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Before the Sanctions List: How FACT’s Enhanced Due Diligence Identified Emerging Risk
The international sanctions landscape is becoming broader and more complex, with the UK expanding its sanctions regimes and the US increasing pressure on Iranian financial and commercial networks. For compliance teams, identifying indirect exposure is increasingly important, as…
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Clacton Man Sentenced for Selling Access to Illegal Streaming Services
A Clacton man who defrauded TV broadcasters has been sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years, after selling illegally adapted streaming devices. Aaron Smith, 41, admitted to selling access to illegal streaming platforms through Fire TV sticks to more than 540…
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FACT Highlights Criminal Risks of Illegal Streaming in BBC InDepth Feature
Illegal sports streaming funds criminal activity and puts viewers’ personal information at risk, FACT Investigations Manager Nick Sumner warns in a new BBC InDepth feature. Speaking to BBC International Business Correspondent Theo Leggett, Nick challenges the idea that piracy is…
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Why Brand Protection is Becoming an Intelligence Problem
A counterfeit handbag sold on TikTok may look like a problem with one seller. For the brand owner, the bigger questions are where it came from, who is supplying it, and how many others are selling the same stock. Taking down the listing addresses the immediate infringement.…
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What Digital Monitoring Can Reveal About Brand Misuse
Today's digital landscape gives organisations unprecedented reach through websites, social media, online marketplaces, and digital advertising. However, this visibility cuts both ways. Brand misuse, misrepresentation and non-compliant activity can spread rapidly online, often…
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Expanded UK Iran Sanctions: Why Database Screening Is Only a First Step
The UK’s expanded sanctions regime against Iran, effective from 29 September 2026, introduces significant new financial, trade and transport restrictions across sectors including energy, oil and petroleum products, petrochemicals, maritime goods, precious metals, software and…
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Medicines in Transit: Why Pharmaceutical Supply Chains Attract Organised Crime
Every day, high-value medicines move through increasingly complex global supply chains. Before reaching patients, pharmaceutical products may pass through manufacturers, wholesalers, logistics providers, distribution centres, pharmacies and hospitals across multiple…
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FACT Secures Cyber Essentials Plus Renewal
Independent assessors award FACT enhanced ‘Plus’ status under Cyber Essentials scheme We're pleased to announce that FACT has successfully renewed its Cyber Essentials Plus certification, continuing our annual independent assessment against the UK Government-backed cyber…
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Summer Enforcement Outcomes Highlight FACT’s Role in Tackling Illegal Streaming
FACT-supported activity contributes to enforcement outcomes involving around £1.4 million in illegal streaming revenue, more than £29,000 in pub penalties and a six-and-a-half-year sentence. This summer saw a series of enforcement activities and outcomes across the UK and…
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Illegal Streaming’s £1.35bn Cost Strengthens Calls for Action
New research from BeStreamWise, the cross-industry consumer campaign against illegal streaming, has revealed that illegal streaming is costing the UK economy at least £1.35 billion in lost revenue every year. According to the “The Price of Piracy” report commissioned by the…
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Recent Unrest in South Africa and Its Impact on the African Business Climate
South Africa’s recent anti-immigrant protests have targeted nationals of other African countries living there. For many, the unrest came as little surprise, with similar demonstrations dating back to 2008. Several factors have been cited as contributing to the unrest, but it is…
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The GLP-1 Gold Rush: When Criminal Markets Follow Consumer Demand
Few pharmaceutical products have entered mainstream public consciousness as quickly as GLP-1. Originally associated primarily with diabetes treatment, medicines such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have become globally recognised through their use in weight management. Demand…