Financial Crime

Financial crime is defined as crime that is specifically committed against property. These crimes are almost always committed for the personal benefit of the criminal, and they involve an illegal conversion of ownership of the property that is involved.

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OCC Begins Public Civil Trial Against Former Wells Fargo Execs
OCC Begins Public Civil Trial Against Former Wells Fargo Execs
September 13, 2021  |  Bank Regulation

A civil trial began on Monday (Sept. 13) against three former Wells Fargo executives for their alleged roles in the bank’s misconduct scandal, the Office...

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Retailers Fight Theft Rings That Steal and Resell Goods Online
Retailers Fight Theft Rings That Steal and Resell Goods Online
September 02, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

When finding deals online at a lower cost than in-store, it could mean eCommerce sellers are peddling stolen goods, according to a Thursday (Sept. 2)...

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions Adds Anti-Fraud Platform TruNarrative
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Adds Anti-Fraud Platform TruNarrative
August 25, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

LexisNexis Risk Solutions UK Limited, part of RELX, on Wednesday (Aug. 25) announced it has acquired cloud-based anti-financial crime and anti-fraud platform TruNarrative, which will...

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Poly Network Hacker Returns $610M In Stolen Crypto
Poly Network Hacker Returns $610M In Stolen Crypto
August 23, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Days after the cryptocurrency platform Poly Network issued a $500,000 reward for the return of $610 million in stolen funds, the purported hacker returned the...

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Poly Network Hackers Return Half Of Stolen $613M
Poly Network Hackers Return Half Of Stolen $613M
August 12, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A group of hackers who carried out what is believed to be the largest cryptocurrency heist on record have returned more than half of the...

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Hackers Return Some Money From $600M Crypto Theft 
Hackers Return Some Money From $600M Crypto Theft 
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A group of hackers behind a more than $600 million cryptocurrency heist — one of the largest of its kind – has begun to return...

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Feds Turn To Big Tech To Fight Cybercrime
Feds Turn To Big Tech To Fight Cybercrime
August 05, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Following a series of high-profile infrastructure attacks, the federal government has turned to the world of Big Tech to help protect against cybercrime. As The...

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Chinese Cryptocurrency Tied To More Than $2B In Crime, Scams
Chinese Cryptocurrency Tied To More Than $2B In Crime, Scams
August 03, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Chinese cryptocurrency is the latest involved in a rash of illicit activity involving $2.2 billion in digital payment tokens used in scams and dark internet...

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FBI To Congress: Banning Ransomware Payouts Could Backfire 
FBI To Congress: Banning Ransomware Payouts Could Backfire 
July 28, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Approaches to ransomware payoffs are getting a lot of attention from government agencies, cybersecurity firms and think tanks, but the FBI has now handed down...

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