GRC Report Staff

EBA Gives Banks Breathing Room on New Operational Risk Reporting Rules

The European Banking Authority said that it has published new guidance to help institutions manage enhanced operational risk reporting, following a formal delay to the first reference date under the amended Implementing Technical Standards. The move follows the European Commission’s adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/2475, which pushes the application of the new reporting obligations back to the end of June 2026.

Dana-Farber to Pay $15 Million to Settle Federal Grant Fraud Allegations Tied to Research Integrity

For more than a decade, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has been one of the country’s most prominent recipients of federal research funding. This week, that relationship came under sharp scrutiny.

OCC Sees a Resilient Banking System, but Warns Cyber Threats, Fraud, & Innovation Gaps Are Becoming Structural Risks

U.S. banks are closing out 2025 in strong financial shape, but the risks shaping the federal banking system are becoming less about capital and more about operational resilience. That is what the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Fall 2025 Semiannual Risk Perspective says, which finds banks well positioned to absorb potential stress while warning that cyber threats, fraud, and lagging technology investment are increasingly central to supervisory concerns.

OFAC Fines Crypto Wallet Provider Exodus $3.1 Million Over Iran Sanctions Violations

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has reached a $3.1 million settlement with Exodus Movement, Inc., concluding a multi-year investigation into the crypto wallet provider’s dealings with users in Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.

SoundCloud Data Breach Triggers Service Disruptions & Raises Questions About Incident Response Controls

SoundCloud has confirmed with Bleeping Computer that a recent wave of service outages and access issues stemmed from a security incident that exposed a subset of user data, as the company moved to contain unauthorized access to parts of its infrastructure.

Chinese-Owned Real Estate Firms to Pay $7.3 Million Over PPP Loan Eligibility Claims

At the height of the pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program was meant to act as a financial lifeline for small American businesses struggling through shutdowns and economic uncertainty. Federal prosecutors now say three real estate companies tied to a major Chinese conglomerate should never have qualified for that relief.

European Parliament Formally Approves Scaled-Back Sustainability Reporting & Due Diligence Rules

The European Parliament has formally approved a revised sustainability reporting and due diligence framework, giving legal and political backing to a deal EU lawmakers struck earlier this month to narrow the scope of the bloc’s corporate sustainability obligations.