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    Hackers Snagged $36 Million in Crypto in Breach of IRA Financial

    2022-02-15

    Wealth Management: A hack at IRA Financial Trust, which offers self-directed retirement accounts, resulted in the theft of $36 million in cryptocurrency, according to a person familiar with the investigation. 

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    Ransomware Targeted 14 of 16 U.S. Critical Infrastructure Sectors in 2021

    2022-02-10

    Security Week: Over the past several years, ransomware has become the most prevalent threat to organizations in private and public sectors alike, including financial services, food and agriculture, government, healthcare, and other critical infrastructure industries.

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    SEC Proposes Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules and Amendments for Registered Investment Advisers and Funds

    2022-02-09

    SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose rules related to cybersecurity risk management for registered investment advisers, and registered investment companies and business development companies (funds), as well as amendments to certain rules that govern investment adviser and fund disclosures.

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    European, U.S. Regulators Tell Banks to Prepare for Russian Cyberattack Threat

    2022-02-08

    U.S. News: The European Central Bank is preparing banks for a possible Russian-sponsored cyber attack as tensions with Ukraine mount, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as the region braces for the financial fallout of any conflict.

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    US Seizes $3.6 Billion Stolen in 2016 Bitfinex Cryptoexchange Hack

    2022-02-08

    Bleeping Computer: The US Department of Justice announced that law enforcement seized billions worth of cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack.

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    Homeland Security Establishes the Cyber Safety Review Board to Learn the Mistakes from Past Cyber Incidents

    2022-02-03

    Tech Crunch: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has assembled a review board that will be tasked with investigating major national cybersecurity incidents in an effort to “meaningfully improve” the nation’s cyber resilience.

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    White House Cybersecurity Official in Europe Warning of Russian Hacks

    2022-02-02

    U.S. News: Russia could use cyberattacks as part of its efforts to destabilise and further invade Ukraine, a White House cyber official visiting her European counterparts said.

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    KKR Explores Sale or IPO of Cybersecurity Consultant Optiv

    2022-02-01

    Financial Post: Buyout firm KKR & Co Inc is exploring a sale or an initial public offering for Optiv Security Inc, a U.S. cybersecurity solutions distributor and consultant it controls at a valuation of more than $3 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

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    SEC Chair Gensler Warns of a New Era of Cyber-Securities Laws

    2022-01-31

    Akin Gump: Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), signaled a new era of cybersecurity law (and accompanying enforcement) in his keynote address “Cybersecurity and Securities Laws” on January 24, 2022, at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Annual Securities Regulation Institute.

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    SEC Proposes Amendments to Include Significant Treasury Markets Platforms Within Regulation ATS

    2022-01-26

    SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rules to better protect investors and enhance cybersecurity by bringing more Alternative Trading Systems (ATS) that trade Treasuries and other government securities under the regulatory umbrella.

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