HKMA Alert: Fraudulent Citibank website and phishing email
07 Jan 2021 Fraudulent website and phishing email related to Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by...
View ArticleOFSI revokes 3, replaces 1 counter terrorism general license
HM Treasury revokes 3 CT general licences, replaces 1 On 11 January 2020, HM Treasury revoked 3 general licences which related to the provision of insurance and the payment of legal fees by third...
View ArticleDon’t take OFAC’s NS-CCMC as gospel
A word to the wise: OFAC’s Non-SDN Communist Chinese Military Companies List (NS-CCMC) is not 100% accurate – and in a particularly unpleasant way. Simply put, don’t trust the Issuer data – verify it...
View ArticleOFAC adds to Foreign Interference in U.S. Election sanctions
OFAC added the following persons: DUBINSKY, Oleksandr (Cyrillic: ДУБІНСЬКИЙ, Олександр) (a.k.a. DUBINSKY, Alexander), Ukraine; DOB 18 Apr 1981; POB Kiev, Ukraine; nationality Ukraine; Gender Male...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Suspicious Fusion Bank mobile apps
06 Jan 2021 Suspicious mobile applications (Apps) related to Fusion Bank Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Fusion Bank...
View ArticleOFAC designates 5 Iranians for support of Al Qaddafi
Today, OFAC added the following persons: ABBATAY, Muhammad (a.k.a. ABBATAY, Mohamed; a.k.a. AL-MAGHREBI, Abd al-Rahman; a.k.a. AL-MAGHREBI, Abdul Rahman), Iran; DOB 01 Jul 1970; POB Marrakech,...
View ArticleJanuary 11, 2021: State Department Press Release on Election Interference...
Sanctioning Russia-linked Disinformation Network for its Involvement in Attempts to Influence U.S. Election PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JANUARY 11, 2021 Share Today, the...
View ArticleCanadian measures regarding human rights abuses in Xinjiang
Canada announces new measures to address human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China January 12 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Fraudulent China Construction Bank website
08 Jan 2021 Fraudulent website related to China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by...
View ArticleToday’s OFAC Iran designations target the Supreme Leader
Today, OFAC added the following persons: MARVI, Ahmad (Arabic: احمد مروی), Mashhad, Iran; DOB 1958; POB Mashhad, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary...
View ArticleState Department Statement on today’s counter-terror designation
Terrorist Designation of Abd al-Aziz Malluh Mirjirash al-Muhammadawi MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 13, 2021 Share Today the United States is designating Abd al-Aziz Malluh Mirjirash...
View ArticleI think this is a record…
OFAC updates a counter terrorism designation: MIRJIRASH AL-MUHAMMADAWI, Abd al-Aziz Malluh (a.k.a. AL-MOHAMMEDAWI, Abdul Aziz; a.k.a. MJERESH, Abdulazeez Mlawwah Mjeresh; a.k.a. “Abu Fadak”; a.k.a....
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Easttechbank.com suspected to be fraudulent
11 Jan 2021 Suspected fraudulent website : https://eastechbank.com/ The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a suspected fraudulent website with...
View ArticleOFAC adds & updates some terror designations
OFAC added the following persons: AL-SAMAHI, Alaa Ali Ali Mohammed (a.k.a. AL-SAMAHY, Allaa), Turkey; DOB 08 Sep 1976; alt. DOB 1981; Gender Male (individual) [SDGT]. MUSA, Yahya al-Sayyid Ibrahim...
View ArticlePOTUS is modifying E.O. 13959 again…
It’s on the White House news page, but has not hit OFAC’s Recent Actions page yet… But here’s a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate (which it...
View ArticleWell, if you don’t know, now you know…
With apologies to Biggie… IMMEDIATE RELEASE DOD Releases List of Additional Companies, In Accordance with Section 1237 of FY99 NDAA JAN. 14, 2021 Today, the Department of Defense released the names of...
View ArticleIndonesian paper products manufacturer coughs up $1,016,000 for North Korean...
28 non-egregious, non-voluntarily self-disclosed violations of North Korean sanctions by PT Bukit Muria Jaya puts the base penalty at $1,270,000. What they did BMJ exported cigarette paper to entities...
View ArticleJanuary 14, 2021: OFAC issues Chinese Military Companies General License 2,...
So, as announced on the White House website on Thursday (I still have not received an email from OFAC – I just decided to check if it had shown up on the Recent Actions page), there is a new Executive...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Fraudulent Bank of China website
14 Jan 2021 Fraudulent website related to Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Bank of China...
View ArticleJanuary 14, 2021: State Department Press Release on HASM designations, PIJ...
State Department Terrorist Designations of HASM and Its Leaders and Maintenance of PIJ FTO Designation MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 14, 2021 Share The Department of State has...
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