On October 1, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory warning of the perils of facilitating ransomware payments involving malicious cyber-enabled activities. OFAC has seen an increase in ransomware attacks on various governmental entities, financial institutions, health care institutions, and educational institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. These
June 9th at 2:00 pm ET
State Attorneys General have become more active in their efforts to protect consumers as it relates to banks and payment processors, especially when you take into consideration COVID-19. In this webinar we will discuss some key concerns of State Attorneys General, expectations, and their relationship to federal consumer
On May 6, twenty-four state attorneys general led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey called for action from Congress, urging House of Representative and Senate leaders to come together to resolve the mounting issues with the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). Against the backdrop of a record 33 million Americans filing for unemployment and daily news
On April 6, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Tapplock, Inc. for falsely claiming in its privacy policy that its fingerprint-sensing smart locks were “unbreakable” and that it followed “industry best practices” to ensure that a user’s personal information was protected. After three security researchers identified various physical and electronic vulnerabilities with the
*Current as of April 8. This update accounts for guidance from 17 additional states and the District of Columbia.
As states shut down normal operations in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), governors and state attorneys general across the country have offered guidance to local governments about how to balance state laws that emphasize
As states shut down normal operations in response to the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), governors and state attorneys general across the country have offered guidance to local governments about how to balance state laws emphasizing open meetings, while these same officials are taking action to halt public gatherings. To date, 24 states have weighed in