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Canada Moves to Ban Crypto ATMs After $704M Fraud Year
Canada's 2026 Spring Economic Update, released Tuesday, proposes banning crypto ATMs nationwide.
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Arrested in Patagonia, Stericycle Finance Chief Faces June 1 FCPA Trial
DOJ charged Abraham Cigarroa Cervantes, former finance director of Stericycle's Latin America division, with two counts of conspiracy under the Foreign…
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ShinyHunters Hits Udemy with 1.4M-Record Extortion Demand
ShinyHunters claims it breached Udemy, one of the world's largest online learning platforms, and is threatening to publish 1.4 million customer and…
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Breached via Anodot, Vimeo Faces ShinyHunters' April 30 Ultimatum
ShinyHunters, the extortion group behind a wave of Snowflake-linked breaches, has put Vimeo on a clock: pay up or face a public data dump by April 30.
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Charged: Scattered Spider's 'Bouquet,' 19, Faces 6 Federal Counts
Federal prosecutors charged a 19-year-old dual U.S.-Estonian citizen with wire fraud, conspiracy, and computer intrusion, alleging he's a prolific member of…
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Jailed 70 Months, Tangeman Helped Launder $230M Bitcoin Heist
Evan Tangeman, 22, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for laundering at least $3.5 million tied to a $230 million Bitcoin heist, a RICO conspiracy…
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ShinyHunters Extorts ADT on 10M Records With April 27 Deadline
ADT and the ShinyHunters extortion group are at a standoff today, with attackers threatening to publish 10 million customer records unless the home security…
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Wisconsin AG Sues Kalshi, Robinhood Over Illegal Betting
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed complaints Thursday against Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket, and Crypto.
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SDNY Charges Army Sergeant in $410K Polymarket Intel Case
DOJ charged Army Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York with five counts: unlawful use of…
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Filed: H.R. 8413 Could Preempt Illinois BIPA, California's Delete Act
The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Republican data privacy working group filed H.R. 8413, the SECURE Data Act, on April 22.
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Fined $30.5M in 2017, SQM Now Faces Resumed SEC FCPA Probe
The SEC issued SQM a subpoena in November 2023 under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, covering the Chilean miner's operations, compliance program, and…
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Smartmatic Fights First Corporate FCPA Indictment Since 2010
The U.S. government charged Smartmatic in October 2025 with conspiracy to violate the FCPA's anti-bribery provisions, money laundering conspiracy, and money…
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ESMA Orders Unlicensed Crypto Firms Out of EU Markets by July 1
The European Securities and Markets Authority confirmed April 17 that MiCA's transitional grace period closes July 1 — any firm offering crypto-asset…
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Sued Over Prediction Markets, Coinbase and Gemini Push Back
New York's Office of the Attorney General sued Coinbase and Gemini in state court Tuesday, charging both companies with operating illegal, unlicensed…
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PACE Act Cuts 40-State License Requirement for Payment Fintechs
Two House members introduced the Payments Access and Consumer Efficiency (PACE) Act on April 21, giving nonbank payment service providers a federal path to…
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Sued for Price-Fixing, Amazon Faces California AG at July 23 Hearing
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Amazon, alleging the company ran a years-long price-fixing scheme that lifted consumer prices across rival retail…
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Ordered to Pay $35K, Key Tronic Executives Doctored Inventory Records
The SEC charged Key Tronic, a contract manufacturer of computer components and medical devices, along with two executives: Brett Larsen, the company's CFO…
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CBP Opens $166B IEEPA Refund Portal, Full Payout Still Uncertain
CBP opened the CAPE portal today, placing 330,000-plus importers in line for a share of $166 billion in IEEPA duties, two months after the Supreme Court…
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Opened: CBP's $127B Tariff Refund Portal; Walmart Owed $10.2B
Following the Supreme Court's February ruling that invalidated tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, U.S. Customs and…
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Zaglin Drops New Trial Motion, 8-Year FCPA Sentence Stands
Carl Zaglin, convicted of FCPA violations in the Southern District of Florida, has withdrawn his Second Motion for a New Trial — quietly collapsing a bid…
