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NewsT-Mobile’s beefs up cyber security after humbling experience of data breach
Telecom T-Mobile has entered into long-term partnerships with cyber security provider Mandiant and management consultancy KPMG after private information of millions of customers and prospective customers was compromised in a cyber-attack on its US operations.
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FAFT reports identifies room for improvement in Japan’s AML/CFT measures
Japan has a good understanding of the main elements of money laundering and terrorism financing risks, but there are areas where things could be better.
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Danish DPA vets companies’ data security
Datatilsynet, Denmark’s Data Protection Authority, is conducting a written check on 30 organisations’ information-protection systems.
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Google to boost cyber security
Tech giant Google has announced it will invest $10bn (€8.51bn) over the next five years to strengthen cyber security.
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FCC proposes highest-ever fine for robocallers
The Federal Communications Commission in the US has announced it plans to order John Burkman, Jacob Alexander Wohl and J M Burkman & Associates to pay $5.13m (€4.37m) for making 1,141 unlawful ‘robocalls’ to mobile phones.
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Hong Kong breaks up money-smuggling gang
Customer officials in Hong Kong have arrested five men suspected of laundering about HK$170m (US$21.8m, €18.6m) in the first case customs has detected of an attempt to smuggle money out of the territory by driving over the border.
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US names three people for financial crimes in South America
The treasury department in the US has sanctioned three Paraguayans for money laundering and import-export offences based in the Tri-Border Area of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil.
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Football authorities to receive $201m after corruption scandal
International soccer’s governing body Fifa and associated organisations are to receive $201m (€171m) seized by the United States’ justice department during a financial crime investigation into the way the sport was run.
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AT&T refutes claims of data breach
Telecommunications company AT&T has denied claims that the personal data of 70 million of its customers were stolen by threat actor ShinyHunters.
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Dutch DPA conditionally allows data sharing in fight against fraud
The Netherlands’ data protection authority has granted more than 160 financial institutions a licence to share information about fraudsters to help fight financial crime.
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Hackers steal $97m from Japanese crypto exchange
Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange company, Liquid, has reportedly lost $97 million due to a cyber attack.
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Company owner jailed for Covid-relief fraud
Businessman Mukund Mohan of Clyde Hill, Washington state, has been imprisoned for two years after admitting fraud and money laundering to obtain $5.5m (€4.68m) from the US Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and then hiding the proceeds.
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Health data-sharing scheme put on hold in UK
A government project to share more widely information held by family doctors (GPs) in England has been shelved for the time being, partly due to privacy concerns.
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New Zealand share trading platform cautioned on AML breaches
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) in New Zealand has gone public with a formal warning to Sharesies for having insufficient anti-money laundering measures in place.
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US financial firms tread carefully in Afghan dealings
With a designated terrorist group the Taliban now in charge of Afghanistan, US banks and other financial service companies are being extra cautious in business they have in the country to avoid breaching sanctions on the Islamic group.
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Pakistan’s national sovereignty ‘compromised’ in cyber-attack
The “casual approach” of Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in hosting information on the cloud not only compromises the country’s sovereignty but could also have grave consequences for taxpayers, both domestically and internationally, according to tax practitioners.
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T-Mobile hit with class actions after data breach
A pair of lawsuits have been filed against US telecom T-Mobile following a cyber-attack affecting more than 53m customers and prospective customers.
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UAE establishes specialised money laundering court
Authorities in the UAE have set up a court in Dubai to focus on combating money laundering.
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US and Singapore to work more closely on cyber security
The United States has reached three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Singapore to better coordinate their response to online security incidents, part of improved cyber-security cooperation between the countries.
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Ransomware attacks on rise in Australia
Reported data breaches from ransomware incidents increased by 24% to 46 in the half-year to June, compared with the previous six months, according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
