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Details Monday, 13 October 2014 13:19 Greater efforts are being taken to combat cybercrime on an international level in areas of prevention, information exchange, investigation and capacity building. Experts at a recent Interpol-Europol cybercrime conference have agreed a raft of measures in which all stakeholders can jointly cooperate. “Delegates supported a number of joint activities […]
Details Wednesday, 17 September 2014 14:59 There is evidence to suggest that fraudsters are using ‘grooming’ tactics more frequently on unsuspecting organisations and individuals to commit financial crimes. The Financial Investigation Bureau (FIB) of the International Chamber of Commerce knows of cases in which criminals groomed their victims over long periods to win their trust […]
Details Wednesday, 20 August 2014 14:40 The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is calling for vigilance in the maritime sector as it emerges that shipping and the supply chain is the ‘next playground for hackers’. IMB said, “Recent events have shown that systems managing the movement of goods need to be strengthened against the threat of […]
Details Monday, 11 August 2014 12:18 Illicit medicines made up the bulk of seizures by customs enforcement agencies targeting intellectual property rights (IPR) breaches worldwide in 2013. The World Customs Organization’s (WCO) latest Illicit Trade Report shows a worrying trend where more than half of the reported interceptions were illicit pharmaceutical products, a massive 2.3 […]
Details Tuesday, 22 July 2014 07:17 The Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) raises concerns over a worrying trend of small tanker hijacks in its 2014 half yearly report released today. Globally, 116 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships have been reported to the […]
Details Wednesday, 02 July 2014 07:19 A recent ruling by the US Supreme Court could have significant impact on patent assertion entities (or patent trolls as they are known) whilst clarifying software patent procedures. In a unanimous decision, judges in the case of Alice Corp v CLS Bank International ruled that simply applying a computer […]
Details Tuesday, 17 June 2014 10:27 The ICC Commercial Crime Services’ International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is warning small tankers to maintain strict anti-piracy measures in the South China Sea following a spate of tanker hijackings in the region. At least six known cases of coastal tankers being hijacked for their cargoes of diesel or gas […]
Details Tuesday, 27 May 2014 09:12 The consequences of exposing fraud within organisations, regulation surrounding whistleblowing and lesson to be learnt will be discussed at the upcoming ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) Annual Economic Crime Lecture. To be held next month, on 26th June, the meeting will see Michael Woodford, former CEO of Olympus in […]
Details Friday, 09 May 2014 09:01 Information phishing has been identified as one of the main ploys used by fraudsters targeting the maritime industry. In a recent report highlighting fraud in shipping and maritime, Skuld, the mutual marine insurance company, repeated its advice that one of the key elements to fraud is information. It said […]