US sanctions Russian group over $100M cyber hack

Multiple federal agencies on Thursday, including the departments of Justice, State and Treasury, took action against Russians involved in the theft of millions of dollars from bank accounts worldwide through cyber hacking operations. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued sanctions against a group known as Evil Corp, which is a Russian-based cybercriminal […]

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On The Money: Economy adds 266K jobs in strong November | Lawmakers sprint to avoid shutdown | Appropriators to hold crucial talks this weekend | Trump asks Supreme Court to halt Deutsche Bank subpoenas

Happy Friday and welcome back to On The Money. I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet me @SylvanLane. And if you like your newsletter, you can subscribe to it here: http://bit.ly/1NxxW2N. Write us with tips, […]

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Supreme Court halts subpoena to Deutsche Bank for Trump records

Click:Lighting The Supreme Court on Friday granted President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump says he will ‘temporarily hold off’ on declaring Mexican drug cartels as terror organization House Judiciary Committee formally receives impeachment report Artist behind gold toilet offered to Trump sells banana duct-taped to a wall for 0,000 MORE‘s emergency request to temporarily block a congressional subpoena […]

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US cryptocurrency expert charged with helping North Koreans evade sanctions

A U.S. citizen who is a cryptocurrency expert was charged Friday with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by giving North Korea information that could help it evade U.S. sanctions. According to court filings, 36-year-old Virgil Griffith traveled to North Korea in April to attend a cryptocurrency conference in Pyongyang. “Despite receiving warnings not to go, Griffith […]

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