UK consumer group Which? has called for regulators to take action against Big Tech companies which do not properly police social media scams.
UK consumer group Which? has called for regulators to take action against Big Tech companies which do not properly police social media scams.
It also called for the UK government to introduce new measures against these firms
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Slovakia: EPPO conducts searches in investigation into suspected misuse of EU funds for digitalisation project
European Public Prosecutor's Office
(Luxembourg, 31 March 2026) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) is leading an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud involving EU funds, with searches carried out in Košice and Rožňava.
The investigation concerns a project aimed at developing an IT tool to automate business processes and to ensure the protection of personal data, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the Operational Programme Research and Innovation.
AUSTRAC opens enrolment for new professions in next step for AML reforms
AUSTRAC is implementing the next phase of the Australian Government’s landmark anti‑money laundering reforms, opening enrolment for new professions.
From today, 31 March, businesses - including lawyers, accountants, conveyancers, real estate professionals, and dealers in precious stones and metals - can enrol at AUSTRAC online.
This reform milestone brings AUSTRAC another step closer to 1 July when the new sectors come under its AML/CTF regime.
Maryland Man Charged With Defrauding Crypto Exchange Of Over $50 Million In Hacks
United States Attorney Office -Southern District of New York
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Kevin Murphy, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) San Diego, announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging JONATHAN SPALLETTA, a/k/a “Cthulhon,” a/k/a “Jspalletta,” with computer fraud and money laundering in connection with his hacks of the decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Uranium Finance (“Uranium”). SPALLETTA surrendered today and will be presented this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff.
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