All posts tagged "FBI"
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3.5KAML / KYCGlobal Tax Evasion Probe Targets Euro Capital Bank, Puerto Rico
Euro Pacific Bank, founded in 2017 by Peter Schiff and Mark Anderson, is said to be used by up to 400 Australian nationals, about 100 of which are considered “high-risk”.
October 18, 2020 -
1.1KAML / KYCUS Justice Dept Publishes Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework
The framework provides a detailed threat overview, cataloging the three categories into which most illicit uses of cryptocurrency typically fall.
October 13, 2020 -
1.5KAML / KYCUOB Credited for Helping Recover Stolen Funds
Collaboration with UOB attests to the importance of a strong partnership with community stakeholders to effectively combat scams and transnational fraud, the Police said.
October 9, 2020 -
794AML / KYCUS Agencies Warn of North Korean ATM Cash-out Threat
The hacking team uses various techniques to gain access to banks' SWIFT terminals to enable wire fraud or their payment switch application servers to enable ATM cash-outs.
August 30, 2020 -
1.5KAML / KYC
US Hedge Funds Being Used for Money Laundering: FBI
A leaked FBI bulletin says US hedge funds and private equity firms are being used to facilitate money laundering, organised crime, and sanctions evasion.
July 27, 2020 -
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US Prosecutors Target Foreign Bank Records in North Korean Cyber Hunt
US authorities may be signalling their intent to increasingly use the PATRIOT Act to gain access to foreign bank records in DPRK sanctions investigations, says Nick Turner at Steptoe & Johnson.
May 5, 2020 -
796AML / KYCUS Agencies Issue Alert on North Korea Cyber Threat
The advisory highlights the powers US agencies have to subpoena foreign FIs that maintain a correspondent bank account in the US to gain access to customer records stored overseas.
April 22, 2020 -
879FeatureIndia’s Cosmos Bank Suffers $13mn Theft
Attackers used cloned cards to simultaneously withdraw cash from ATMs in 28 countries, along with a fraudulent SWIFT transfer two days later.
August 16, 2018
