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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CERT mailing list archives AA20-106A: Guidance on the North Korean Cyber Threat From: “US-CERT” Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:34:13 +0000 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Logo National Cyber Awareness System…
Photo: Permssion to use 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 …
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…
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. …
