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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Looking Back at the False Claims Act in 2024 as the Government Keeps its Sights on Cybersecurity in 2025

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In 2024, the government and whistleblowers were party to 558 settlements and judgments collecting over $2.9 billion. The government continued its effort to combat cybersecurity threats through its Civil Cyber-Fraud...more

Carlton Fields

Penn State Settlement Shows Growing Cybersecurity Risks for Schools That Contract With Government Agencies on Sensitive Matters

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Penn State recently agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations related to its cybersecurity controls after a whistleblower alleged that the university failed to adhere to cybersecurity...more

Alston & Bird

DOJ Announces $11.3 Million in Settlements for FCA Violations

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On Monday, June 17, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement in which two U.S. based consulting companies agreed to pay a combined total of $11.3 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Recent Cyber-Related False Claims Act Activity Signals Contractors and Universities Should Examine Their Cybersecurity Practices...

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In recent weeks, there has been an uptick in news of cyber-related False Claims Act (“FCA”) activity. For example, on September 1, 2023, the court unsealed a qui tam lawsuit against Penn State University relating to...more

Polsinelli

When the Feds Find Out! Lack of Data Security Leads to Novel and Hefty Settlements

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The Federal Government continues ramping up enforcement of data security requirements by deploying significant new enforcement theories and tools in support of cyber and data security controls required by federal law....more

Alston & Bird

New Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative Signals Increased Litigation Risk Arising from Cybersecurity Practices

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Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations teams answer the questions government contractors will have about how to evaluate the False Claims Act risks signaled by the Department...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Lincoln’s Law in the Digital Age: DOJ to Expand Use of the False Claims Act to Enforce Cybersecurity Requirements

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced a new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (the “Initiative”) that will use the False Claim Act (“FCA”) to pursue contractors and grant recipients that knowingly...more

McDermott Will & Emery

International News: Focus on Global Privacy and Cybersecurity - September 2020

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Generally, contact tracing refers to an effort by public health officials to identify individuals with whom a patient who has tested positive for an infectious disease has been in close proximity. Public health officials will...more

Jones Day

Japan Legal Update - Volume 52

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Investigations & White Collar Defense - Amendment to Whistleblower Protection Act - On June 8, 2020, the Japanese Diet passed a bill to amend the Whistleblower Protection Act ("Act"). The bill was introduced amid a...more

Hogan Lovells

Whistleblowing Schemes: New Guidelines Issued by the CNIL

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The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) published new Guidelines (French only) on December 10, 2019 applicable to whistleblowing schemes, following a public consultation process. The Guidelines replace the former Single...more

Carlton Fields

Recent Cases Indicate Viability of False Claims Act Liability Connected to Federal Cybersecurity Standards

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Government contractors are no strangers to the numerous quality standards and assurances required by the government. Over the past several years, cybersecurity in federal contracting has emerged as yet another standard to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #214 – Veterans Warned of Risk of Misuse of Sensitive Personal Information

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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) recently completed an audit of the VA’s Milwaukee Regional Office after it was tipped off by a whistleblower about the exposure of sensitive information...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - August 2019

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In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Parliament's report on whether and how the use of blockchain technology can comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, as well as...more

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Whistleblower Receives First False Claims Act Payout for Cybersecurity Claim

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Whistleblower programs that previously focused on traditional concerns such as accounting and FCPA issues should now consider expanding to incorporate company IT and information security teams and account for data protection...more

A&O Shearman

Labour issues and new digital rights in the Spanish Data Protection Act

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The new Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 on Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights (Ley Orgánica 3/2018, de Protección de Datos Personales y Garantía de los Derechos Digitales), referred to from now on as the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Risks and Implications of Failing to Comply with U.S. Government Cyber and IT Requirements

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This article summarizes some of the many risks and implications that are associated with failing to comply with U.S. government-unique cyber and information technology requirements. We are often asked by small and...more

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Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act Clears Senate Hurdle; House Action Unclear

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The Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act (S.754), or CISA, cleared an important hurdle on October 22, 2015 when the Senate voted 83-14 to end debate on several amendments to the bill. CISA creates a cyberthreat...more

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Securities Litigation and Enforcement Newsletter

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A CD or not a CD, That is the Question… That the Auditors Should Have Answered - A headline-grabbing SEC enforcement action last week against BDO USA and several of its national partners may lead audit firms to insist on...more

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What Do CNIL’s New Guidelines Mean for Hotline Reporting Programmes?

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Earlier this year, the French data protection regulatory authority (“Commission Nationale de L'informatique” or “CNIL”) significantly broadened the scope of the matters it allows whistleblowers to report through a hotline...more

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