Background Investigation Methods
CISA Flags Actively Exploited n8n RCE Bug as 24,700 Instances Remain Exposed
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a critical security flaw impacting n8n to its Known...
OCC Finalizes Amendments to Affirm the Authority of National Trust Banks to Engage in Non-Fiduciary Activities
On March 2, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized amendments to its existing rule on national bank charte...
False Claims Act Enforcement: Record-Breaking Year Signals Continued Attention to Cybersecurity
Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its statistics for False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement during fiscal year 2025. Set...
Antitrust Authorities Target Both Exploitative And Exclusionary Abuses Of Dominance
In Europe, abuse of dominance fine volumes stayed steady in 2025 as antitrust authorities imposed financial penalties and crafted tailo...
CCPA Cybersecurity Audits: Part 1 – The Who, What, and When of CCPA Cyber Audits
This five-part series provides an introductory roadmap to the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) new cybersecurity audit requirem...
FATF Targeted Report On Stablecoins And Unhosted Wallets
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a targeted report setting out the money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF) and...
Your Patent Is in Trouble When Borat Is Cited as Prior Art
Patent attorneys spend a lot of time explaining two deceptively simple concepts: novelty and obviousness. Both rise and fall on one thi...
Treasury Outlines Innovation Roadmap for Countering Illicit Finance in Digital Assets
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has delivered to Congress the report on Innovative Technologies to Counter Illicit Finan...
Virginia General Assembly Proposes To Eliminate Sales And Use Tax Exemption For Data Centers
The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate have released their respective budget proposals, with each containing provisions that would ...
Global Cartel Fines Surge To Highest Level Since 2021
Global cartel fines totaled USD3.3 billion in 2025. This was a significant increase on 2024 (USD602.5 million) and 2023 (USD1.9bn) and ...