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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Binance Heist Crew Employs Meme Coins to Launder Funds
Binance Heist Crew Employs Meme Coins to Launder Funds
November 09, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The hackers behind last month’s historic heist at Binance are using memecoins to launder some of the proceeds. The hackers, believed to have ties to...

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Tron, Tether and TRM Pivot to New Crypto Crime-Fighting Alliances After T3 Shutdown
Tron, Tether and TRM Pivot to New Crypto Crime-Fighting Alliances After T3 Shutdown
November 04, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

An initiative that brought together four crypto industry companies to fight financial crime was quietly dissolved in August, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Nov. 4), citing unnamed sources. The...

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Electrum Wallet Bug Tricks Users Into Signing Over Payments
Electrum Wallet Bug Tricks Users Into Signing Over Payments
October 26, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

A flaw in bitcoin software wallet Electrum reportedly allowed cybercriminals to dupe users into signing over payments. As CoinDesk reported Monday (Oct. 26), Electrum revealed this vulnerability over the...

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DOJ Opens Inquiry Into Payments Firm Euro Exchange
DOJ Opens Inquiry Into Payments Firm Euro Exchange
October 14, 2026  |  AML

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly investigating the chain of companies surrounding payments firm Euro Exchange Securities. This probe comes after British authorities seized...

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2 Years of SDNY FinCrime Cases Show New Technology Scaling Old Vulnerabilities
2 Years of SDNY FinCrime Cases Show New Technology Scaling Old Vulnerabilities
October 09, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Enterprise fraud and white-collar crime’s biggest shift over the past two years is less about the technology criminals use than the number of systems they...

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UK Shifts AML Focus to Disrupting Illicit, Tech-Enabled Networks
UK Shifts AML Focus to Disrupting Illicit, Tech-Enabled Networks
September 16, 2026  |  AML

The United Kingdom is preparing to spend 500 million pounds and hire hundreds of new financial crime specialists as it shifts its anti-money-laundering strategy from...

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DOJ Extradites Russian Web Developer in $15 Million Bank Account Takeover Scheme
DOJ Extradites Russian Web Developer in $15 Million Bank Account Takeover Scheme
September 08, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

A Russian national who was allegedly involved in large-scale bank account takeover activity was arraignedFriday (Sept. 4) in the Northern District of Georgia after being...

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Iran War Puts New Pressure on Banks to Police Transactions
Iran War Puts New Pressure on Banks to Police Transactions
September 06, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

American banks are reportedly facing increased pressure to halt financial activity tied to Iran. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday (Sept. 5),...

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Coinsbuy Hack Latest in $972 Million Crypto Theft Spree
Coinsbuy Hack Latest in $972 Million Crypto Theft Spree
August 10, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinsbuy reportedly lost more than $8 million in a weekend attack. The coordinated attack happened across the TRON and Ethereum blockchains on Sunday (Aug. 9),...

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