All posts tagged "phishing"
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25Asia-PacificPhilippine Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Tackle Rising Cybercrime
The bill requires banks and non-bank FIs to "exhaust all means to ensure that victims are able to recover their monetary loss, if any".
September 17, 2021 -
201Big PictureFSB Takes Stock of Covid-19 Lessons on Financial Stability
Covid-19 may yet test the resilience of the global financial system, as lenders could still face additional losses as support measures are unwound, the FSB warns.
July 14, 2021 -
142AML / KYCHKMA Launches Campaign to Raise Awareness of Phishing
HKMA statistics show that phishing frauds in the first six months of 2021 were up 145% from the first half of 2020.
July 8, 2021 -
96AML / KYCAustralians Lost a Record A$851mn to Scams Last Year: ACCC
Investment scams accounted more than a third of total losses, followed by romance scams and payment redirection scams as the next biggest categories.
June 9, 2021 -
1.2KAML / KYCAddressing Financial Crime Through Data-driven Compliance
Given the rapid growth of digital technologies in financial services, the most effective way to defeat financial criminals today is to 'follow the data', says SWIFT's Heather Lee.
March 13, 2021 -
218AML / KYCAustralian Banks Facilitate Arrest of Phishing Tool Developer
The developer of a phishing kit used to steal tens of millions of dollars from bank accounts in 11 countries has been arrested in Ukraine.
February 19, 2021 -
705Big PictureCovid-19 Has Changed the Cyber Threat Landscape: BIS
During the pandemic, there was a strong link between the prevalence of work-from-home arrangements and the incidence of cyber attacks, particularly at financial institutions.
January 15, 2021 -
1.7KAustralia & NZAustralia Unveils Cyber Security Strategy for 2020
Law enforcement will receive funding to bolster its ability to go after cyber criminals, complemented by the use of AUSTRAC’s financial intelligence expertise to target their profits.
August 7, 2020 -
1.4KAML / KYCInterpol Reveals ‘Alarming Rate’ of Cyberattacks During Covid-19
Interpol warns that a further increase in cybercrime is highly likely in the near future, citing vulnerabilities related to working from home.
August 5, 2020 -
3.9KAML / KYCDigital Identification in a Post-COVID World
Social distancing has put KYC into sharp focus, with regulators reiterating their support for digital onboarding to ensure financial transactions are possible.
April 28, 2020
