Spoofing
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Trader incurs $335,000 fine for prearranged energy trades
A Florida man and his firm were fined and received trading bans arising from a fictitious natural gas block-trade scheme.
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Ex-JP Morgan precious metals spoofers get combined $350,000 fine
Consent orders require two former precious metals traders to pay hefty civil penalties and accept industry bans, concluding an enforcement action launched in 2019.
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Phishing scam really is a matter of life and death
Attack on LastPass users asked recipients to check if they were still alive.
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GRIP Extra: SEC launches AI taskforce, Google confirms Salesforce breach
Our in-brief roundup of notable stories from the last week.
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GRIP Extra: Bitcoin hits record high, SEC commissioner slams deregulation
Other news includes China threatening legal action against companies taking US guidance not to buy Chinese chips, and the UK sanctioning an accountant for buying oil tankers for Lukoil.
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TD Securities charged with spoofing scheme, failing to supervise head of US Treasuries desk
The allegations revolve around hundreds of episodes of unlawful trading in the secondary (cash) market for US Treasuries.
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FCC proposes $6m fine for making deepfake robocalls using Biden’s voice during US election
President Biden’s cloned voice told people not to vote in the New Hampshire 2024 presidential primary election in January.
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DOJ seizes domains used in spoofing and storing data of more than a million victims
The domains were used to create over 40,000 spoofing websites, and the infrastructure stored a large amount of victims’ personal data and credit cards.