As the ransomware racket has evolved it has become both more commercial and more professional. New ransomware gangs have adopted the language and practices of…
SEC Investigating GE Over Insurance Losses
In an Oct. 6 filing, GE disclosed that it had received a Wells Notice from the SEC warning the company that it plans to bring…
Malpractice Lawyer Indicted – Was It Extortion Or A Consulting Fee?
One of Maryland’s leading medical malpractice attorneys has been charged by federal prosecutors with attempted extortion. Allegations are that he demanded $25 million, couched as…
Covid-19 Is Increasing Fraud, But Companies Can Protect Themselves
Declining corporate revenues, a dispersed workforce, and an increasingly desperate population is proving to be a potent recipe for fraud. Based on their experience as…
The Handy Wallet Card That Says “I’m Friends With The Police”
Sometimes called courtesy cards, tens of thousands have been distributed by police union members to simpatico friends and acquaintances, primarily in a few big cities.…
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SEC Investigating GE Over Insurance Losses
In an Oct. 6 filing, GE disclosed that it had received a Wells Notice from the SEC warning the company that it plans to bring…
Covid-19 Is Increasing Fraud, But Companies Can Protect Themselves
Declining corporate revenues, a dispersed workforce, and an increasingly desperate population is proving to be a potent recipe for fraud. Based on their experience as…
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Extortion With a Smile
As the ransomware racket has evolved it has become both more commercial and more professional. New ransomware gangs have adopted the language and practices of…
Beyond Data-Breach: The Future Of Cyber Warfare
A new documentary looks at the brief history and future prospects of “The Perfect Weapon,” the title of both the documentary and the book on…
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On One Key Regulatory Precedent, Amy Barrett Is A Cipher
Speculation about how a Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett would rule has focused on Roe v Wade and Obamacare, but author and commentator Christopher…
Is Internet Gaming Addictive?
Although gaming disorder was defined as an addiction by the World Health Organization in 2018, and that designation has been used as the basis for…
Malpractice Lawyer Indicted – Was It Extortion Or A Consulting Fee?
One of Maryland’s leading medical malpractice attorneys has been charged by federal prosecutors with attempted extortion. Allegations are that he demanded $25 million, couched as…
Fines, Restitution, “Recommended” For Law Firm Owner In Wayward Investment Scheme
A South Carolina law firm and its attorney/owner are among respondents who could face nearly $3 million in fines and restitution, in a matter before…
How Overreach Can Sink An In-House Privilege Claim
In-house legal at Dartmouth college was brought up short, when a judge ruled its privilege claim for a trove of in-house communications exceeds the privilege’s…
Big Retailers, Landlords, On Collision Course
By early summer the statistics were already grim, with fewer than a third of retail tenants paying as little as 75 percent of their rent,…
StockX Facing Class Action For Breach It Denied
StockX, a trading platform for fashion and sneakers, is facing a class action lawsuit after a data breach this past spring. TechCrunch reported the breach…
Healthcare Clobbered By Ransom Attacks, No End In Sight
A healthcare industry security publication reports a spate of apparently successful ransomware attacks, in which hackers posted some of the data they claim to have…
“Disturbing Images”: A Beleaguered Content Moderator Sues YouTube
The same lawyer who won a $52 million settlement earlier this year for a Facebook employee is representing a woman who did similar content moderation…