All News articles – Page 48
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NewsCyber attacks on UK firms increase in wake of pandemic
Around half of Britain’s manufacturers have been a victim of cyber crime during the last 12 months as the Covid-19 crisis forced them to reorganise how they work.
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NewsTurkey brings cryptocurrency firms under AML/CFT rules
Cryptocurrency exchanges are now included in Turkey’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorism (AML/CFT) financing regulations.
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NewsBaFin tells Deutsche Bank to improve AML safeguards
Germany’s financial regulator has ordered Deutsche Bank to do more to improve its anti-money laundering safeguards.
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NewsNew Zealand told to improve availability of beneficial ownership information
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has told New Zealand told to strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism financing (CTF) operations in several areas, including improving the availability of its beneficial ownership information.
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NewsDutch city council fined for wi-fi tracking people
The Netherlands’ Data Protection Authority (DPA) has levied a fine of €600,000 ($725,000) on Enschede city council for tracking pedestrians in the city centre in contravention of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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NewsUkraine willing to work with US on cyber security
Ukraine is ready to share its experience in the field of cyber security with the United States and other Western nations, according to the country’s new ambassador to Washington, Oksana Markarova.
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NewsProsecutors drop all charges against Danske Bank executives in €200bn laundering probe
Prosecutors in Denmark have dropped charges against the former chief executive of Danske Bank and two other senior executives as part of their investigation into the bank’s Estonian branch money laundering scandal.
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NewsMan charged in US with operating ‘notorious’ darknet cryptocurrency mixer as laundering service
A dual Russian-Swedish national accused of moving bitcoin worth $335 million through a ‘notorious’ money laundering cryptocurrency mixer has been arrested and charged in the United States.
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NewsVASPs now subject to Ireland’s AML/CFT rules
Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in Ireland are now required to register with the country’s central bank to comply with anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) obligations.
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NewsLondon’s money laundering role to feature in Italian mafia trial
The way financial centre London is used to handle earnings from criminal activity is expected to be exposed in Italy’s largest mafia trial for three decades.
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NewsLandmark privacy employee research project publishes first annual report
Data risk management, retention and deletion have emerged as some of the areas that require additional awareness, education and training in the first annual report of the Global Privacy Culture Survey.
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NewsIrish data protection commissioner defends enforcement record in face of criticism
Helen Dixon has defended the Irish Data Protection Commission’s enforcement record in the face of criticism from campaigners Max Schrems and Johnny Ryan.
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NewsHealth data of 164,000 people exposed in Wyoming due to 'insider error'
Laboratory test results, including for coronavirus, on an estimated 164,000 people have accidently been made available online by a member of Wyoming’s Department of Health (WDH).
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NewsItalian DPA warns European Commission’s digital Covid-19 certificates contain privacy flaws
Italy’s data protection authority Garante has warned the European Commission’s digital green certificates have privacy problems serious enough to warrant them invalid in their current form.
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NewsChinese tech giants required to set up their own data privacy ‘watchdogs’ under proposed law
China’s major internet companies are each expected to create an independent body to oversee protection of users’ information, according to the second draft of the country’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL).
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NewsJapanese messaging app ordered to protect users’ data
The Japanese government has told the country’s popular messaging app provider Line to properly protect customers’ information after it were found accessible by a Chinese affiliate without users’ consent.
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NewsStandard Chartered AML failures in Guernsey revealed by regulator
Standard Chartered’s Guernsey subsidiary transferred assets worth $1.4billion to another jurisdiction where there was concern about tax evasion, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) said.
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NewsUK sanctions 22 involved in corruption in drive against ‘dirty money’
The United Kingdom government has announced it has imposed sanctions on 22 individuals in various countries around the world involved in serious fraud and corruption
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NewsMajor UK construction companies work together to counter cyber attacks
The cyber security heads of major contractors working in the UK are drawing up guidance for dealing with online attacks and other cyber security matters, especially when working in joint ventures.
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NewsEl Salvador passes privacy act
Members of El Salvador’s parliament have unanimously voted to approve the Personal Data Protection Law.
