Twitter fined $100,000 for non-compliance to Washington state’s Public Disclosure Transparency Account law

In a statement Washington state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson said, Twitter Inc will have to pay $100,000 to Washington state’s Public Disclosure Transparency Account for non-compliance to multiple political campaign finance regulations. Between 2012 through 2019, Twitter received around $200,000 in campaign ads and failed to disclose the same. Washington state law requires such disclosures.

DOJ indicts 4 members of China’s People’s Liberation Army for Equifax hack

In September 2017, credit reporting agency Equifax decided to come clean: it had been hacked and personal sensitive information of 143 million, which was later revised to 147.9 million, U.S. citizens had been compromised. The stolen personal data included names, date of birth, and Social Security numbers. Earlier this week on Monday, the U.S. Department…

Shopin blockchain startup CEO charged with ICO fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the chief executive of Shopin with defrauding investors to the tune of $42.5 million through initial coin offering, by lying to investors that the startup had close ties to major retailers and a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Eran Eyal, 44, a dual citizen of South Africa and Israel…

Virtual currency exchanges at risk of market manipulation: Report from NY Attorney General’s office

The report by NY Attorney General’s office is based on a study of several online platforms where virtual currencies, including bitcoins, are regularly traded. According to a report published by the New York Attorney General’s office, cryptocurrency exchanges are typically plagued by poor market surveillance, lack sufficient customer protections, and have pervasive conflicts of interest.…

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