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U.S. imposes sanctions on supporters of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The United States on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions to punish those supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, targeting people and entities it accused of helping Moscow skirt financial sanctions, steal Ukrainian grain and violate human rights.

Reuters · Sep 15, 2022

DOJ charges Iranian hackers in data-stealing scheme

The individuals face four charges, including conspiracy to commit fraud and related activity in connection with computers.

Axios · Sep 14, 2022

U.S. charges three Iranians for ransomware attacks on women's shelter, businesses

Three Iranians have been charged with trying to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from organizations in the United States, Europe, Iran and Israel, including a domestic violence shelter, by hacking in to their computer systems, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Sep 14, 2022

Govt defends airport transfer move

The Transport Ministry defended the transfer of the management of three regional airports to the Airports of Thailand as part of its budget-saving plan, insisting it is not a sale of state assets.

Bangkok Post · Sep 4, 2022

IRS mistakenly published some taxpayers’ confidential data

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service mistakenly published confidential data for 120,000 taxpayers on its website before realizing the error and taking down the data, the Treasury Department said.

Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022

House committee reaches deal to get Trump financial records

A House committee seeking financial records from former President Donald Trump has reached an agreement that ends litigation on the matter and requires his accounting firm to turn over certain records to the panel

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

Crypto firms say US sanctions limit use of privacy software

The Treasury Department faces pushback from the cryptocurrency industry over sanctions imposed on a virtual currency mixing firm

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

U.S. Treasury official warns Russia trying to bypass Western sanctions via Turkey

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told Turkey's Deputy Finance Minister Yunus Elitas that Russian entities and individuals were attempting to use Turkey to bypass Western sanctions imposed over Moscow's war in Ukraine, the Treasury Department said.

Reuters · Aug 20, 2022

Fact-Checking Industry Continues Providing Cover for White House's Unbelievable IRS Claims

"Most" new IRS hires, claims a gullible FactCheck.org, "will provide customer services."

Reason · Aug 19, 2022

The Tornado Cash Crackdown Is an Attack on Speech and Privacy

For the first time ever, the Treasury Department has sanctioned not a person or a group but a digital tool and all who would use it.

Reason · Aug 19, 2022