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Department of Justice (DOJ) Cyber Threats

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Criminal Charges Lodged Against Alleged Phobos Ransomware Affiliates

Unfortunately, I’ve had unpleasant dealings with the Phobos ransomware group. My interactions with Phobos have been fodder for a good story when I educate client employees on recent cyber-attacks to prevent them from becoming...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - January 2025 #2

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U.S. Web3 Companies Launch Products and Tech Integrations - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently launched a “Bitcoin-based loans” product that allows customers to post BTC as collateral for USDC loans. ...more

Hinckley Allen

Today’s Menacing Cyber Threat Environment: What Organizations Need to Know to Quickly Respond to a Data Breach and Reduce the...

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As the last two years have clearly demonstrated, no organization is immune from cyberattacks.  Indeed, numerous studies have reported that a majority of businesses have been impacted by at least one cyberattack over the past...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Legal Insights for Manufacturing: Outlook for 2025

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Intensifying international crises, increasing regulatory burdens, and uncertain macroeconomic conditions have led to an era of caution for manufacturers, but hidden among those challenges are exciting opportunities for...more

DLA Piper

Minimizing AI Risk: Top Points for Compliance Officers

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More than ever, artificial intelligence (AI) is being implemented as a powerful tool to improve our lives and businesses. But with its benefits comes a host of risks – and regulators are homing in on its use as a tool for...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Members of International Sextortion Ring Charged for Stealing $2M From Victims

According to the FBI, it has “seen a huge increase in the number of cases involving children and teens being threatened and coerced into sending explicit images online,” also known as sextortion....more

Goodwin

In Continuing Efforts to Incentivize Self-Disclosures and Cooperation, DOJ Announces Pilot Program to Pay Criminal Whistleblowers

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Over the last few years, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has continuously announced significant policies and programs directed at encouraging and rewarding the timely reporting of corporate wrongdoing, incentivizing...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

DOJ False Claims Act Statistics Feature Record Numbers, Familiar Industries and New Initiatives for FY 2023

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On February 22, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported its annual recoveries under the False Claims Act (“FCA” or “the Act”) for Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2023, in which it recovered more than $2.68 billion in settlements...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - February 22nd - 23rd, Anchorage, AK

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE & HCCA’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences bring compliance practitioners from all disciplines together for convenient, local compliance education....more

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[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - February 22nd - 23rd, Anchorage, AK

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE & HCCA’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences bring compliance practitioners from all disciplines together for convenient, local compliance education....more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - March 8th, Washington, DC

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE & HCCA’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences bring compliance practitioners from all disciplines together for convenient, local compliance education....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - March 8th, Washington, DC

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE & HCCA’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences bring compliance practitioners from all disciplines together for convenient, local compliance education....more

Paul Hastings LLP

SEC Speech on Cybersecurity Disclosure

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On December 14, 2023, Erik Gerding, Director, Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) gave a speech on the SEC’s final rules (the “Final Rule(s)”) regarding cybersecurity risk...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Intelligence Gathering and FISA Section 702: Lots of Heat Obscures Important Practical Issues

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As heated debate continues over possible changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which is poised to expire later this month, we wanted to provide some perspective on a few practical issues. As former DOJ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Government Contractors Beware: New Cybersecurity Rules and False Claims Act Enforcement Actions on the Rise

Two years after the Department of Justice (DOJ) established its Civil-Cyber Fraud Initiative, there has been a recent uptick in enforcement and regulatory activity related to cybersecurity. September opened with the unsealing...more

King & Spalding

Proposed FAR Revisions Aim to Standardize Cybersecurity Requirements Across Agencies and Add Incident Reporting Obligations for...

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On October 3, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration published two sets of proposed revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) pertaining...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. Treasury Department Takes Action Against Russian Darkmarket Entity as Latest Government Move Against Cybercrime

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On April 5, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) in the U.S. Department of the Treasury named Genesis Market to OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals List (“SDN List”). Genesis Market is...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

New Commission Proposals to Address Cyber Threats

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Cyber security is an area that has rapidly evolved over the past few years. Once a threat that was considered obscure by some and not significant by others, it is now a key area of focus for many. The stakes today are by any...more

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Ten Individuals Charged in Business Email Compromise Scheme Targeting Medicare, Medicaid and Other Insurers

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On November 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced charges against ten defendants across Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia, resulting from a scheme that allegedly targeted Medicare, state Medicaid...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Richmond Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - December 9th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EST

General and specialty compliance training from the comfort of your home or office! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance training that includes updates on the...more

K2 Integrity

The North Korean Crypto Threat

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Executive Summary - The North Korean threat to the crypto ecosystem is the highest form of immediate risk to the crypto-economy driven by a regime that seeks to profit from its misuse to reinforce its regime and fuel all its...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Beginnings of a Perfect Storm? DOJ’s Cyber Review Report, NSPM-33 Research Security Requirements and Aerojet’s $9 Million...

In July 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Comprehensive Cyber Review report (the “Review”) summarizing its assessment of its own cyber-related activities and including recommendations focused on its...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DOJ’s Cyber Review and Aerojet $9 Million Settlement Signal Continuing FCA Enforcement for Cybersecurity Violations by Government...

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its Comprehensive Cyber Review report (the “Review”) summarizing its review of the Department’s cyber-related activities and its recommendations around the Department’s...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Keeping the Lights On: Cyber Threat, Vulnerability, and Oversight Considerations for the Energy Sector - April 7th,...

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What cyber threats are unique to the energy sector? Our Energy Transition Webinar Series continues on April 7 when McDermott Partners Scott Ferber and Carl J. Fleming host two principals in cybersecurity and privacy at PwC,...more

Bracewell LLP

The US Government Has a New Stopwatch for Cyber Incident Reporting: What You Need to Know Now

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Amid the escalating conflict in Ukraine and concerns of Russian cyber threats to the United States, President Joe Biden recently signed a $1.5 trillion government spending deal with serious cybersecurity reporting obligations...more

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