Cybercriminals are taking full advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced life into a digital realm, by leveraging increased fear and uncertainty to steal money and launder it through the complex cryptocurrency ecosystem. Accordingly, the Joint Chie…
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COVID-19 Pandemic Spurs Crypto Law Updates in J5 Countries
Facebook’s Libra Association tries again at this digi-cash game, with more modest ambitions after global flop
The Facebook-founded Libra Association has revised its planned digital currency after regulatory concerns and public backlash made the project’s initial vision untenable.
Libra was introduced last June as a global digital currency, that would be linked to th…
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US offers up to $5M for info on North Korean cyber activity | SC Media
Four U.S. federal agencies on Wednesday jointly issued an advisory that warns of ongoing North Korea-sponsored cyberthreat operations, and offers a reward of up to $5 million for information on such operations.
The communication, issued by the State Departme…
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Guidance on the North Korean Cyber Threat
The U.S. Departments of State, the Treasury, and Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are issuing this advisory as a comprehensive resource on the North Korean cyber threat for the international community, network defenders, and the publ…
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Spoilers may cast shadow on Pakistan’s FATF commitment
It will be prudent to note that while spoilers will keep casting shadows on the earnest efforts of Pakistan, the synergy within the government seen so far to get out of the FATF Grey List should continue. PHOTO COURTESY: FATF
The lockdown in Pakistan to con…
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Advisory Issued to Raise Awareness of Cyber Threat Posed by North Korea
The U.S. Departments of State, the Treasury, and Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are issuing this advisory as a comprehensive resource on the North Korean cyber threat for the international community, network defenders, and the publ…
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AA20-106A: Guidance on the North Korean Cyber Threat
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AA20-106A: Guidance on the North Korean Cyber Threat
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The Need to Report Carbon Emissions Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
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JPMorgan Chase, the first American bank to create and successfully test a digital coin representing a fiat currency, also provided the most fossil fuel financing out of any bank in the world, according to a 2019 report titled Banking …
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Trump To Block Iran’s $5 Billion IMF Loan Request
Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei “has billions of dollars stashed away that could be tapped to fight the virus.”U.S. President Donald Trump plans to block Iran’s bid for a $5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), news reports say. The interna…
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Kenya: CBK Sanctions Absa Over Lax Forex Checks
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has slapped the newly rebranded Absa Bank Kenya, formerly Barclays Kenya, with sanctions among them a one-week suspension as an authorised foreign exchange dealer for failing to ensure standard checks on some trades in March.
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