Please Be Informed...

Hey,ChAIterBox, should I press Red or Green?

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Nigel Morris-Cotterill

Mon, 27/03/2023 - 05:31

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An American President is concerned about what his intelligence and political advisers are telling him are the increasing threats to US sovereignty and even existence from several countries and some are in favour of a nuclear option. So PoTUS turns to the internet for guidance.

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Concluded: Upskilling the Financial Crime Risk and Compliance Function.

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So, that's done. The Financial Crime Forum for those thinking about joining financial crime risk and compliance and those at an early stage in their careers just wrapped up. Thanks to our speakers and to all those that attended.

BIScom Subsection:

Compliance

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Careers in financial crime risk and compliance

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Are you new to financial crime risk and compliance? Do you fancy it as your first or next job? Do you want to enhance your career?

BIScom Subsection:

Crowdfunding

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When Composer won't recognise your PHP version.

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Many internet hosts allow you to choose your PHP version. This might seem a daft idea but it's very useful because different versions of self-hosted platforms run on different versions of PHP.

But what happens when you set your PHP to one version but Composer sees a different one?

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FDIC closes Silicon Valley Bank and creates new entity

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Having ordered the closure of Silicon Valley Bank in the USA, FDIC has created "Deposit Insurance National Bank of Santa Clara" to which depositors' funds will be transferred - so long as they are insured.

BIScom Subsection:

Commercial banking

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Silicon Valley Bank and the risk of contagion goes beyond banking sector

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There are news reports that some USD58,000 million was "wiped off" the share value of the USA's four biggest banks as soon as trading started today.

This matters to you.

BIScom Subsection:

Commercial banking

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ASIC commences court proceedings against Green County and others over alleged unlicensed credit activity

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ASIC has taken court action against Green County Pty Ltd and Max Funding Pty Ltd for alleged unlicensed credit activity and other breaches of consumer credit laws.

BIScom Subsection:

Consumer finance

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USA's SEC obtains urgent injunction against BKCoin what it claims is a "crypto fraud" - but the fraud has nothing to do with crypto.

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The USA's Security and Exchange Commission has obtained a series of orders against BKCoin Management LLC and one of its principals, Kevin Kang.

BIScom Subsection:

Cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets

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Don't open the package...

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In the film, The Transporter, there are several rules for using the courier service Jason Statham offers. One is "Don't open the package."

In this utterly ridiculous spam-scam, someone using a gmail address that Google should be required to verify rights to but chooses not to, is pretending to be a courier - and to know what's in the package. The silly thing is that even if he was a courier and even if he did open the package he would not know the information upon which the fraud is predicated.

FCRO Subsection:

The Phishermans's Tale

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Thank you, Mrs Bezos

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As spam-scams go, this is one of the most rubbish.

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Online child abuse

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The National Crime Agency in the UK is at the leading edge of online child abuse and convictions are increasingly frequent. Usually, cases involve international investigations and the negotiating of relationships with multiple overseas agencies. But sometimes the case is entirely domestic, in more senses than one. And then prosecutions can be quick, as a man and his cohabitee who formed a team of abusers found out yesterday.

FCRO Subsection:

Financial Crime News

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Drupal 10 - Add file types to images

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If you want to add the .webp file type to your Drupal site, it's not there by default. So you have to add it.

This is one of those things that should be one click away from the main admin page but it isn't. And worse, it's not in any of the places you might first look.

Here's the guide on how to do it in ten seconds instead of ten minutes.

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We're moving....

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After about ten years as part of PleaseBeInformed.com, World Money Laundering Report is packing up and moving out.

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AUS: Suspended sentence for market manipulation.

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On 31 January 2023, Don George Evans of Woodlands, Western Australia, was sentenced in the Supreme Court of Western Australia to 12 months' imprisonment. Mr Evans will be released immediately upon entering into a recognisance of AUD5000, to be of good behaviour for two years.

BIScom Subsection:

Retail Securities

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ISDA issues its definitions relating to crypto

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As an global association of more than 1,000 participants in markets, the The International Swaps and Derivatives Association is influential and when it issues material it carries weight outside its own area of concern. So when it has published The ISDA Digital Asset Derivatives Definitions. It makes sense to pay attention, even if you aren't in swaps or derivatives.

BIScom Subsection:

Cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets

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