All News articles – Page 35
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NewsHacked Saudi Aramco data ‘for sale’
Threat actors are reportedly offering 1 TB of proprietary data stolen from the Saudi Arabian Oil Company on the darknet for a negotiable price of $5m (€4.25m).
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NewsData from price comparison website breached in cyber attack
Ransomware attackers forced Swiss price comparison website comparis.ch offline for two days last week with the associated data breach probably resulting in client data being stolen, Zurich police say.
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NewsMoney laundering case against Messi dismissed
Fresh allegations accusing top footballer Lionel Messi of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering have been dismissed by a Spanish court.
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NewsPrivacy watchdog issues warning after photos of jailed Zuma appear on social media
The Information Regulator in South Africa says it notes with concern photographs of former President Jacob Zuma taken in jail have been distributed through social media.
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NewsData protection and privacy laws guide issued for Africa’s lawyers
The African regional forum of the International Bar Association (IBA) has published a comprehensive guide on data protection and privacy laws for legal practitioners on the continent.
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NewsRobinhood braced for multi-million fine in AML probe
Online trading app Robinhood said it expects to pay a $30m (€25.4m) penalty in relation to an anti-money laundering probe of its cryptocurrency business, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing
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NewsDutch turn AML spotlight on second-hand lease car trade
The government and banks in the Netherlands are turning their attention to the second-hand lease car market in their fight against money laundering.
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NewsEC proposes setting up AML agency
The European Commission plans to create an EU authority to fight money laundering, along with new legislation to strengthen anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) rules.
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NewsConnecticut gives companies some protection from cyber security breaches
The governor of Connecticut, Ned Lamont, has signed into law legislation which protects businesses from punitive damages if personal or restricted information is improperly accessed.
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NewsIsle of Man refreshes AML strategy
The government of the Isle of Man – an important international banking centre – has released an updated policy to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
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NewsThink tank calls for brake on drift towards data localisation
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has urged governments to resist the trend towards restricting data flows between countries.
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NewsUS and allies accuse China of global hacking spree
The United States and its allies have publicly accused China of a worldwide cyber espionage campaign, with US secretary of state Antony Blinken saying the activity posed “a major threat to our economic and national security”.
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NewsClient info stolen in Morgan Stanley data breach
Personal information belonging to clients of the leading investment bank Morgan Stanley have been stolen following a data breach stemming from a vulnerability in one of its third-party IT suppliers.
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NewsTests validate accuracy of face recognition software’s for boarding flights
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US has found facial recognition algorithms can identify a passenger’s face with at least 99.5% accuracy using a single scan.
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NewsBrazilian pharmacy fined for illegal use of customer data
Drogasil pharmacy chain has been ordered to pay almost BRL730,000 ($112,000, €95,000) by Procon in Mato Gross, Brazil, for obtaining customers’ data without proper authorisation.
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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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NewsNew 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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NewsData 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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NewsNigeria 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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NewsCameras 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.
