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By Adrianne Appel2023-11-17T21:10:00
Morgan Stanley agreed to pay $6.5 million as part of a settlement with six states requiring the firm to strengthen its data security after actions it took compromised the personal data of millions of customers.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, the wealth and asset management arm of Morgan Stanley, failed to encrypt the personal data of customers it kept stored on servers and hard drives, according to the agreement the firm reached with the attorneys general of Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont.
In 2016, when the firm shut down two data centers, it didn’t take appropriate measures to secure the hard drives and servers. They were eventually auctioned off by movers the firm hired.
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2024-01-12T15:04:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Morgan Stanley agreed to pay approximately $249 million as part of settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice to resolve an admitted fraud scheme involving block trades perpetrated, in part, by a former senior employee at the firm.
2022-09-20T18:40:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney agreed to pay $35 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges it repeatedly disregarded the safeguarding of clients’ personal data in decommissioning local storage devices.
2022-01-04T20:38:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Morgan Stanley has agreed to establish a $60 million fund to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by nearly a dozen customers regarding personal data that was compromised when the bank decommissioned two wealth management centers.
2024-06-27T16:37:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The U.S. Department of Energy released supply chain cybersecurity principles meant to help strengthen key technologies used to manage and operate electricity, oil, and natural gas systems.
2024-05-21T19:27:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Environmental Protection Agency is increasing its inspections of public drinking water systems after finding a majority of those reviewed were vulnerable to cyberattacks and related threats.
2024-05-07T21:21:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Verizon’s annual data breach report shows trends in cybersecurity incidents, including more ransomware and extortion attacks last year.
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