On February 21, 2025, Bybit, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, suffered a cyberattack resulting in the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in Ethereum tokens. This attack marked a new pinnacle in the...more
3/6/2025
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Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation
Over the past few days, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued several significant policy memos that reshape the landscape for corporate legal risk, particularly for multinational corporations engaged in international...more
On July 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) finalized a much anticipated rule addressing cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure. Public companies registered with the SEC...more
8/8/2023
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Corporate Governance ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
New Rules ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Required Forms ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has implemented significant changes to its corporate enforcement policies in an attempt to encourage companies to root out and voluntarily disclose corporate misconduct....more
In October, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published new guidance for the virtual currency industry focusing on compliance with the financial industry’s obligations...more
Earlier this month, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a settlement and consent order with National Securities Corporation (National Securities) for $3 million in connection with National...more
4/27/2021
/ Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
National Security ,
National Security Review Proceedings ,
New York ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
Settlement
On December 1, 2020, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Division of Enforcement released its Annual Report, which details a “record-breaking” fiscal year 2020 (“FY 2020”), despite the challenges presented...more
On September 15, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert highlighting the recent uptick in “credential stuffing” cyber-attacks against SEC-registered investment advisors...more
9/18/2020
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Identity Theft ,
Investment Adviser ,
Popular ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)