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Former Netflix engineer pleads guilty to insider trading

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/former-netflix-engineer-pleads-guilty-insider-trading

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IMF releases Bitcoin (BTC) ‘risk’ warning…again

Read here: https://cryptoslate.com/imf-releases-bitcoin-btc-risk-warning-again/

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U.S. Returns Trove of Looted Antiquities to Pakistan

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/15087-u-s-returns-trove-of-looted-antiquities-to-pakistan

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Digital Asset and “Crypto” Investment Scams – Investor Alert

Read here: https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/general-resources/news-alerts/alerts-bulletins/investor-alerts/digital-asset

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Festivals: Drug supply issues and low tolerance add to overdose fears

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-58335996

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The Descent into Madness of Brazil’s Bank Robberies

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/the-descent-into-madness-of-brazils-bank-robberies/

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Former South Korea presidential advisor sentenced for crypto scam

Read here: https://forkast.news/headlines/former-member-of-south-koreas-presidential-campaign-sentenced-for-crypto-scam/

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U.S.: Treasury pushes global crypto data-sharing rules in budget bill

Read here: https://www.rollcall.com/2021/08/30/treasury-pushes-global-crypto-data-sharing-rules-in-budget-bill/

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Japan’s measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/mutualevaluations/documents/mer-japan-2021.html

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FinCEN to Host Innovation Hours Program Workshop on Digital Identity Services and Technologies

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-host-innovation-hours-program-workshop-digital-identity-services-and

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Nearly 30% of Brazil’s gold exports are illegal, report says

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/nearly-30-brazils-gold-exports-are-illegal-report-says-2021-08-30/

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Madoff Victims Get Second Crack at Citigroup’s $343 Million

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-30/madoff-victims-get-second-crack-at-citigroup-s-343-million

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New laws could make it easier to prosecute companies in criminal courts

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/1dcf553a-3034-4dd9-982b-348250ecf46f

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DeFi protocol Cream Finance suffers second flash loan attack this year

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/08/30/defi-protocol-cream-finance-hacked/

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OFAC settles with First Bank SA and JC Flowers & Co. for $862,318: In connection with Iran and Syria Sanctions Programs

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20210827_firstbank_flowers.pdf

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Italian feds say Mafia pays cartels for cocaine with Bitcoin and Monero

Read here: https://protos.com/mafia-italy-bitcoin-monero-paying-colombian-cartels-cocaine/

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Ransomware: It’s only a matter of time before a smart city falls victim, and we need to take action now

Read here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-an-iot-smart-city-falls-victim-to-an-attack-if-action-isnt-taken-now/

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SEC Announces Three Actions Charging Deficient Cybersecurity Procedures

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-169

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Largest Crypto Heists in History: Have Exchanges Learned Anything From Their Mistakes?

Read here: https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/largest-crypto-heists-in-history-have-exchanges-learned-anything-from-their-mistakes

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Iran and Syria vow to confront U.S. sanctions

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-syria-1fcc3a9fdf1fa070e7e97a1d71d73823

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The Zetas’ Model of Organized Crime is Leaving Mexico in Ruins

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/zetas-model-organized-crime-mexico-ruins/

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah agrees to third shipment of Iranian fuel

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/27/lebanons-hezbollah-agrees-to-third-shipment-of-iranian-fuel

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Scepticism grows in El Salvador over pioneering Bitcoin gamble

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/30/scepticism-grows-in-el-salvador-over-pioneering-bitcoin-gamble

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Indicators of Compromise Associated with Hive Ransomware

Read here: https://www.ic3.gov/Media/News/2021/210825.pdf

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Austria’s former far-right vice chancellor convicted of corruption

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210827-austria-s-former-far-right-vice-chancellor-convicted-of-corruption

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Canadian Giant Brookfield’s Brazilian Projects Investigated for Environmental Crimes

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/15085-canadian-giant-brookfield-s-brazilian-projects-investigated-for-environmental-crimes

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Montenegro seizes over a tonne of cocaine in bananas shipment

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/2021/08/28/us-montenegro-drugs

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Meet the Batistas: the global beef barons battling for control of Australia’s meat

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/aug/29/meet-the-batistas-the-global-beef-barons-battling-for-control-of-australias-meat

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Revisited: how meme stars of the early internet struck it rich with NFTs

Listen here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2021/aug/30/revisited-how-meme-stars-of-the-early-internet-struck-it-rich-with-nfts

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Cargo Ships Act as Trans-Atlantic Drug Carriers, With Crews Unaware

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/brazilian-drug-traffickers-attached-cocaine-ships-hull/

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Mali ex-PM Boubeye Maiga arrested over corruption claims: Arrested for his role in purchase of presidential plane

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/26/mali-ex-pm-boubeye-maiga-arrested-over-corruption-claims

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China charges former top corruption inspector with taking US$71 million in bribes

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3146619/china-charges-former-top-corruption-inspector-taking-us71

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SEC Signs 1-Year Deal With Blockchain Surveillance Firm to Scrutinize DeFi

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/sec-signs-1-year-deal-with-blockchain-surveillance-firm-to-scrutinize-defi-report/

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Bilaxy Exchange Hacked: Users Urged Not to Deposit

Read here: https://cryptopotato.com/bilaxy-exchange-hacked-users-urged-not-to-deposit/

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Conducting Due Diligence on Financial Technology Companies: A Guide for Community Banks

Read here: https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2021/nr-ia-2021-85a.pdf

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The Telltale Traces of the US Military’s New ‘Bladed’ Missile

Read here: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2021/08/26/the-telltale-traces-of-the-us-militarys-new-bladed-missile-r9x/

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China’s Microsoft Hack May Have Had A Bigger Purpose Than Just Spying

Read here: https://www.npr.org/2021/08/26/1013501080/chinas-microsoft-hack-may-have-had-a-bigger-purpose-than-just-spying

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The Business of Fraud: SIM Swapping

Read here: https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/cta-2021-0825.pdf

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Samsung: We will remotely brick smart TVs looted from our warehouse

Read here: https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/24/samsung_tv_block/

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Dolfin’s AML control failings, suspicious transactions and Tier 1 investor visa scheme laid out in FCA supervisory notice

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/supervisory-notices/first-supervisory-notice-dolfin-financial-uk-limited.pdf

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