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FinCEN Files Show Banks’ ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Battle Against KYC/AML

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Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) show that several of the largest global banks moved money on behalf of scores of individuals and enterprises involved in criminal financial activity. As Standard Chartered noted to BuzzFeed in the wake of the FinCEN files report: "In 2019 we monitored more than 1.2

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BEC Targets BSA Officials At Credit Unions

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To that end, phishing attacks, more commonly known as business email compromises (BECs), have been aimed at Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) officials at credit unions. Krebs on Security noted that the emails sent to officials at the United States credit unions looked like they were being sent by other BSA officials.

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BSA Officials At FIs Targeted By Phishing Campaign

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In a reported phishing campaign that began last month, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) officials at credit unions in the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reportedly knows about the emails. FinCEN, NCUA, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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