On November 12, 2025, the OFAC designated the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) and four senior leaders for supporting Burma-based cyber scam centers that target Americans through fraudulent investment schemes. In addition, the OFAC designated three other organizations linked to Chinese organized crime and have worked with the DKBA and other armed groups to develop these scam centers.

On November 4, 2025, the OFAC sanctioned eight individuals and two entities for their role in laundering funds derived from a variety of illicit Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) schemes, including cybercrime and information technology (IT) worker fraud. According to the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team’s report, these operations have been linked to the funding for the DPRK’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs and destruction of physical computer equipment.

On October 23, 2025, FinCEN published a Financial Trend Analysis (FTA) identifying approximately $9 billion of potential Iranian shadow banking activity that occurred through U.S. correspondent accounts in 2024. The analysis draws on reports from U.S. financial institutions about transactions before the maximum pressure campaign and supplements FinCEN’s June advisory on Iran’s illicit oil smuggling, shadow banking, and weapons procurement activities.

On October 21, 2025, the Senate proposed a bill that would raise the reporting thresholds for currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports. If enacted, the bill would require the Treasury Department to adjust the thresholds for inflation every five years.