Russia

Estonia Sees $13B In Money Laundering Over Four Years

Estonia Sees $13B In Money Laundering Over Four Years
Estonia Sees $13B In Money Laundering Over Four Years
May 25, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

After reports of money laundering caused lenders in Estonia and Latvia to close, police said on Friday (May 25) that more than $13 billion (or...

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Bill: Tech Firms Must Disclose US Adversaries’ Software Reviews
Bill: Tech Firms Must Disclose US Adversaries’ Software Reviews
May 25, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

A new bill would require U.S. tech companies to disclose if they allowed American adversaries to examine software sold to the U.S. military. The bill,...

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Was A Massive Cyberattack Just Prevented?
Was A Massive Cyberattack Just Prevented?
May 24, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is dismantling a “large network of hacked routers and storage devices” that could have enabled a “massive cyberattack,” according...

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Is ‘Dirty’ Russian Money Undermining The UK Markets?
Is ‘Dirty’ Russian Money Undermining The UK Markets?
May 21, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

According to a new report from the British Foreign Affairs Committee, London has been awash in dirty Russian money since the fall of the Soviet...

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Russia Wants To Lead In Blockchain
Russia Wants To Lead In Blockchain
April 30, 2018  |  Blockchain

Russia has set its sights on blockchain, aiming to lead in the technology just as the U.S. lead with the Internet, reported The New York Times....

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Google And Amazon Casualties Of Russia’s Telegram Ban
Google And Amazon Casualties Of Russia’s Telegram Ban
April 18, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

Russia is making good on its threat to ban Telegram by blocking IP addresses owned by Google and Amazon, saying they were being used by...

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Telegram Gets Ban From Russia
Telegram Gets Ban From Russia
April 16, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

A Russian court has made it easier for the government to block the Telegram messaging app after its creators refused to turn over access to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitpay Notches $40M In Funding, Russian Hotels To Take Crypto During World Cup
Bitcoin Daily: Bitpay Notches $40M In Funding, Russian Hotels To Take Crypto During World Cup
April 03, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin rose above the $7,000 level on Monday (April 2) after falling 25 percent last week, CNBC reported. Bitcoin was trading at $7,016.96 as of...

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