Sheila A.G. Armbrust, Author at Data Matters Privacy Blog

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Entries by Sheila A.G. Armbrust

13 10 '22

Uber Data Breach Results in Corporate Cooperation and Executive Conviction

October 13, 2022/in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, DOJ, Enforcement, Litigation, Policy/by Sheila A.G. Armbrust

On October 5, 2022, a federal jury in the Northern District of California convicted former Uber Chief Security Officer Joseph Sullivan of obstructing a federal proceeding and misprision of a […]

23 05 '22

Blockchain Tracing: The U.S. Government’s Newest Tool to Combat Foreign Crime

May 23, 2022/in Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Enforcement, National Security, Policy/by Sheila A.G. Armbrust

On May 13, 2022, U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui of the District of Columbia took the unusual step of unsealing and issuing a Memorandum Opinion captioned “In Re: Criminal Complaint” to […]

24 09 '21

Five Key Considerations Regarding New U.S. Sanctions to Address Ransomware Threats

September 24, 2021/in Cybersecurity, OFAC, Policy, Ransomware/by Sheila A.G. Armbrust

On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on a virtual currency exchange called Suex OTC, S.R.O. (Suex), and […]