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FIOD Arrests 2 MIRhosting Operators for Sanctions Violations
Dutch FIOD arrested two men who kept 800 servers running for Russia's cyber network even after EU sanctions targeted the infrastructure.
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Moolenaar Targets $15.2B BMS Deal in China Crackdown
If Treasury acts on Moolenaar's COINS Act request, deals like BMS's $15.2B Hengrui partnership would need federal clearance before closing.
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Fed Proposes FinTech Payment Accounts Capped at $1B
The Fed's new payment account category hands FinTechs direct settlement access while stripping interest, discount window, and intraday credit.
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FDIC Files Third GENIUS Act Rule: BSA for Stablecoins
FDIC's third GENIUS Act NPRM adds AML/CFT rules to stablecoin issuers, completing a compliance stack that changes who can enter the market.
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Trump Mobile Exposed Customer Data, Stalls on Notification
Trump Mobile confirmed a customer data exposure linked to a third-party provider, then said it's still weighing whether to notify those affected.
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C.A. Cloud Execs Plead Guilty to Tech Fraud Cover-Up
C.A. Cloud's CEO and CSO pleaded guilty to concealing a five-year fraud scheme that funneled calls to scammers targeting elderly victims worldwide.
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FTC Hits Cox Media With $880K for Fake AI Ads
Cox Media Group's "Active Listening" AI never used voice data; the FTC's $880K settlement shows it was email lists at markup. Small businesses paid.
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Seized: First VPN, 25 Ransomware Gangs Exposed
When Europol obtained First VPN's user database, it told every client they'd been identified. Now 25 ransomware gangs know their cover is gone.
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Signed May 19: Trump EO Puts Fed Master Accounts in Play
Trump's May 19 EO gives the Fed 120 days to weigh fintech access to payment rails. The master account question finally has a clock.
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Ukraine IDs 18-Year-Old Behind $721K Account Theft
Ukrainian cyberpolice identified the Odesa teen on May 12: he ran the infrastructure behind $721K in unauthorized purchases from 28,000 accounts.
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Breached: 3,800 GitHub Repos Stolen via 18-Min Extension
TeamPCP stole 3,800 GitHub internal repos via a poisoned VS Code extension live for just 18 minutes, now demanding at least $50K for the data.
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Fined $1M, Yotta Customers Still Out Millions
California's first-ever Yotta penalty is $1M, but the 18,000 California customers still waiting for Synapse restitution call it a rounding error.
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SEC Clears Methode Electronics After Dual Subpoenas
SEC closed its FCPA probe of Methode Electronics with no enforcement action, after two subpoenas covering executive pay and hotline tips.
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TeamPCP Stole 3,800 GitHub Repos Via Poisoned Extension
TeamPCP breached GitHub via a poisoned VS Code extension, pulling approximately 3,800 internal repos now listed on criminal forums.
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OCC Preempts Escrow-Interest Laws in 14 Jurisdictions
OCC's May 15 final rules preempt interest-on-escrow laws across 14 jurisdictions, but circuit splits with the First and Ninth keep the fight open.
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Cut Ring-Fence Rules: UK Treasury Frees £80B
UK Treasury plans to ease ringfencing rules, freeing £80 billion in lending capacity for banks that argued the post-2008 rules cost too much.
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CISA Contractor Leaked GovCloud Keys on GitHub
A CISA contractor disabled GitHub's secret scanning before publishing AWS GovCloud admin keys and plaintext passwords to a public repository.
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Stole 1.8M Fingerprints in NYC Hospital Breach
NYC's largest public health system had fingerprints and palm prints stolen, covering 1.8M people, with no explanation for why it stored biometrics.
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Judge Fines Cliq $6.5M Over 2015 FTC Order
Federal judge fines Cliq $6.5M for violating its 2015 FTC consent order, far below the $52.9M sought, but no receiver and no industry ban.
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Sued: Adani Executives Over $750M Bond Fraud
Adani Green sold $750M in bonds while its founder personally orchestrated bribe payments to Indian officials, the SEC alleged in late 2024.
