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NewsGerman government ministries raided in ML probe
Prosecutors in Germany have raided the finance and justice ministries as they investigate the government’s anti-money laundering agency, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
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Data stolen from United Nations
Earlier this year, hackers gained access into the United Nations’ computer network and stole a trove of data, according to researchers from Resecurity.
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National Australia Bank tightens up AML regime
Staff and specially hired consultants are checking millions of National Australia Bank customer accounts in an internal project to plug holes in the bank’s anti-money laundering measures, CEO Ross McEwan told the parliamentary economics committee.
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Data of nearly 80K MyRepublic customers accessed in breach
The personal data of approximately 80,000 MyRepublic mobile subscribers has been accessed due to a data breach.
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Two South African government agencies hit in cyber-attacks
South Africa’s department of justice and constitutional development (DoJ) and the South African National Space Agency (Sansa) have been targeted by hackers.
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Danish DPA orders insurer to hand over surveillance material
Datatilsynet, Denmark’s data protection authority, has ruled an insurance company cannot deny a former customer’s lawyer access to observation reports, photos and videos for a possible lawsuit against the company.
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UK launches data reform to boost innovation, economic growth and protect the public
Information Commissioner’s Office to be reformed to help drive economic growth and innovation and strengthen public trust in use of data.
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Ex-Ericsson employee charged with bribery
A former account manager for Swedish telecom Ericsson has been charged in the US for his alleged role in paying around $2.1m (€1.78m) in bribes to Djibouti government officials and conspiring to launder funds.
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Ireland’s credit unions seek central bank guarantees following data leak
The Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) is asking the central bank to assure it can protect personal data of people who have to register with it following disclosure of information to a third party.
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France issues warning after breach of visa-application website
The personal data of applicants for a French tourist visa has been stolen in a cyber-attack. Almost 9,000 people are reportedly affected.
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Activists ‘target UK gun owners’ in aftermath of data leak
Animal rights activists are reported to be contacting British farmers as thousands of names and addresses of gun owners are being shared online following the hack of gun-selling website Guntrader.
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Fourteen charged after ML-linked raids in Ireland
Nineteen people have been arrested and 14 charged so far in an ongoing operation led by Irish police (Garda) targeting organised crime, drug trafficking and associated money laundering centred on the city of Limerick.
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Armenia’s ex-prosecutor general charged with money laundering
The one-time prosecutor general in Armenia, Aghvan Hovsepyan, has been charged with laundering around AMD1.3bn ($2.5m, €2.1m) of money.
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Money laundering fears surface as El Salvador makes bitcoin official currency
El Salvador has become the first country to adopt digital currency bitcoin legal tender.
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ICO to call on G7 countries to tackle cookie pop-ups challenge
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will call on fellow G7 data protection and privacy authorities to work together to overhaul cookie consent pop-ups.
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Glasgow company fined for making half a million nuisance calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined DialADeal Scotland Ltd (DDSL) for making more than half a million nuisance marketing calls.
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PrivSec DPI deep dives into data flows
At PrivSec Data Protection & Infrastructure, a panel of experts explored how companies leverage data flows to conduct everyday operations, as well examining long term solutions for privacy and data flows.
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PrivSec Data Protection & Infrastructure AND PrivSec Identity & Access Management go live today!
Two live and on-demand livestream experiences, brought to you by GRC World Forums will get underway this morning.
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Germany warns Russia over pre-election cyber-attacks
Russia is behind a series of cyber-attacks targeting German politicians in the run up to the country’s parliamentary elections on 26 September, says Berlin.
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Dallas schools hit by cyber-attack
Digital records of former and current students, alumni, parents and employees of one of the largest school authorities in the US may have been compromised in a hack.
