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Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—5 August 2021

Published on: 05 August 2021

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Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—5 August 2021
In this issue:
Data protection and cybersecurity
Amazon fined record €746m for EU GDPR breach
EU Cybersecurity Agency publishes report on the risk of attacks on supply chains
High Court narrows the scope of data breach claims—welcome news for corporates (Warren v DSG Retail Ltd)
ICO fines company £170,000 over illegal marketing calls
Financial crime
CPS announces sentencing of former anti-money laundering expert
EBA launches consultation on new guidelines on the role of AML/CFT compliance officers

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European Union and UK government initiatives on money laundering and terrorism finance
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Updated Practice Notes
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This week’s edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes: a record fine for data protection breaches, a new report on the risk of cybersecurity attacks on supply chains, a court decision narrowing the scope of data breach claims and analysis of EU and UK initiatives on AML and CTF. Sign in or take a trial to read the full analysis.

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