North Korean Money Laundering Tactics Exposed
- June 15, 2025
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The United States Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint alleging that North Korean information technology workers obtained illegal employment and generated millions for the North Korean government as a means to avoid U.S. sanctions. The U.S. government…
Money Laundering in Canada
- May 31, 2025
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Money laundering is pervasive, clandestine and transnational. Measures to combat money laundering have been implemented by most states and have become integral tools at the disposal of national and transnational law enforcement. In this post I will discuss what money…
What Is Cybercrime?
- May 15, 2025
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Cybercrime transcends national borders and includes a range of offences generally associated with a profit motive such as fraud, extortion and identity theft. Cybercrimes that involve at least one state actor are often referred to as cyberwarfare. Cybercrime not only…
Former Taliban Commander Pleads Guilty to Hostage Taking
- April 30, 2025
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
A former Taliban commander who once led a thousand militants has pleaded guilty in a New York court to hostage-taking and providing material support for terrorism. The guilty pleas came almost twenty years after the abduction of an American journalist…
The Citizen Lab Report on Paragon Spyware
- April 15, 2025
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Spyware is installed on an electronic device remotely without the knowledge of the user. It functions as a silent intruder that covertly collects information and sends it to a third party without the consent of the user. Passwords, web browsing…