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Cyber-enabled financial crime: USD 130 million intercepted in global INTERPOL police operation

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Dissent

Press Release: LYON, France – An INTERPOL police operation to tackle online fraud has seen almost 1000 suspects arrested and the seizure of USD 129,975,440 worth of virtual assets. Fraud investigators around the world worked together over five months (28 June – 23 November) to intercept money and virtual assets linked to a wide range…

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FTC Announces Six-Month Extension for Compliance with Some Changes to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Safeguards Rule

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Dissent

Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On November 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a six-month extension for companies to comply with certain updated requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act’s Safeguards Rule, a set of data security provisions covered  financial institutions must implement to protect their customers’ personal information. The new deadline is June 9, 2023. The FTC announced updates to…

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Taking down a ransomware hacker

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Dissent

An FBI investigation into a criminal ransomware gang believed to be tied to Russia led to a Canadian government employee in Gatineau, the largest cryptocurrency seizure in Canadian history and hundreds of victims around the world. Roxanna Woloshyn, Marie-Maude Denis and Linda Guerriero report: In the early morning hours of Jan. 27, 2021, two police…

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Ransomware cost US banks $1.2 billion last year

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Dissent

Dan Robinson reports: Banks in the US paid out nearly $1.2 billion in 2021 as a result of ransomware attacks, a marked rise over the year before though it may simply be due to more financial institutions being asked to report incidents. The figures come from the most recent Financial Trend Analysis report [PDF] on ransomware from…

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Bank of Brasilia Attacked by Ransomware Demanding 50 BTC

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Dissent

Rajeesh Khanna reports: On October 3, ransomware infected the Bank of Brasilia, a government-controlled bank in Brazil. The hackers wanted 50 BTC in exchange for not releasing customer data. Local news outlet Tecmundo claims that a hacker identified as “Crydat” contacted them, demanding payment of 5.2 million Brazilian reais by October 6 at 15:00. In…

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Hacker steals $566 million worth of crypto from Binance Bridge

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports: Hackers have reportedly stolen 2 million Binance Coins (BNB), worth $566 million, from the Binance Bridge. Details are scant at the moment, but the attack appears to have started at 2:30 PM EST today, with the attacker’s wallet receiving two transactions [1, 2], each consisting of 1,000,000 BNB. Soon after the hacker began spreading some…

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