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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
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.

CyberSecurity
30 Jun, 2025

Phishing Warning: Fake SEC Emails Sent to Multiple RIAs

Multiple reports indicate an active phishing operation targeting Registered Investment Advisers with fraudulent emails impersonating official SEC communications.

CyberSecurity
30 Jun, 2025

16 Billion Exposed Login Credentials Following Compilation of Data Breaches

Several news sources recently reported that a data breach resulted in 16 billion login credentials being exposed. While this was not a single breach, and rather a compilation of leaked credentials stolen by infostealers, exposed in data breaches, and via credential stuffing attacks, it does reinforce the risk associated with compromised credentials.

CyberSecurity
21 Feb, 2025

The SEC Unveils the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit

On February 20, 2025, the SEC announced the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (“CETU”), replacing the existing Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, in an effort to combat cyber-related misconduct and to protect retail investors from bad actors in the technologies space.

The SEC’s Crypto Task Force, Its Priorities, and an Invitation to Engage

On February 4, 2025, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce issued a statement on the future of the Crypto Task Force. The Task Force’s approach starts with engagement with the crypto industry and the public to provide regulatory clarity, while simultaneously disentangling the many threads of active litigation surrounding crypto.

Books & Records
16 Jan, 2025

SEC Fines Firm $45M for Recordkeeping, Cyber Woes

The SEC announced on January 13, 2025, that two brokerage firms agreed to pay a combined $45 million, $33.5 million, and $11.5 million, respectively, in civil penalties relating to multiple SEC charges stemming from their brokerage operations.

CyberSecurity
05 Dec, 2024

FinCEN Alert on Fraud Schemes with Deepfake Media

On November 13, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an alert to help financial institutions identify fraud schemes associated with the use of deepfake media (“deepfakes”) created with generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”).

CyberSecurity
25 Oct, 2024

2025 Cybersecurity Examination Priorities: Vendor Due Diligence, Incident Response Plans, and More

On October 21, 2024, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) published its 2025 Examination Priorities, which includes annual priorities viewed by EXAMS as presenting heightened risks to investors and markets overall.

CyberSecurity
22 Oct, 2024

SEC Charges for Misleading Cyber Disclosures

On October 22, 2024, the SEC announced charges against four current and former public companies for “making materially misleading disclosures regarding cybersecurity risks and intrusions”, according to a SEC press release.

CyberSecurity
29 Aug, 2024

SEC Charges Equiniti Trust for Cyber Failures

On August 20th, 2024, the SEC announced that it settled charges against Equiniti Trust Company LLC (formerly American Stock & Trust Company, LLC) due to failing to ensure client securities and funds were protected from theft. Equiniti Trust Company LLC (“Equiniti”) incurred two cyber incidents from 2022 to 2023 that resulted in the loss of more than $6.6 million of client funds.