World Digest

North Korean IT worker infiltration: Synthetic identities
December 2025 – February 2026, Global Financial Crime Review, World Digest

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Gobally, companies are facing a new insider threat: foreign operatives from the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea posing as legitimate information technology professionals. While DPRK-sponsored cybercriminals have been linked to countless ransomware and espionage attacks in recent years, this emerging threat requires infiltrating organizations...
Enhancing AML strategies through collaboration
AFC Policy, Compliance, Money Trails Brazil, World Digest

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The world's largest economy has institutionalized processes that can offer the international community—particularly emerging markets—valuable regulatory insights, best practices, and of course, valuable lessons. This article aims to explore the key provisions of section 314(b) of the USA PATRIOT Act, examining its implications for market...
Fentanyl: Tracing the deadly money trail
AFC Challenges, AFC Policy, Global Financial Crime Review, September – November 2025, World Digest

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This article examines how illicit fentanyl trafficking has triggered a financial crime threat. It analyzes criminal finance networks, international cooperation and regulatory measures in the U.S. and Canada. It highlights recent advisories, updated case studies, cross-border intelligence sharing and the anti-money laundering (AML) enhancements needed...
A growing concern in Brazil’s digital gambling market
AFC Challenges, Compliance, Fraud, Money Trails Brazil, World Digest

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What began as a popular form of online entertainment has now become the subject of in-depth investigations led by tax authorities and financial regulatory agencies. The explosive growth of sports betting platforms—driven by a still-developing regulatory framework and the widespread use of mobile devices—has begun...