SPAC sponsors could soon be held liable for over-hyping to investors US watchdog may do something about so-called blank-check IPO capers Legal30 Mar 2022 | 9
Three Twilio developers charged with insider trading Crew alleged to have banked over $1m thanks to pandemic-induced usage bumps Legal29 Mar 2022 | 11
Weibo faces US stock exchange delisting China's Twitter analog is latest in SEC crosshairs over audits Legal24 Mar 2022 | 3
SEC proposes four-day rule for public companies to report cyberattacks And it'll be in an 8-K for all to see Security09 Mar 2022 | 3
BitConnect boss accused of $2.4bn crypto-Ponzi fraud has disappeared Where in the world is Carm, sorry, Satish Kumbhani? Personal Tech02 Mar 2022 | 30
Study says SEC 10-K not fit for purpose when it comes to Big Tech, and the companies are using that to their advantage Regulatory body needs method to account for business models that monetize free services Off-Prem14 Dec 2021 | 9
The SEC is investigating whistleblower claims that Tesla was reckless as its solar panels go up in smoke Tens of thousands of homeowners and hundreds of businesses were at risk, lawsuit claims On-Prem06 Dec 2021 | 5
Now America's financial watchdog probes 'frat house' Activision Blizzard Plus: Chief Legal Officer exits as court battles loom Personal Tech21 Sep 2021 | 3
SEC takes legal action after crowdfunded marijuana investment scheme appears to go up in smoke Platform and individuals charged in first case of its kind Legal21 Sep 2021 | 19
Twitter offers to cough up 80 days of annual sales to settle 'false' user count lawsuit Web biz proposes $800m to disappear accusations of over-promising audience size to investors Personal Tech20 Sep 2021 | 4
App Annie fined $10m by the SEC for deceptive practices around how it presented data Analytics firm will neither admit nor deny the findings Legal15 Sep 2021 | 6
Crypto-coin startup said its bot could generate huge profits from your Bitcoin. It was a scam, says SEC Founder and promoter accused of running 'Ponzi-like scheme' Personal Tech03 Sep 2021 | 30
SEC still digging into SolarWinds fallout, nudges undeclared victims US markets watchdog sniffs around potential insider trading, data violations relating to hack Security22 Jun 2021 | 6
School teacher accused of pocketing $1m+ in insider trading using tips from Silicon Valley pal One of six guys charged over Infinera, Fortinet securities Security16 Jun 2021 | 10
You were supposed to be watching him. Letters from SEC claim Tesla breached deal to police Elon Musk's tweets 2020 missives from American securities regulator to car firm revealed Offbeat02 Jun 2021 | 17
Cisco reveals a probe of 'self-enrichment scheme' involving ex-employees in China Also lifts lid on allegations former workers paid staffers of 'state-owned enterprises' Networks18 Feb 2021 | 3
SEC: If you want to easily crowdfund investment in your business, knock yourself out, all the way to $5m Rules loosened by regulator, concerns raised they favor the rich Science04 Nov 2020 |
Former antivirus baron John McAfee collared, faces extradition to America on tax evasion, securities allegations He paid more or less than $750, though? Security06 Oct 2020 | 111
SEC drags Silicon Valley AI upstart to court over claims of made-up revenues, investors swindled out of $11m No, surely not, no way, we're utterly shocked AI + ML22 Jul 2020 | 3
Never thought we'd write this headline: Under Siege Steven Seagal is not Above The Law, must fork out $314,000 after boosting crypto-coin biz D-list cinematic eye-gouger catches heat for million-dollar funbucks bung Science27 Feb 2020 | 41
Fake docs rock real docs: Ex-Wall St guy accused of conning medics out of £27m for bogus cryptocurrency fund using faked paperwork He spent the dosh on himself rather than invest it as promised, prosecutors claim Science12 Feb 2020 | 26
IT isn't supposed to stand for Insider Trading... Palo Alto Networks sysadmin and pals accused of $7m shares caper Techie allegedly fed secret financial info to buddies ahead of public release Networks18 Dec 2019 | 11
Colorado cryptocoin execs spark up blunt '$722m ponzi scheme' criminal charges after investments go up in smoke Dude, pass the indictment Science11 Dec 2019 | 13
Infosys confirms SEC probe, says India's SEBI also wants a word Plus a class action sueball – it's been a busy 24 hours for Indian outsourcer On-Prem24 Oct 2019 | 1
WeWork, but We don't IPO: Self-styled techie boarding house calls off cursed stock offering The worst thing to happen to them since the last thing On-Prem30 Sep 2019 | 41
Cryptocurrency lovers slip US watchdog $7m to make claims of ripping off investors, other rule breaking simply vanish Meanwhile, SEC takes on Kik on similar charges Science13 Aug 2019 | 3
US insurers face SEC probe over web-access bungle that exposed 'up to 885 million' files But it claims just 32 people had 'non-public' info disclosed. Eh? Security13 Aug 2019 | 18
While on his way to the clink, IT consultancy big cheese will cough up that $2.9m he embezzled Nandu Thondavadi reaches agreement with America's financial watchdog On-Prem31 Jul 2019 | 5
Delicious irony: Hacked medical debt collector AMCA files for bankruptcy protection from debt collectors The tables are turned, database tables that is Security18 Jun 2019 | 36
