Frauds & Scandals

Rising Threats: Cybercriminals Unleash 411,000 Malicious Files Daily in 2023

Windows continued to be the primary target for cyberattacks, accounting for 88% of all malware-filled data detected daily December 14, 2023/Kaspersky Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 411,000 malicious files every day, which is an increase of nearly 3% in 2023 compared to the previous year. Particular types of […]

Credit Suisse Entities to Pay $10 Million for Providing Prohibited Mutual Fund Services

New Jersey court order caused disqualification of certain Credit Suisse entities December 13, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and two affiliated Credit Suisse entities (collectively, the Credit Suisse Entities) agreed to pay more than $10 million to settle the SEC’s […]

Amsterdam & Partners LLP Appointed by Congo DRC to Investigate Laundering of Critical Minerals

December 11, 2023/Aetoswire His Excellency Mr. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has met in Kinshasa with members of the law firm Amsterdam & Partners LLP, which has been retained by the Government of the DRC in order to conduct investigations, pursuant to Congolese and […]