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How DPRK IT Workers Exploit Identity Management Vulnerabilities
By Chandana Seshadri | 24/09/2025
The exploitation of identity management vulnerabilities by North Korean IT workers poses a systemic counter-proliferation and national security threat, writes Chandana Seshadri.
Securities / Derivatives
South Korea Busts KRW 100bn ‘Elite’ Stock Manipulation Ring
By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025
A new anti-fraud unit has raided suspects and frozen assets, deploying new powers for the first time in a major crackdown on market abuse.
AML / KYC
Malaysia Adopting AI and Digital Tools to Aid Anti-Corruption Efforts
By Mark Johnston | 24/09/2025
Malaysia is leveraging artificial intelligence to fight corruption, with a new national plan set to create a governance framework for the technology.
AML / KYC
Bangladesh Court Orders $81 Million Seizure from Philippine Bank
By Editors | 23/09/2025
A Dhaka court has ordered the confiscation of funds from RCBC, more than nine years after the cyber heist suffered by Bangladesh Bank.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Taiwan Names First Nine Crypto Firms to Complete Stricter AML Registration
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2025
The FSC has set an end-September deadline for all existing virtual asset business operators to comply with stricter requirements.
AML / KYC
Bangladesh Seeks Interpol Red Notice Against Former Land Minister
By Mark Johnston | 23/09/2025
A Bangladesh court has ordered the issuance of an Interpol 'Red Notice' against former land minister and his wife, following a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission.
AML / KYC
Hong Kong to Exit Portugal Tax Haven Blacklist Next Year
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2025
The move, effective from January 2026, will remove punitive tax rates and ease compliance burdens for Hong Kong investors and companies.
AML / KYC
Vietnam Sets New AML Reporting Rules for Large Fund Transfers
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2025
The SBV has mandated reporting for domestic transfers over VND 500 million and international transfers over USD 1,000 from November.
AML / KYC
US Experts Urge Congress to Sanction Hong Kong Banks
By Manesh Samtani | 23/09/2025
Congressional roundtable hears calls to target Hong Kong's alleged role as a hub for sanctions evasion for China, Russia and Iran.
AML / KYC
China Imposes New Anti-Money Laundering Rules on Law Firms
By Manesh Samtani | 23/09/2025
New regulations require law firms to conduct client due diligence and report suspicious transactions, aligning the sector with global AML standards.
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