New York Attorney General Letitia James sued a bank for failing to (i) protect victims of electronic fraud and (ii) reimburse their losses.
News & Insights
In yesterday's newsletter, we identified two CFTC Advisories as newly updated guidance on cooperation that can affect civil monetary penalties in enforcement actions. The updates are current, but they are not new.
The CFTC Division of Enforcement issued guidance as to the standard by which it assesses a firm's level of cooperation with enforcement investigations.
Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr argued that good cyber defense is "not sufficient" to address cyberattacks; he emphasized that banks must focus on operational resilience and improved risk management to confront the threat.
The New York State Department of Financial Services fined and delicensed a virtual currency trading firm for numerous compliance violations of New York State's Virtual Currency Regulation.