Hacker News with Generative AI: Financial Crime

AmEx to Pay $108.7M for Deceptive Marketing and "Dummy" Account Information (justice.gov)
The American Express Company (American Express), based in New York, New York, has agreed to pay a $108.7 million civil penalty to resolve allegations that it violated the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) by deceptively marketing credit card and wire transfer products and by entering “dummy” Employer Identification Numbers in the credit card accounts of its affiliate bank.
Cryptocurrency Turns to Cash in Russian Banks (krebsonsecurity.com)
A financial firm registered in Canada has emerged as the payment processor for dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services aimed at Russian-speaking customers, new research finds. Meanwhile, an investigation into the Vancouver street address used by this company shows it is home to dozens of foreign currency dealers, money transfer businesses, and cryptocurrency exchanges — none of which are physically located there.
LastPass hacked, users see millions of dollars of funds stolen (techradar.com)
JPMorgan Plans to Report Customers Who Exploited TikTok 'Glitch' to Authorities (wsj.com)
Google took three months to remove scam app that stole over $5M (theblock.co)
The warring conmen at the heart of a €5B carbon trading scam (theguardian.com)
Feds Accuse Far-Right Newspaper of Being a Money Laundering Operation (thedailybeast.com)
CFO of Epoch Times charged with at least $67M fraud and money laundering (justice.gov)
FTX says it has billions more than owed to victims (bbc.com)
Bountysource Stole at Least $17,000 from Open Source Developers (boehs.org)
Single Citrix Compromised Credential Results in $22M Ransom (infostealers.com)
Apollo Accused in Lawsuit of Illegal Human Life Wagering Scheme (bloomberg.com)