Focus on EB-5 and EB-2 Visas Financial institutions are charged with mitigating the risks of products, services, and customers, and there are many risks presented in each area. For customer risk, one area that is often overlooked is the type of visa that a non-U.S. citizen has. Many institutions often don’t consider this as a […]
This article was originally published on frankonfraud.com. Beginning in late 2021 and continuing late into 2022, a globally active, extortion-focused cyber threat actor group called Lapsus$ attacked dozens of well-known companies and government agencies around the world. It penetrated corporate networks, stole source code, and then demanded ransoms. In a newly released report by the US […]
Is your financial institution doing what it can and should to identify and mitigate sex trafficking money laundering risks? Are your risk assessment and transaction monitoring models up to date with emerging trafficking risks and trends? The rise of cryptocurrencies and the darknet (or dark web) have created new challenges for financial institutions in detecting […]
Webinar: July 25 – Spotlight: Handling Suspect Credits in ACH Presenters: Sandy Ortins, AAP, APRP, NCP Rayleen M. Pirnie, BCJ, AAP, CERP Compliance Officers and Fraud Investigators are often challenged with identifying appropriate actions when money laundering activity or fraud is suspected with ACH credit entries. The ACH Network Rules must be balanced with applicable […]
Fighting spear phishing attacks is the single best thing you can do to prevent breaches. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of successful compromises. It is the number one way that all hackers and malware compromise devices and networks. No other initial root cause comes close (unpatched software and firmware is a distant second being involved […]
Readers, am I missing something in my inclusive list? I need your help. If you want to stop thieves from breaking into your house, over and over, you need to figure out how the thieves could break into your house (e.g., doors, windows, floor, ceiling, basement, roof, wall, etc.),figure out the MOST LIKELY ways they […]
Imagine this: Nancy at ABC Credit Union calls Rayleen at MainStreet Bank to inquire about 3 large ACH transactions moving between accounts of the two financial institutions (FIs). The three transactions appeared in the transaction monitoring system at ABC Credit Union, prompting an AML investigation. Nancy suspects their member is a money mule. Rayleen at […]
Warren Buffett once said, “When people tell me they’ve learned from experience, I tell them the trick is to learn from other people’s experience.” This is true in many areas of life, especially when it comes to BSA Consent Orders. BSA (Bank Secrecy Act) and OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) personnel are wise to […]
Human traffickers are quick to adapt their business models based on technology trends to grow their markets and increase their profits. Traffickers use technology as a force multiplier to profile, recruit, control and exploit their victims via a variety of online platforms, where personal information and details of people’s locations are readily available, they connect […]
Ransomware has become one of the most dreaded problems in the cyber world and it’s only getting worse. Much worse! Traditionally, ransomware was a trojan horse malware program which when it found a new host computer simply went off, encrypted all the data it could find, and sent the user an onscreen message to pay a […]
