Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Reporting on fraud schemes, cyber attacks targeting financial systems, regulatory responses, and advancements in fraud prevention technologies.

    Credit Risk

    Credit Risk, Shadow Banking Present Ongoing Concerns: CBIRC

    By Editors | 15/06/2021

    CBIRC chairman Guo Shuqing has highlighted credit risk, shadow banking, illegal fundraising, and derivatives trading as key sources of financial system risk.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Japan FSA Orders Suspension of SBI Social Lending Unit

    By Editors | 14/06/2021

    SBI Social Lending Co solicited funds from investors with false or misleading information in lending agreements.

    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    G7 Leaders Commit to Acting on Corruption, Shell Companies

    By Manesh Samtani | 13/06/2021

    The communique highlights a need to tackle the misuse of shell companies and curtail the ability of illicit actors to hide wealth, including in real estate.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Chinese Police Detain Sichuan Trust Boss Over Missing Funds

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/06/2021

    Liu Canglong, who controls companies with a majority stake in Sichuan Trust, is being held by the public security bureau in Chengdu.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Taiwan FSC Fines Mega Bank $10mn for Fake Mortgages

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/06/2021

    Mega Bank failed to detect over 28 mortgages applications that were made by dummy accounts due to poor internal controls.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Australians Lost a Record A$851mn to Scams Last Year: ACCC

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 09/06/2021

    Investment scams accounted more than a third of total losses, followed by romance scams and payment redirection scams as the next biggest categories.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Philippine Prosecutors File Criminal Complaints Over Wirecard Fraud

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 09/06/2021

    The criminal complaints accuse respondents of violating banking, cybercrime, and e-commerce laws as well as falsifying commercial documents.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    US DOJ Recovers $2.3mn of Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/06/2021

    Investigators were able to track multiple transfers of bitcoin by reviewing the Bitcoin public ledger, and subsequently seized 63.7 bitcoins.

    Operational Risk

    SFC Raises Supervisory Focus on Fund Manager Resilience

    By Manesh Samtani | 08/06/2021

    The SFC is on the lookout for funds with outsized and concentrated bets to prevent an Archegos-type event in Hong Kong.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    US DOJ Forms Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force

    By Editors | 06/06/2021

    The task force will be used to coordinate efforts to combat ransomware attacks, which will now be treated with the severity of terrorism threats.

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