New York partners Pete Baldwin and Bob Mancuso authored an article for the New York Law Journal titled, “Cybersecurity Enforcement Trends: A Fraught New Reality for ‘Victims’ of Cyberattacks,” that discusses how regulators have shifted their focus from data breach notifications to overall cybersecurity preparedness.
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UK Information Commissioner’s Office Fines Direct Marketing Company for PECR Violation
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced that it has fined a direct marketing company, Everything DM Ltd. (EDML) £ 60,000 ($77,421) for failing to take reasonable steps to ensure that unsolicited marketing emails sent on behalf of its clients complied with privacy laws applicable to electronic communications.
SEC Freezes $27 Million Related to a Blockchain/Cryptocurrency Acquisition
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) obtained a court order freezing more than $27 million in proceeds from alleged illegal distributions and sales of restricted shares of a public company , and charged the company, its CEO, and three other affiliated individuals on April 6, 2018. That same day, the Nasdaq Stock Market halted trading in the company’s stock.
The SEC’s complaint alleges that shortly after the company began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market and announced the acquisition of a purported blockchain-empowered cryptocurrency business, its stock price rose dramatically until its market capitalization exceeded $3 billion. The SEC further alleges that the CEO and the three other individual defendants then illegally sold large blocks of their restricted shares to the public while the stock price was excessively elevated and that they collectively reaped more than $27 million in profits.
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