reports are used when a detailed background check on any entity or individual is required, and research can be carried out no matter where the location. In 2011, World-Check received independent assurance under the International Standard on Assurance Engagements ISAE 3000. In 2011, Thomson Reuters acquired World-Check as a key component of their governance, risk management and compliance unit. In October 2018, Thomson Reuters closed a deal with The Blackstone Group, and as a result of this merger World-Check is owned by the new company, Refinitiv. Partnerships World-Check is used by several financial firms to meet due diligence and Know-Your-Customer (KYC) compliance needs: Lloyd's of London has used World-Check for its due diligence and KYC compliance needs since 2008. Maecenas, a blockchain-based art marketplace, uses World-Check to mitigate the risk of financial crime and meet due diligence requirements. SAI Global, a risk management, standards compliance and information business, uses World-Check as a third-party risk management partner. Aravo Solutions, a third-party risk management services company, has collaborated on a joint offering with World-Check to retrieve company information directly. The World-Check Customer Risk Screener is an application available on the Salesforce AppExchange, which allows Salesforce users to access World-Check's risk intelligence database to reveal risks associated with customers, leads or accounts. Controversies Leak of Database and Security Compromises In a Reddit post, a user declared that he had acquired a copy of the World-Check database with information up to 2014. This leak was possible due to an incomplete assessment of the security, and was downloaded through the website Shodan, a search engine that lets users find specific types of computers connected to the internet using a variety of filters. False claims In 2017, World-Check admitted that the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) should never have been placed on their database at all, and specifically, should not have been associated with terrorism, stressing that there were no grounds to suggest that PSC were either associated with terrorism related activity, or that the organisation presented any kind of financial risk. The PSC and World-Check have reached an agreement to address the harm done to the reputation of the PSC and its chair, Mr. Hugh Lanning, and to resolve the matters between them arising from that profile. In 2017, World-Check agreed to pay compensation and apologize to Finsbury Park Mosque after a false claim that it had a current association with terrorism. In 2017, Quilliam founder