Money Laundering Enforcement Trends: Summer 2021 - Government, Public Sector
All of this portends a busy second half of 2021 for regulatory developments in AML enforcement in the United States.
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All of this portends a busy second half of 2021 for regulatory developments in AML enforcement in the United States.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Two weeks ago, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced two significant enforcement actions and shut down NetWalker and Emotet, powerful tools that had been used by alleged criminal networks engaging in widespread ransomware extortion schemes. These efforts highlight law enforcement’s focus on ransomware attacks and the growing cybersecurity risks faced by companies of all sizes, and they also demonstrate the increasing need for companies to design and implement effective incident response plans and cybersecurity programs b...
One of the most important aspects of cryptocurrencies from a civil liberties perspective is that they can provide privacy protections for their users. But EFF is concerned that the U.S. government has been increasingly taking steps to undermine the anonymity of cryptocurrency transactions and importing the widespread financial surveillance of the traditional banking system to cryptocurrencies. On Friday, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a proposed regulation that would require money service businesses (which includes, for example, ...