gavin Woodhouse plus individuals and companies associated with him for suspected money laundering and fraud.
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NewsTech big names join US government’s cyber-security drive
Microsoft, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services are among the private companies which have signed up to the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative initiated by the US government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa).
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BrochureFinCrime World Forums: Download the March 2021 report
Following on from FinCrime World Forum Q1 2021, we are delighted to offer limited ‘early bird’ opportunities for vendors to reach and engage with a large audience via a 3-month campaign.
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AnalysisWhy Most CCPA Cases Will Fail: Five Hurdles Plaintiffs Must Clear
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a landmark U.S. privacy law with many laudable features. But the law’s private right of action is not among its strongest provisions.
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NewsCrypto fraud and asset recovery network set up
A group of lawyers, forensic accountants, corporate intelligence and asset recovery experts have launched the Crypto Fraud and Asset Recovery network (CFAAR) in the UK to, they say, place the country centre stage for resolution of global crypto disputes.
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NewsArdagh reveals cost of cyber-attack
A cyber security incident in May cost global packaging giant, the Ardagh Group, $34m (€28.9m) as of 30 June. An investigation continues.
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NewsKentucky University announces data breach
A data breach at the University of Kentucky has exposed the personal information of its students and staff.
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NewsCalls for US real estate shake up to counter money laundering
The US government should comprehensively reform regulations covering the property market’s ‘gatekeepers’ to combat the billions laundered through the sector, according to a report by the Global Financial Integrity think tank.
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VideoGRCTV: Safeguarding against information warfare & state surveillance
Access this episode on demand, as we delve into safeguarding against information warfare & state surveillance and the limits on government power.
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NewsWarning issued on LockBit
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has given out an alert about LockBit 2.0 after an increase in reports from organisations in the country impacted by the ransomware.
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NewsBusinessman charged with $784m Medicare fraud
The owner of telemedicine companies in the US has been indicted with orchestrating a health care fraud and illegal kickback scheme by submitting more than $784m (€668m) of false and fraudulent claims – one of the largest ever scams on the country’s Medicare programme, according to the justice department.
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NewsPotential leak of hospital patients’ details in US
The St Joseph’s/Candler (SJ/C) health care provider in Georgia has warned a hacker may have accessed patient and employees’ information.
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NewsCall centre workers raise privacy concerns over in-home cameras
Home-based call centre workers in Colombia say an amended contract giving their employer, Teleperformance, the right to install cameras into their home invades their privacy.
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SponsoredThe importance of data protection as a service in the post-pandemic world
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, over the past 18 months global working habits have changed considerably. With the outbreak in the UK starting at the beginning of 2020, orders to stay at home were given across the country. As businesses rushed to implement strategies that would allow them to continue operations, cloud adoption and remote working accelerated at unprecedented rates.
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NewsGoogle to add privacy-protection features for under-18s
Tech giant Google is to introduce a policy enabling anyone under the age of 18, or their parent or guardian, to request removal of their picture from Google Image search results in the coming weeks.
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NewsUS lawmakers pressure Facebook for details on disabling research accounts
In a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, US lawmakers asked for details on the disabling of researchers’ accounts.
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NewsUkraine shuts down money laundering cryptocurrency exchanges
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has reportedly closed a network of cryptocurrency exchanges used by more than 1,000 ‘customers’ to launder funds received from Russian electronic payments processors, including Yandex.Money, Qiwi and Webmoney.
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NewsChinese fashion clothing director charged with money laundering
The director of a Chinese company which produces clothes for leading fashion chains has been accused of deceiving the Bank of China (Hong Kong) into issuing letters of credit (L/Cs) worth more than US$5.5m (€4.69m) to a supplier based on fraudulent business transactions.
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NewsMoney laundering gang jailed in Saudi Arabia
A Saudi Arabian court has imprisoned four people for 24 years and fined them SAR140m ($37.3m, €31.8m) for illegally transferring more than SAR140m abroad.
