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The founder of BitConnect was previously indicted for his role in the multimillion-dollar fraud, and its top U.S.-based promoter has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

New developments show criminals continue to abuse cryptocurrencies in the traditional areas of theft, fraud and extortion.

On May 8, 2021, Colonial Pipeline had to shut down a 5,500-mile fuel pipeline from Texas to New Jersey after its network experienced a ransomware attack

According to a recent report, iconic fashion brands from ready-to-wear sportswear to haute couture have been reaping the financial rewards of their bespoke NFT (non-fungible token) collections...

Data breaches have become an all-consuming topic of late. Stories about data theft dominate political headlines, boardroom discussions and family meetings around the dinner table.

On October 30, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filed a complaint in federal court against a day trader for allegedly committing fraud and market manipulation...

The U.S. Supreme Court is requesting that startup hiQ Labs Inc. respond to LinkedIn's request for intervention of a ruling in the Ninth Circuit.

On 17 July 2013, the European Commission published two legislative proposals to further strengthen the EU's fight against fraud

With a changing of the guard in Washington and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has been relatively quiet so far this year.

March 2024 – The United States Congress passed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) as an integral part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA) on 14 December 2023.

A multi-office group of Orrick partners have authored a guide on the key provisions of French, US and UK anticorruption law

The announcement confirms that, in a merger or acquisition, an acquiring or successor company that discovers and subsequently voluntarily reports potential misconduct...

Samsung Electronics has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $300 million fine, the second largest criminal antitrust fine in U.S. history, for participating in a price-fixing conspiracy in the dynamic access random memory (DRAM) industry.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the indictment by a grand jury charging four owners/managers of home health care agencies in Maine with participating in a conspiracy...

The DOJ’s Antitrust Division successfully extradited Romano Pisciotti from Germany to make an initial appearance on antitrust-related charges.

If 2013 was a tough year in the courtroom for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2014 is not shaping up to be much better.

Entrepreneurs who form, but ultimately do not activate, business entities may be vulnerable to identity theft.