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N.Korean hackers laundering money with scammers, drug gangs in SE Asia: UN
Published on 15/01/2024
» LONDON: North Korean hackers are sharing money-laundering and underground banking networks with fraudsters and drug traffickers in Southeast Asia, according to a United Nations report published on Monday, with casinos and crypto exchanges emerging as key venues for organised crime.
Spaniard arrested for helping N.Korea evade US sanctions
AFP, Published on 02/12/2023
» MADRID - Spanish police on Friday said they had arrested a man wanted by Washington for allegedly conspiring with cryptocurrency experts to help North Korea evade sanctions over its nuclear program.
Diamond trade polishes its act as Russia sanctions loom
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» ANTWERP (BELGIUM) - As European capitals prepare to implement long-awaited sanctions on Russia's diamond exports, Belgian traders are bracing for new scrutiny of their industry.
US clampdown has crypto kings looking abroad
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» NEW YORK - After years on the sidelines, financial regulators in the United States are throwing the book at the free-wheeling cryptocurrency industry, with angry entrepreneurs threatening to take their business overseas.
Unlocking global supply chains
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 23/04/2023
» At a cotton gin in the San Joaquin Valley, in California, a boxy machine helps to spray a fine mist containing billions of molecules of DNA onto freshly cleaned Pima cotton.
App allows Mexicans to reach out after death
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» MEXICO CITY - Providing a welcome voice from beyond the grave, a Mexican app has been launched to store messages and last wishes for users to share with loved ones after their death.
Myanmar shadow government raises $100m to oppose junta
Published on 15/01/2023
» Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government said it has raised more than $100 million to fund its democracy effort and topple the junta.
Bored Ape NFT barred from sale by Singapore court
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/05/2022
» SINGAPORE: A court in Singapore has issued a freezing injunction preventing the sale of a Bored Ape nonfungible token (NFT), in one of the first cases of its kind that could have broad ramifications for digital assets
Jeffrey Epstein's other fiddle
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 08/05/2022
» When Jeffrey Epstein died in prison in 2019, he took many secrets with him. One was how a sexual predator and college dropout managed to forge bonds with an astonishing number of the world's richest and most powerful men, like Britain's Prince Andrew and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.
N Korea-tied hackers executed $620m crypto heist: FBI
AFP, Published on 15/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: North Korean-tied hackers were responsible for a US$620-million cryptocurrency heist last month targeting players of the popular Axie Infinity game, US authorities said Thursday.