By Kim Peretti, Brian Frey, and Kristen Bartolotta On October 15, 2021 the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) of the Treasury Department issued a financial trend analysis on ransomware relating to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting filed … [Read more] about Treasury FinCEN Releases Financial Trend Analysis of Ransomware Trends in 2021
by Kim Peretti and Kristen Bartolotta On October 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced the creation of a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET). This team was created to tackle complex investigations and prosecutions … [Read more] about Department of Justice Announces New Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team
On October 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced the launch of the Department of Justice’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative. The Department plans to use civil enforcement tools to “pursue…those who are government contractors who … [Read more] about Department of Justice Announces New Civil Fraud Cybersecurity Enforcement Team
On August 20, 2021, China’s first comprehensive Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) was passed into law. The Cybersecurity Law, the Data Security Law, and the PIPL of China are the three pillars of China’s data protection framework, which … [Read more] about China’s First Comprehensive Personal Information Protection Law – Key Takeaways
A California federal court has dismissed a putative securities fraud class action alleging that a large title insurer that disclosed a data security incident in May 2019 made false and misleading statements related to its data security practices and … [Read more] about California Federal Court Dismisses Data Security-Related Securities Fraud Class Action