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‘Death-Spiral Financing’ Leads to SEC Fraud Charges Against Penny-Stock Operator

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So much of the focus on fraud these days involves exploiting holes in software, hacking into systems to steal personal information and payment data, or otherwise using digital methods in heists. But recent news involving “death-spiral financing” reminds us that fraud is still conducted in other, relatively old-fashioned ways.

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 Ransomware Gains Traction, UK BEC Fraud Spikes

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In comments reported earlier this week, cyber insurance security responder Tom Bennett of CFC Underwriting told The Financial Times that that claims surged in June and July. We are seeing gangs involved in drug trafficking and firearms offenses turning to fraud, targeting victims across the U.K. Corporate Wire Fraud.

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Microsoft Issues Emergency Internet Explorer Security Update

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Microsoft issued an emergency security update for Internet Explorer after hackers were able to exploit a new flaw in several versions of the browser. Unfortunately, the security issue come right before what is expected to be the biggest shopping day of the year: the Saturday before Christmas.

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Huawei CFO Charged With Bank Fraud

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prosecutors have filed criminal charges against China’s largest technology company, accusing it of stealing trade secrets and committing bank fraud. government charged Huawei Technologies , two affiliated companies and chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou with bank and wire fraud, as well as conspiracy in connection with business in Iran.

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HSBC To Staff: Stay Off Bank’s Social Media Accounts

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Among the scams highlighted included HSBC in Hong Kong, which allegedly allowed a $15 million Ponzi scheme to move its money even after the business was barred from operating in three states. HSBC is a much safer institution than it was in 2012.”. Between 1999 and 2017, FinCEN flagged more than $2 trillion in suspicious transactions.

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SWIFT Too Slow On Security Risks?

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The financial messaging service known as SWIFT — which operates as a bank-owned consortium and helps payments in the billions of dollars move globally — has been beset by security flaws, has known about those flaws and has done little to address those flaws. So reported Reuters on Wednesday (Aug.

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Govt Eyes BEC, Govt Slammed By BEC

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Amid reports this week that changes to accounting standards are coming over the next few weeks, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that financial professionals, including accountants, must be mindful of cybersecurity risks. The total spending came to as much as 12 million euros between 2003 and 2012.