Bloody awful: Hell-thcare hackers break into databases of 20m medical test biz patients Outsourced silos of personal info raided, at least 200,000 payment details swiped Security05 Jun 2019 | 14
SEC says no to Amazon bid to stop shareholders voting on use of facial recognition system Proposal seeking to halt sale of Rekognition to US agencies to be heard at annual meeting Science08 Apr 2019 | 22
Head of Apple's insider trading program charged with… you guessed it... insider trading US financial watchdog, prosecutors overdose on irony On-Prem13 Feb 2019 | 33
EDGAR Wrong: Ukrainians hacked SEC, stole docs for inside trading, says Uncle Sam Crooks banked $270,000 in just one move, it is claimed Security15 Jan 2019 | 11
Uncle Sam wants tech toolkit to snoop social media stock scammers Pumpers and dumpers, flash crashers and other miscreants under the SEC's spotlight Security05 Sep 2018 | 6
IT biz embezzlement brouhaha leaves bloke with $456k migraine Backer charged in connection with alleged $4.1m corporate fraud scandal Security23 Jul 2018 | 9
Four US govt agencies poke probe in Facebook following more 'oops, we spilled your data' shocks Giving dozens of devs access to profiles suddenly looks dumb Security03 Jul 2018 | 30
The strange tale of an energy biz that suddenly became a blockchain upstart – and $1.4m now forfeited in sold shares Two blokes charged by SEC settle out of court On-Prem02 Jul 2018 | 19
CEO of struggling storage biz Tintri quits SEC filing shows company up the creek and sans paddle Storage19 Jun 2018 | 10
Tintri teeters on the edge of oblivion Management faces the ghoulish and grisly truth Storage18 Jun 2018 | 7
Thought the AT&T Time-Warner tie-up was scary? Comcast says 'hold my beer' American cable giant offers $65bn for 21st Century Fox Networks14 Jun 2018 | 16
A Spectre flaw solution, Cloudflare blips, a bank cyber-heist in Canada, and more in infosec land Roundup Also, the SEC takes aim at another shady ICO OSes02 Jun 2018 | 3
Real fake scam offers crypto-coin to replace frequent flier points True lies from SEC designed to educate - hang on, what's the interest rate on this thing? Legal17 May 2018 | 14
John McAfee ‘goes underground’ in motorcade to flee SEC Babbles about subpoenas, corruption, corrupt pyramidal power structures and so much more On-Prem16 May 2018 | 37
Equifax reveals full horror of that monstrous cyber-heist of its servers 146 million people, 99 million addresses, 209,000 payment cards, 38,000 drivers' licenses and 3,200 passports Security08 May 2018 | 80
Facebook confesses: Buckle up, there's plenty more privacy lapses where that came from It's a $460bn business with a free service… what did you think was going on? Personal Tech27 Apr 2018 | 44
Yahoo! fined! $35m! for! covering! up! massive! IT! security! screwup! Now, who wants to take a look at the revamped Yahoo Mail? Security24 Apr 2018 | 24
US watchdog reckons blockchain bods Longfin were wrongfin, maybe this is their swansongfin SEC cops crash crypto coin creeps' alleged crime caper Science06 Apr 2018 | 7
Students: Duh, of course we're blowing our loan bucks on crypto coins Still a better investment than art school or avocado toast Science26 Mar 2018 | 22
Bad blood: Theranos CEO charged with massive fraud 'Next Steve Jobs' humiliated and ruined but avoids jail Science14 Mar 2018 | 70
Stock trader gets two years in prison for pumping up with Fitbit Using wearable to get wrong kind of gains get Big House visit On-Prem12 Mar 2018 | 19
US authorities call on cryptocoin 'exchanges' to sign up for regulation They walk and quack like an Exchange but SEC says don’t invest unless they follow rules like an Exchange Science08 Mar 2018 | 7
US watchdog just gave up trying to get Google to explain YouTube's huge financial figures Don't you worry your pretty little heads about it, says web giant Personal Tech28 Feb 2018 | 39
Hey, look who's rushing to weigh in on crypto-coins. Hello, United Nations and European Commission! Rules, rules, standards, and rules Science23 Jan 2018 | 6
Stripe in Bitcoin hype flight while fans blindly gobble up crypto-cash Roundup Between scrutiny, scams, fees, and hacking, digi-dosh looks less appealing Science23 Jan 2018 | 16
Blockheads changing company names to surf crypto wave get a warning from the SEC Regulator tells lawyers told to get off the fence or face unpleasant fall Science23 Jan 2018 | 25
Cyber-coin crackdown continues: Commission charges couple crypto-currency company chiefs concerning 'conned' customers Crikey! Science20 Jan 2018 | 21
Good lord, Kodak's stock is up 120 per cent. How? New film? Oh. It launched a crypto-coin Sigh, 2018. Sigh Science09 Jan 2018 | 56
SEC sends ICO for restaurant app Munchee back to the kitchen Rules that offering was a cryptocurrency speculation, not real attempt to fund app Science13 Dec 2017 | 4
Seagate: Happy Xmas, staff – thanks for everyth... um, you 500. Can we have a word? 'Tis the season of glad tidings, goodwill – and job cuts On-Prem12 Dec 2017 | 10
US authorities issue strongly worded warnings about crypto-investments SEC says it's monitoring transactions like a hawk Science12 Dec 2017 | 55
SEC's cyber-cops cyber-file cyber-first cyber-fraud cyber-charges Securities watchdog puts the freeze on dodgy ICO Security05 Dec 2017 | 7
Beware Paris Hilton's investment advice, SEC tells investors Celebrity cryptocurrency endorsements labelled 'potentially unlawful promotion' Legal03 Nov 2017 | 12