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Key Takeaways from the White House Crypto Report

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 8/7/2025

On July 30, 2025, the White House released a 166-page report titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” (the “Report”).[1] Authored by a working group of cabinet members and federal agency...more

National Public Data Hack Exposes Millions: Essential Steps to Safeguard Your Identity and Combat Fraud

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/26/2024

The recent massive data breach at National Public Data (NPD), a background check company, has potentially compromised the personal information of millions, if not billions, of individuals, including their Social Security...more

Investigations Newsletter: Arkansas Men Convicted in $18 Million Global Investment Fraud Conspiracy

ArentFox Schiff on 9/11/2023

Arkansas Men Convicted in $18 Million Global Investment Fraud Conspiracy - A federal jury in the Western District of Arkansas convicted four men of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money...more

Cybercrime: A Year in Review

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/26/2023

Information security will remain a top priority for all industries in 2023. Healthcare, government, and education will likely continue to be top targets for ransomware attacks, with for-profit businesses close behind. In...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 43

Clark Hill PLC on 11/16/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate will return to DC this week for the lame duck session of the 117th Congress with continued funding of the government as the top priority. Current...more

Is It Time for a Test Drive in the Metaverse?

ArentFox Schiff on 7/6/2022

Buying a car has evolved from the days of brick and mortar dealerships to e-commerce, where consumers can select their preferred dealer, reserve, order, finance, and purchase a new or used vehicle in a seamless transaction....more

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Key Takeaways for Employers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/24/2021

On November 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law. According to the White House, the IIJA will play an important role in rebuilding and improving roads,...more

Practical Tips to Mitigate the Risk of Being Hacked by Fake IRS or Google Voice Scams

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 11/5/2021

Risk Management Question - What are some of the newest hacking scams that may affect law firms and other businesses? The Issue - On October 27, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued warnings to be on alert...more

More Privacy, Please - June 2021

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/3/2021

Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more

ERISA Cybersecurity Lessons for Employers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/18/2021

Retirement plans are increasingly subject to cybersecurity issues, and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is taking notice. On April 14, 2021, the DOL published cybersecurity guidance “for plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries,...more

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - January 2021 #2

Troutman Pepper Locke on 1/12/2021

Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

ERISA/Cybersecurity Considerations in the COVID Age

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/21/2020

“Because that’s where the money is,” was the famous quote fictitiously attributed to Willie Sutton when asked why he robbed banks. Given the trillions of dollars held by employee benefit plans, these plans are prime targets...more

Cybersecurity Preparedness and the Growing Importance of Operational Resiliency

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/18/2020

Creation of a new rapid response team signals regulators may turn today’s cyber examination priorities into tomorrow’s enforcement priorities. The Securities and Exchange Commission, New York State Department of Financial...more

Window On Washington - Vol. 4, Issue 3

Clark Hill PLC on 1/21/2020

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House is in recess this week and the Senate will begin the impeachment trial later this afternoon. ...more

Taxpayer Cybersecurity – Step 5: Create a Data Theft Recovery Plan

Snell & Wilmer on 8/27/2019

The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more

Taxpayer Cybersecurity – Step 4: Recognize Identity Theft

Snell & Wilmer on 8/15/2019

The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more

Taxpayer Cybersecurity – Step 3: Avoid E-mail Phishing Scams

Snell & Wilmer on 8/14/2019

The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more

Taxpayer CyberSecurity — Step 2: Create A Data Security Plan

Snell & Wilmer on 8/9/2019

The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more

Taxpayer CyberSecurity — Step 1: Protect Your Systems!

Snell & Wilmer on 8/7/2019

In March 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) convened an unprecedented coalition of state tax agencies and private-sector tax industry officials to fight back against emerging criminal syndicates exploiting sensitive...more

Privacy Tip #198: Cybersecurity for Tax Professionals

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/12/2019

This week, I was honored to again have the opportunity to participate as a speaker at the Internal Revenue Service’s Nationwide Tax Forum 2019 in Washington, D.C. Through a generous grant provided by the American Coalition...more

President Signs Into Law the Taxpayer First Act Reforming the IRS

Williams Mullen on 7/11/2019

On July 1, 2019, President Trump signed the Taxpayer First Act, H.R. 3151, into law. The Act makes organizational changes to the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and implements reforms aimed at improving customer...more

Taxation & Representation - June 2019 #3

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 7/3/2019

TAX TIDBIT - Five Takeaways and a Falsehood: Test Your Knowledge of the Ways and Means Tax Markup - On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee marked up and approved the following four bills, largely along...more

Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 18

Clark Hill PLC on 4/30/2019

Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress: Congress returns from a two week long recess, and the Majority Leader Hoyer has already announced that the House will vote on at least three of Democrats’ top...more

Don’t Take the Bait! “Spear Phishing” and “Whaling” Take Scams to the Next Level

Fisher Phillips on 1/29/2019

For several years now, we’ve been alerting employers about the dangers of phishing scams that attempt to obtain private and personal information from employers... Many of these scams rear their ugly head around tax season,...more

Client Alert – Employers Beware: ‘Tis the Season for Data Theft

Bowditch & Dewey on 12/18/2018

Because cybercriminals don’t take holidays, December is an appropriate time for all employers to take steps to protect tax data and identities (both their own and their employees’) in advance of the 2019 tax-filing season....more

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