CISA, FBI AND TREASURY RELEASE ADVISORY ON NORTH KOREAN STATE-SPONSORED CYBER ACTORS USE OF MAUI RANSOMWARE Original release date: July 06, 2022 Healthcare and Other Sectors Provided with Proactive Steps to Detect and Reduce Risk WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation […]
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Risks and Considerations for U.S. Businesses Operating in Sudan OTHER RELEASE MAY 23, 2022Share Introduction[1] The U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Labor are issuing this advisory to highlight growing risks to American businesses and individuals […]
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U.S. Government Issues a Business Advisory for Sudan PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON MAY 23, 2022Share The Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, and Labor today issued a business advisory on Sudan, highlighting the growing reputational risks to U.S. businesses and individuals associated with conducting business with Sudanese State-Owned Enterprises […]
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Guidance on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Information Technology Workers PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON MAY 16, 2022Share The U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a joint advisory to alert the international community, the private sector, and […]
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Publication of North Korea Information Technology Workers Advisory 05/16/2022 Today, the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, issued an advisory to alert the international community, the private sector, and the public to attempts by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and DPRK information […]
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MITIGATING THREATS POSED BY RUSSIAN STATE-SPONSORED CYBER ACTORS’ EXPLOITATION OF DEFAULT MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL AND “PRINTNIGHTMARE” VULNERABILITY Original release date: March 15, 2022 All Organizations Should Take Action to Enable, Enforce, and Properly Configure MFA as well as Prioritize Patching of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]
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IV. ARMS, MILITARY EQUIPMENT, AND RELATED ACTIVITYThe 2018 APG Myanmar (Burma) Mutual Evaluation found that arms trafficking and the illegal arms trade were major issues in Burma, indicating the involvement of military-affiliated militias, ethnic armed organizations, transnational organized crime groups, and corrupt officials. This has only worsened with the military […]
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III. REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BENEFITING THE MILITARYBurma lacks both the necessary government regulation and oversight, and the strong banking and financial sector to adequately monitor for money laundering risks in the real estate, development, and construction sectors. Historically, the military has seized land, forced evictions, and displaced peoples […]
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II. GEMS AND PRECIOUS METALSGems and precious metals generate billions of dollars of exports in Burma’s economy and accounted for nearly half of the country’s GDP in 2015, the last year for which credible data is available. However, because of the lack of regulation, transparency, and accountability, the sector is […]
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I. STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES BENEFITING THE MILITARYA 2018 report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found that corruption is disproportionately higher in the oil and gas, mining, postal, energy, and transportation and logistics sectors worldwide due to the heavy involvement of state and military entities as well as […]
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