Category: EU

Regulatory Watch News

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  EFCC Trains Officers of Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission

  EFCC

  January 15, 2025

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday,  January 13, 2025 commenced a four-day training of officers of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, LACC, at its Academy in Karu,  Abuja. The training, which focuses on Financial Crimes and Investigative Report Writing,  is designed to strengthen and deepen the capacities of officers of LACC for broad-based investigation and analysis of different types of financial crimes.

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  Phishing messages and fraudulent websites related to Octopus Cards Limited

  HKMA

  January 15, 2025

  The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Octopus Cards Limited relating to phishing messages and fraudulent websites.  The relevant stored value facility (SVF) licensee has reported the case to the HKMA.

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  Justice Department and FBI Conduct International Operation to Delete Malware Used by China-Backed Hackers

  US Department of Justice

  January 14, 2025

  The Justice Department and FBI today announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a group of hackers sponsored by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), known to the private sector as “Mustang Panda” and “Twill Typhoon,” used a version of PlugX malware to infect, control, and steal information from victim computers.