Board to CISO: Can we bounce back from a breach?
CISO to Board: Unlikelyβ¦we need money & a LOT of work done immediately.
What board hearsβ¦
Another example of #DigitalAssets providing rich nuance to otherwise established areas of law. We're seeing a great deal of this in our #forensics work...these things surely keep the practicing attorneys hopping as well!
1/15 π¨ breaking: California federal court rules against heirs who filed an insurance claim based on over $300k of cryptocurrency being stolen from their Coinbase account. The case is Burt v. Travelers Commercial Ins. Co., No. 22-cv-03157-JSC (N.D. Cal. Aug. 16, 2022).
Today's #GoodGuysPrevail Update: @TheJusticeDept has secured a guilty plea from an Atlanta-based film producer for his involvement in a $2.5M USD pair of 2017 #ICO #scams.
Just the latest chapter in the "fraud is fraud" manual via U.S. #lawenforcement.
justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/atlβ¦
Today's #GoodGuysPrevail Update: @TheJusticeDept recently extradited the alleged operator of illegal cryptocurrency exchange #BTCe, which ostensibly laundered over $4 billion (USD) in criminal proceeds.
#AisA #ruleoflaw #justice #digitalassets #karma
justice.gov/opa/pr/alleged-rβ¦
Today's #GoodGuysPrevail Update: The @USDOJ_Intl recently charged six defendants in four separate crypto-related fraud cases:
βΆ the largest #NFT scheme charged to date;
β· a global #Ponzi scheme;
βΈ a fraudulent #ICO; and
βΉ a fraudulent investment fund.
justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-dβ¦
Todayβs #GoodGuysPrevail Update: The
@USDOJ_Intl seized assets worth $500k USD from North Korean hackers targeting U.S.-based #healthcare organizationsβ¦seized assets were either extortion payments or monies used in laundering #ransomware payments.
cnn.it/3OXPjdY
Today's #GoodGuysPrevail Update: Earlier this week, theΒ United States Attorneys'β OfficesΒ won a conviction against the fraudster behind the crypto schemeΒ My Big Coin β the regrettably named defendant and cryptocurrency shill: Randall Crater.
justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/my-biβ¦
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The latest $1 bill issued by the Fed
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Announcing that @endaomentdotorg CEO Robert Heeger is joining us in Sept at Converge22 in San Francisco. Come hear how Endaoment is transforming crypto-based philanthropy with on-chain DAO non-profit giving. converge.circle.com
Today's #GoodGuysPrevail Update: Lots to love about this updateβ¦a coordinated, #INTERPOL operation ("First Light") has culminated in the arrest of about 2,000 people and the seizures of some $50M USD in assets.
#fraud #justice #ruleoflaw #AisA #Karma
bit.ly/3yqGfb0
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Congratulations @JeffBezos!
We are one step closer to commercial space travel.
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos and three passengers return to Earth after historic flight to edge of space. abcn.ws/3rmwaId #BlueOrigin
Begging the foundational questionβ¦why are *ANY* sectors considered fair game for foreign malign influence campaigns, Mr. President?
cyberscoop.com/biden-putin-sβ¦
#GoodGuysPrevail Update: The @TheJusticeDept seized ~64 #bitcoin (~ $2.3M USD) from the criminal gang #Darkside.
#AisA #justice #nationalsecurity #RuleOfLaw
justice.gov/opa/pr/departmenβ¦
Todayβs #GoodGuysPrevail Update: A recent coordinated and international #lawenforcement effort designed to kill the persistence mechanism that enables the #Emotet ransomware to run on infected machines.
cyberscoop.com/law-enforcemeβ¦
Today's #GoodGuysPrevail Update: A Cypriot criminal β the first Cypriot national ever extradited from Cyprus to the United States β was convicted and sentenced to federal prison recently for extorting website operators with stolen personal information.
justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/cypβ¦
Today's #GoodGuysPrevail Update: In yet another 2021 law-enforcement victory against dark web criminals, @USDOJ_Intl secured a conviction in one of the most significant take-downs in #DarkWeb history.
justice.gov/opa/pr/deepdotweβ¦
Confused about #cyber #supplychain attacks (like SolarWinds)? Sit on a Board? Wondering how management teams should be evaluating this threat?
Check out recent @GrantThorntonUS #thoughtleadership piece from yours truly that seeks to unify these themesβ¦
bit.ly/3dp9P6i
Given recent events, Iβm eager for good newsβ¦here is some that qualifies. Scientists regenerate damaged optic nerve cells (from mice) in a laboratory, a breakthrough with incredible potential to treat glaucoma and other eye diseases. #humanflourshing
sciencealert.com/scientists-β¦
Today's #GoodGuysPrevail Update: UK's @NCA_UK arrested 21 individuals connected to now-defunct online criminal marketplace #WeLeakInfo. That site, taken down a year ago, hosted some 12 billion stolen credentials harvested from over 10,000 data breaches.
nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/nβ¦
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If you donβt hold the politicians you support accountableβif you think your team should violate the Rule of Law because the other team didβif you think all that matters is winningβthen you should expect nothing short of routine corruption from the people you elect.