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NewsHong Kong authorities break up money laundering gang
Customs officials in Hong Kong say they have dismantled a money laundering group which used cryptocurrency Tether to process HK$1.2bn ($154m, €131m) in illegal funds.
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New AML bill presented to Liberia’s parliament
Liberia President George Weah has submitted an anti-money laundering bill to the country’s legislature to replace the Anti Money Laundering and Financing Act of 2012.
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Data protection vital for US competitiveness, says security chief
Data security and privacy are at the heart of the United States’ competitiveness, according to national security advisor Jake Sullivan.
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Nigeria becomes eagle eyed in reporting financial crime
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria this week launched the Eagle Eye smartphone app to make telling it about economic and financial crimes easier.
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Cameras in changing areas ‘step too far’ says Swedish DPA
Permanent video monitoring of spaces in eastern Skaraborg’s fire stations where crew members change clothes when responding to an emergency overstepped the mark, Sweden’s privacy protection authority (IMY) has ruled.
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Covid-19 test centre referred to police for poor privacy security
Denmark’s DPA Datatilsynet has reported Medicals Nordic to the police for processing users’ health and other confidential information about their coronavirus tests with inadequate security.
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Binance unauthorised, says Italian Regulator
Italy’s financial regulator, CONSOB, announced that Binance is not authorised to provide investment services in the country.
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Ex-bank director and minister jailed in Portuguese money laundering case
Armando Vara, a former director of Portugal’s state-owned Caixa Geral de Depositos bank and ex-government minister, has been imprisoned for two years for money laundering. He is already behind bars for a separate offence.
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UK police seize record amount of cryptocurrency in money laundering case
The Metropolitan Police (Met) in the UK have confiscated almost £180m ($250m, €210m) in cryptocurrency as part of an ongoing investigation into international money laundering.
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Iranian hackers impersonated academics to commit cyber-espionage
A group of Iranian hackers posing as British-based academics with the aim of targeting individuals in a cyber-espionage campaign has been discovered.
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ByteDance ‘calls off IPO’ amid data concerns
Chinese owner of video app TikTok, ByteDance, is said to have indefinitely put on hold intentions to make an initial public offering (IPO) of shares offshore after government officials told the company to focus on addressing data security risks.
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Interpol chief calls for action to avoid ransomware pandemic
The world’s police forces have to form a global coalition with private partners to prevent a potential ransomware pandemic, according to Interpol’s secretary-general Juergen Stock.
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Consumer groups file privacy concerns’ complaint against WhatsApp
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and eight members have lodged a complaint with the European Commission and European network of consumer authorities against WhatsApp alleging EU consumer rights’ breaches.
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China plans to upgrade cyber security sector
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China has issued a draft plan to develop the country’s cyber security industry for the next three years.
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German council paralysed by country’s first cyber catastrophe
Computer-based operations at the local authority serving Anhalt-Bitterfeld district in eastern Germany have virtually ground to a halt after being hacked.
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Canberra chases suspected stimulus package fraudsters
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is following up on more than 200 cases of possible cheating of the country’s JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme introduced last year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Over 170 Android apps involved in crypto mining scams
Over 170 fake Android apps, including 25 apps in the Google Play store, have defrauded more than 93,000 users through crypto mining scams.
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Israeli bill would allow facial recognition in public spaces
Israeli law enforcement has supported a draft bill allowing facial recognition technology to be used in public spaces.
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Britain risks tsunami of fraud, law makers warned
The UK is facing a greater threat from fraud than during the 2008 financial crisis and government efforts to fight it are falling far short, members of Parliament were told.
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Ways of boosting trust in organisations’ use of data revealed
Banning companies and organisations from sharing personal information with third parties without permission would increase people’s trust and confidence in how their personal information is used, according to survey for the UK’s ICO found.
