7 tips for cybersecurity at home or home office work
7 tips for proactively limiting or even blocking cyber threats at home to protect your home office work, your private internet activities and your children
Artificial neuron in concept of artificial intelligence. Wall-shaped binary codes make transmission lines of pulses and/or information in an analogy to a microchip. Neural network and data transmission.
How to compile a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)
The way SARs are handled are often riddled with basic errors. Elements such as narrative, keywords, objective, and timing of submission can make a real difference in the quality of the reports. So how to compile an effective and correct SAR?
Blick auf das Bundesfinanzministerium in Berlin am Dienstag, 20. Mai 2003. (AP Photo/ Jan Bauer)
Germany about to establish a new financial crime agency
Germany is to establish a new beefed-up anti-money laundering authority, the Federal Authority for Fighting Financial Crime, or BBF in German
Two California Men Indicted for $150 Million Securities Fraud
Two California men have been indicted for their alleged involvement in a sophisticated securities fraud scheme that generated over $150 million in illicit profits.
Amount of losses of crypto and investment fraud almost tripple
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) published its annual report this year. Here are a few highlights.
Lawyer sentenced; invoked attorney-client privilege to conceal fraud
Illinois Lawyer Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Sophisticated Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office Takes Down Hydra Darknet Marketplace
On April 5th Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office, the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), announced the official takedown of Hydra, the world's largest illegal darknet marketplace.
Hong Kong – Be aware of the Personal Data Laws
HONG KONG’S PERSONAL DATA LAW ARE SUPER STRICT WHAT THEY MEAN FOR INVESTIGATIONS
Hong Kong ‘No Consent’ letters not guaranteed to freeze bank accounts
The Hong Kong Police Commissioner's use of the 'No Consent Regime' to encourage three banks to freeze customer bank accounts, in circumstances where the banks had no independent suspicion of unlawful activity by bank account holders, was unlawful. The decision is relevant for a bank which receives information from the police about a customer’s account where the bank has no prior suspicions of its own: Tam Sze Leung & ors v Commissioner of Police [2021] HKCFI 3118.
Guest Article, Thomas J. Dover, Ph.D., FBI
Using Research for Investigative Decision-Making
When using research to help inform decisions during investigations, decision makers must understand its legitimate use and limitations.