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NewsGermany, Portugal and Romania warned to bring AML laws into line with rest of Europe
The European Commission has sent formal letters of warning to Germany, Portugal and Romania urging them to bring their anti-money laundering (AML) laws into line with European Union directives “correctly”.
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Cash payments to UK universities raise money laundering concerns
Financial crime experts have raised concern about the number of universities in the UK which accept cash payments from students from countries with high money-laundering risks.
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Potential leak of Californian drivers’ records
Millions of drivers’ registration records may have been exposed following a security breach involving a contractor for California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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European Commission issues draft data adequacy decision for UK
The European Commission has issued draft adequacy decisions for the transfer of personal data to the United Kingdom.
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Business Update: Data443 Risk Mitigation acquires ArcMail
Data443 Risk Mitigation, Inc., a leading data security and privacy software company, has announced that it has acquired all rights to the data archiving platform ArcMail, representing its first acquisition of 2021. This follows a two-year exclusive license agreement with ArcMail that was previously announced on February 11, 2019. (press release)
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Jamaica launches criminal investigation into weakness of Covid-19 app
The Jamaican government has begun a criminal investigation after a security vulnerability was discovered associated with the JamCovid-19 app which people travelling to the country have to use to gain authorisation to enter.
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Fines for AML non-compliance only work in 'limited circumstances', say half of specialists polled
Monetary penalties for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance failures are only effective as a deterrent in “limited circumstances”, more than half of specialists polled in a survey have said.
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Cayman Islands issues first fines for beneficial ownership violations
The Registrar of Companies (RoC) in the Cayman Islands has issued a total of 19 fines against companies for noncompliance with beneficial ownership (BO) requirements
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Hacker leaks personal data of 110,000 Lithuanians, including government officials
A criminal investigation into the leak of 110,000 Lithuianians’ personal data is underway after a hacker posted a list obtained from an unsecured database backup in return for $1,000 in bitcoin.
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South Korea to bolster cyber security infrastructure
The ministry of science and ICT (information and communication technology) in South Korea says it will develop infrastructure to quickly respond to an increasing number of cyber security threats the country faces.
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Business Update: Calligo acquires Decisive Data
Calligo, the world’s first end-to-end managed data services provider, today announced it has acquired Decisive Data, a pioneer in data analytics, data science and visualization (press release)
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Vietnamese government consults on new privacy law
The ministry of public security in Vietnam has opened its draft decree on personal data protection to public consultation.
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Facebook fined €7m in Italy for non-compliance with data practices
Italy’s Competition Authoity has fined Facebook €7m ($8.42m) for not complying with changes to data practices ordered by the anti-trust authority in November 2018
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Business update: CircleCI introduces privacy enhancements for engineering teams across the enterprise
CircleCI, has announced a new platform update that allows increased control, protection, privacy, and confidence for today’s engineering teams (press release)
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‘Record year’ for UK cyber security sector as number of firms increases 21%
The number of active cyber security firms in the UK has surged 21% in a year, a government-commissioned report has found
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Hong Kong eyes greater scrutiny of capital flows involving Chinese officials, following FATF criticism
Hong Kong is proposing to expand scrutiny on “politically exposed persons” (PEP) to officials from the rest of China, following recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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Second North American university hacked
Personally identifiable information of students and others connected with the Simon Fraser University (SFU) in western Canada have leaked in a cyberattack.
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Silicon Valley privacy company Titaniam launches ‘always on’ data encryption product
Titaniam has announced the release of a product which utilises “always on” data encryption.
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Denmark improves FATF compliance overall but downgraded on efforts to regulate VASPs
Denmark’s efforts to improve its anti-money laundering (AML) legislation have been rewarded with a higher technical compliance rating in five areas, but has been downgraded on its efforts to curb Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs)
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US water companies given cybersecurity advice after attempt to poison city’s supply
Water companies across the US are being urged to be on heightened alert and monitor their computer systems for any unusual activity.
