U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission News

SEC Accuses Four Firms of Downplaying SolarWinds-Related Hacks

Four hacked companies will pay a total of almost $7 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that they downplayed the significance of the cyberattacks, the latest fallout from the massive SolarWinds Corp. breach. Unisys Corp., Avaya Holdings …

Hedge Fund Two Sigma in $100M Settlement Talks With SEC, WSJ Reports

Hedge fund Two Sigma is likely to have to pay as much as $100 million to resolve a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission probe into a trading scandal at the firm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The U.S. …

U.S. SEC Hits 7 Public Companies with Penalties for Violating Whistleblower Protections

Seven public companies agreed to pay a combined $3 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges they violated whistleblower protections, the regulator said on Monday. TransUnion agreed to pay $312,000 and Acadia Healthcare Company will pay $1.39 million …

Crypto Firm Abra Settles with SEC Over Unregistered Securities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled with crypto lending platform Abra after charging the startup with selling unregistered securities to consumers and operating as an unregistered investment company. Plutus Lending LLC, doing business as Abra, agreed to settle …

U.S. SEC Sues Over Alleged $650M Global Crypto Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday sued the cryptocurrency company NovaTech and its married co-founders, saying they fraudulently raised over $650 million from more than 200,000 investors worldwide, including many Haitian-Americans. NovaTech and co-founders Cynthia and Eddy Petion …

SEC Charges 2 Investment Firms, Doles Out $400,000 in Fines, for ‘AI Washing’

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week said it settled charges against two investment advisers related to “AI washing.” The firms, Delphia Inc. and Global Predictions Inc, will pay a total of $400,000 in civil penalties for making false …

Vans, Dickies Owner VF Corp: Data of 35.5M Consumers Stolen in Recent Cyberattack

Apparel and footwear company VF Corp. disclosed last week that the personal data of about 35.5 million consumers were stolen as part of a December 2023 cyberattack. According to a Jan. 18 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, …

Russian Businessman, Others Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Hacking Scheme

BOSTON–Five Russians including a Kremlin-linked businessman now in U.S. custody carried out a vast, $82 million insider trading scheme that allowed them to profit from corporate information stolen through hacking, U.S. authorities said on Monday. Vladislav Klyushin, the owner of …

JPMorgan Wins Appeal Against Insurers Over Bear Stearns Settlement

NEW YORK — New York’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase & Co is entitled to insurance coverage for $140 million of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settlement with the former Bear Stearns Cos. over improper mutual …

Lawsuit Says Tyson Foods Misled Shareholders About Covid-19 Protocols

NEW YORK — U.S. meat and poultry processor Tyson Foods Inc was sued on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding shareholders with misleading disclosures about its ability to combat the spread of the coronavirus in its facilities. The lawsuit, which seeks class-action …