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News & Insights: CyberSecurity

CyberSecurity
16 Nov, 2023

Stay Vigilant to Help Prevent Cyberattacks During the Holidays

Cybercrimes tend to increase during the holiday season, as malicious actors take advantage of the increased employee travel and distractions that are more common during the holiday season. To help protect from cyberattacks during the busy holiday season, the FBI and CISA compiled several recommendations that employees can take now to prevent from these kinds of attacks.

CyberSecurity
28 Apr, 2026

Fidelity Fined for Failure to Enforce Cybersecurity Controls

Fidelity Brokerage Services has agreed to pay $1.25 million after it failed to enforce “appropriate cybersecurity controls” in 2024, leading to a significant data breach affecting approximately 77,000 customers, according to an announcement by Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Galvin on April 27.

Flash Reports
03 Feb, 2026

Notepad++ Targeted in Software Supply Chain Attack

On February 2nd, 2026, the common text editor, Notepad++, shared an update to its initial announcement in December 2025 that it was the target of a software supply chain attack. According to the announcement, starting in June 2025, bad actors intercepted and redirected requests for updates to malicious infrastructure. These bad actors were then able to deliver malware through a software update channel that users trusted.

CyberSecurity
26 Jan, 2026

Phishing Alert: Message Posing as FINRA Urging Time-Sensitive Document Review

We have been notified of a recent phishing email campaign impersonating FINRA. Multiple firms have reported receiving emails that appear to be from FINRA, reference regulatory reporting requirements, and include attachments.

CyberSecurity
22 Jan, 2026

SEC Shares Amended Reg S-P Initial Document Request List

On January 22, 2026, the SEC held its final webinar on Amended Regulation S-P. This webinar focused on compliance issues for smaller entities with less than $1.5 billion in assets under management.

Flash Reports
14 Jan, 2026

SEC Webinar: Amended Regulation S-P Compliance for Small Firms

The SEC has announced it will hold its final Amended Regulation S-P outreach event on January 22, 2026, at 11:00 AM ET, in anticipation of the upcoming June 3, 2026, compliance deadline for small firms.

CyberSecurity
15 Oct, 2025

SonicWall Security Incident

SonicWall, a popular network security company that advisers and other financial institutions use for its firewall or router products, recently confirmed a security incident resulting in unauthorized access to configuration backup files for customers using its cloud backup service.

Custody Relief for Crypto Assets: SEC No-Action Letter Benefits Advisers and Registered Investment Companies

On September 30th, the SEC Division of Investment Management gave an answer to the most challenging question for crypto assets: What entities are qualified custodians for crypto assets? Since qualified custodians must meet the definition of a banking institution for both the Adviser Act’s Custody Rule and the Investment Company Act’s.

Artificial Intelligence
02 Sep, 2025

Study: Over Half of Employees Admit Pasting Sensitive Data into LLMs

According to a recent survey, 78% of employees are already using AI tools at work, even when their companies haven’t set clear policies.

CyberSecurity
31 Jul, 2025

SEC Approves In-Kind Creations and Redemptions for Crypto ETPs

On July 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced its intention to postpone the effective date of the AML/CFT Rule from January 1, 2026, until January 1, 2028.

CyberSecurity
16 Jul, 2025

Law Firm Suffers Data Breach; Exposes Sensitive Client Data

A law firm with asset manager clients, recently notified authorities in several states that sensitive data of more than 360 individuals was exposed in a recent data breach.