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FATF and Egmont Group identify 35 risk factors for TBML
A new report has outlined 35 risk factors of Trade-Based Money Laundering that compliance teams are urged to take into account when trying to identify suspicious activity.
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Founder of $90 million cryptocurrency hedge fund admits securities fraud
A 24-year-old Australian national is facing up to 20 years in prison in the United States (US) after defrauding investors in his cryptocurrency hedge fund out of $90m and then attempting to steal from a second fund.
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Blog
Data Privacy Day dawns as global privacy laws and concerns about protectionism increase (sponsored)
As citizens, businesses and governments mark the 40th anniversary of the first Data Privacy Day, the importance of safeguarding sensitive personal data during the Covid-19 pandemic is on the top of everyone’s minds, write Mike Swift and Matthew Newman
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App developer settles facial recognition deception case with FTC
Everalbum has reached an agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) following allegations it deceived consumers about the use of facial recognition technology by its Ever cloud photo storage app and retention of photos and videos of users who had deactivated their accounts.
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Analysis
The key FinCrime trends and topics to watch out for in 2021
2020 is a year we would all rather forget, with everybody hoping that in 2021 thoughts of social distancing, bubbles, mask-wearing and furloughing will gradually fade from public consciousness.
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Feature
Private and confidential? Healthtech and the pandemic
PrivSec Report takes a look at the growth of digital healthcare – and the impact on patient privacy and data security.
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Feature
COVID-19 FOCUS: Compliance, cloud migration and securing the “new normal”
As remote working looks set to become the new normal, businesses need to ensure their corporate information and data protection is secure. In the first in a series of Covid-themed articles this week, Andy Beverley outlines some of the key considerations.
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Feature
FinCrime Job Focus: tell us about your role
Do you work in a field tackling financial crime? Don’t miss the chance to feature in one of FinCrime Report’s regular job focus Q&As.
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News
US bank State Street hit with $1.24m AML fine in Australia
US banking giant State Street has been fined $1.24million in Australia for failing to report international fund transfers on multiple occasions.
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Analysis
Compliance calendar
Your guide to the upcoming regulatory events across the world, including details of forthcoming mutual evaluation reports for individual countries
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Article
Follow the Sun: Last Thursday in Privacy Must-Watch Sessions
For several months, Data Protection World Forum has gathered together the insights of thousands of data protection and security experts for its Last Thursday in Privacy virtual event.
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Article
Personal data of TalkTalk breach victims discovered online
In 2015, news broke of a hack on TalkTalk, which compromised the personal data of 155,959 of the telecommunications firm’s customers, including 15,656 who had their bank details hacked.