United States: Cybersecurity

AI‑enabled transcription tools have quickly become a fixture in modern business meetings. Properly vetted and deployed, they offer efficiency and accessibility advantages. Yet, while many companies are still developing governance frameworks for authorized AI tools, an emerging risk has quietly surfaced: employees using unauthorized transcription tools without the company’s or participants’ consent.

February 2026 saw heightened federal and state enforcement across a broad range of cryptocurrency fraud schemes, with regulators imposing substantial prison terms and restitution orders. Federal authorities sentenced a Chinese national to nearly four years in prison for laundering $36.9 million from victims of Cambodia‑based investment scams, while a dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis received a 20‑year sentence in absentia for orchestrating a $73 million conspiracy that funneled vic

A recurring question in coverage disputes is whether a sub-limit expands coverage by creating a new, defined grant...

The FCC added all foreign-made routers – from U.S. and foreign companies – to its Covered List, preventing all new consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries from being imported...

In 2026, both federal and state enforcement agencies will likely maintain aggressive stances and continue to impose significant penalties for cybersecurity lapses.

The False Claims Act (FCA) is the single-most powerful tool for rooting out fraud against the US government, and any nonprofit that receives federal funds should ensure compliance is integrated...

For this special edition of our 10 Minute Interviews video series, Brian Lucareli, director of Foley’s Private Client Services group and co-chair of the Family Offices team, sits down with Chanley Howell, co-chair of Foley’s Artificial Intelligence team, to discuss AI.

The General Services Administration’s updated IT Security Procedural Guide mandates that GSA contractors implement the latest NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 cybersecurity standards in their systems for unclassified information.

On March 6, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order 14390, a sweeping directive aimed at combating cyber-enabled fraud schemes targeting Americans. The Executive Order was published in the Federal Register on March 11, 2026.