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The Foreign Agents Registration Act: 2024 Year in Review and Outlook for 2025

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Executive Summary - We entered 2025 with the world in turmoil, a new American administration in the White House, and various global actors—friends and foes alike—still actively vying for the attention of the American public. ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Announces DOJ’s Approach to AI

On February 14, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced two important developments related to the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) as it relates to the work of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). First,...more

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FBI and DOJ Offer Guidance on SEC Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure Rules

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On December 18, 2023, new cybersecurity rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) became effective. Among other things, those rules require SEC registrants to disclose certain information about...more

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DOJ & FBI Issue New Guidelines for Delayed Reporting of Cyber Incidents to the SEC

Under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure rule (cybersecurity rule), public companies subject to the cybersecurity rule must promptly...more

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SEC’s Cybersecurity Rules – SEC Issues Guidance and DOJ Establishes Processes for the National Security or Public Safety Exception

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Our Securities and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy teams unpack the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) process for companies seeking to delay Form 8-K disclosures under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) cybersecurity...more

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Cyber Incident Reporting Guidance: DOJ Explains How It Will Determine if a Public Disclosure Poses Substantial National Security...

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The cyber reporting landscape is rapidly shifting. Many agencies are developing rules, and a major player has been the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with important questions arising about implementation of...more

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Intelligence Gathering and FISA Section 702: Lots of Heat Obscures Important Practical Issues

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As heated debate continues over possible changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which is poised to expire later this month, we wanted to provide some perspective on a few practical issues. As former DOJ...more

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SEC Cyber Reporting Mandates: How to Request a National Security or Public Safety Delay

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On December 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) new disclosure requirements go into effect and will require public companies to publicly report material cybersecurity incidents within four days of making a...more

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The Five Eyes Stare Down Trade Secret Theft

On Sunday evening, CBS's 60 Minutes aired a segment featuring “The Five Eyes” and the critical issue of state-sponsored intellectual property ("IP") and trade secret theft. While geopolitics and national security issues might...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Recent Actions Illustrate Continued Focus on Export Control Violations

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Last week, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s statements to the American Bar Association again highlighted the fact that investigating and prosecuting individuals for violating economic sanctions, export controls, and...more

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White House Pivots on Cyber: Voluntary Compliance Carrots Are Being Replaced By Big Regulatory Sticks

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The White House released the long-anticipated National Cybersecurity Strategy on March 2, 2023 setting out five (5) pillars articulating key themes and Administration priorities. Coming more than two years into the Biden...more

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Cyber Sirens Intensify: DOJ is Signaling Increased Enforcement of Cybercrime, Collaboration with the Private Sector and...

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Earlier this month, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco spoke on cybersecurity developments at the International Conference on Cyber Security (“ICCS”); the same day, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released its...more

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New Complaint Filed Charging a Dual U.S./Russian Citizen with Unlawfully Acting as a Foreign Agent for the Russian Government

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On March 8, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its filing of a Complaint charging dual Russian and U.S. citizen Elena Branson with several counts, including conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian government...more

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DOJ Announces Launch of KleptoCapture Task Force in Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

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On March 2, 2022, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the launch of a new interagency task force, the KleptoCapture Task Force, focused on enforcing the recent U.S. financial sanctions and other economic...more

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DOJ Steps Back From China Initiative but Remains Focused on China-Related Enforcement

On February 23, 2022, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Matthew Olsen, the head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD), announced that a review of the China Initiative begun under the Trump...more

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2022 Cyber Watch List: A look at 2021 and What’s to Come in the Year Ahead

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Privacy In Focus®- In 2021, cyber gained prominence as a top business risk and national security concern with ransomware attacks wreaking havoc on business operations and critical infrastructure. Companies large and small,...more

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Trial Date Set for Former Trump Adviser Charged with Acting as an Agent of a Foreign Government

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has set jury selection to begin September 7, 2022, in regard to the prosecution of Thomas Barrack, a friend and former key adviser to ex-U.S. President Donald...more

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U.S. Government Takes Increasingly Aggressive Actions Targeting Ransomware

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On November 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), and the U.S. Department of State (“State”) made several significant announcements regarding recent U.S. government...more

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DOJ, FBI Targeting U.S. Citizens and Foreign Nationals Suspected of Acting as Agents of Foreign Governments

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In October 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges against eight individuals accused of operating “repatriation squads” in the United States on behalf of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It announced...more

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The Justice Department Strikes Back and Recovers Ransom Paid by Colonial Pipeline

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You just can’t make this stuff up – the Justice Department, displaying its growing sophistication of the cyber world, announced it recovered most of the ransom paid to criminal hackers of Colonial Pipeline Co. (Colonial)....more

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DOJ Seizure of Ransom Payment Signals More Aggressive Stance by U.S. Government

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Following the creation of the DOJ’s Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force in April 2021 and on the heels of the Biden administration’s characterization of ransomware as a national security threat, on June 7, 2021, the...more

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Heightened Focus on Foreign Influence in Academia

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Department of Education Report Warns that Academic Institutions Are Failing to Meet Compliance Obligations in Fight Against Foreign Influence Last month the Department of Education (“DOE” or “Department”) released an...more

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DOJ’s Arguments In Flynn Case Could Aid Future Defendants

Ronald White authored an article for Law360 covering the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) motion to dismiss the charges in U.S. v. Michael Flynn, and how this decision could assist other federal criminal defendants and make...more

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Huawei espionage concerns reach UK

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The UK 5G debate is emblematic of protectionist sentiments in the technology sector. Huawei and the technology cold war - Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a modern Chinese success story. A pioneer in the telecommunication...more

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DOJ Announces ‘China Initiative’ to Investigate and Prosecute Chinese Companies

On November 1, 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) “China Initiative” with the objective of countering perceived national security threats to the United States from...more

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