Legal

Cybersecurity

How to Survive a Ransomware Attack

The biggest question that arises in the wake of a ransomware attack is whether to pay the ransom, and the answer is by no means easy.

Bob Violino
October 19, 2021
Fraud

Hemp Startup Founders Accused of Stock Fraud

The SEC says the two founders of CanaFarma Hemp Products raised $15 million by making false statements about the "farm to table" company.
Fraud

Ex-Goldman Compliance Analyst Accused of Insider Trading

The SEC says a Spanish national abused his position in Goldman's compliance unit to make more than $471,000 in profits from insider trades.
Fraud

Wells Fargo Fined $37M Over Forex Fraud

The bank's sales specialists allegedly charged forex customers higher markups on transactions than they represented the bank would charge.
Fraud

Ex-Controller Testifies in Trial of Theranos CEO

So Han Spivey said Theranos provided investors with revenue projections that did not match the reality of its finances.
Fraud

App Annie Fined $10 Million for Misusing Data

The SEC says the mobile data and analytics firm used confidential information from app developers to induce trading firms to become subscribers.
Fraud

Kraft Heinz Fined $62M for Accounting Fraud

The SEC says the company's procurement division improperly recorded nearly 300 transactions to deliver unrealistic cost savings and inflate profits.
Risk & Compliance

Ad Giant WPP Fined $19M for FCPA Violations

The SEC says the company failed to properly supervise subsidiaries in foreign countries, resulting in bribery and other illicit schemes.
Disclosure

Capital One CEO Fined for Antitrust Violations

The FTC says Richard Fairbank failed to comply with requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act when he acquired Capital One shares in 2018.
Cryptocurrency

BitConnect Charged With $2B Crypto Fraud

The crypto exchange platform allegedly misrepresented to investors that it would deploy their funds to trade bitcoin using a proprietary bot.
Mobile

Apple Settles App Makers’ Suit for $100 Million

The settlement of the antitrust class action also includes changes to App Store rules that prevented developers from billing customers directly.
Fraud

Ex-HeadSpin CEO Charged With Lying to Investors

The SEC says Manish Lachwani inflated the value of deals with customers to achieve high valuations for the mobile app testing startup.
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